SO
SO WE
SO WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND INTERVIEW EIGHT
STUDENTS AND THEY TELL ME THIS
IS REALLY WORKING.
>>
>> IT
>> IT LOOKS LIKE A FUZZY MICROPHONE.
MICROPHONE. >> I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
>> ARE YOU NERVOUS?
>> NOW WE'RE GOOD.
>> SO, BIANCA, TELL ME ABOUT
THESE ZONES.
THESE ZONES. >> THE ZONES IS SOMETHING THAT
OUR SCHOOL USES TO KIND OF
EXPRESS THEMSELVES.
EXPRESS THEMSELVES. >> THEY HELP ME REGULATE
THEMSELVES, AND, MY EMOTION.
THE WAY I ACT.
IF YOU ARE, LIKE, SAD, OR,
LIKE, TIRED.
LIKE, TIRED. >> THIS MEANS YOU ARE CALM AND
READY TO LEARN.
AND THEN YELLOW IS, LIKE, THE
EXACT OPPOSITE WHERE YOU ARE
KIND OF SILLY, AND WHERE YOU
CAN'T FOCUS AT ALL.
>> THE RED ZONE IS WHERE YOU
ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL.
>> HAVE YOU EVER FELT THIS
REGULATED IN THE RED ZONE?
>> YEAH, A COUPLE OF TIMES.
>> WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE?
>> IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD.
IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE LOST
CONTROL OF YOUR BODY, WHICH
NOBODY WANTS.
NOBODY WANTS. >> I HAVE, AND IT'S A REALLY,
REALLY NOT FUN.
>> I DON'T FEEL GOOD.
I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO BE ALONE.
AND, I FEEL LIKE I AM ALONE.
>> IT FEELS BAD.
IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE NOWHERE
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. NOWHERE TO HIDE, OR NO FRIENDS.
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN OTHER
PEOPLE OR YOUR FRIENDS IN THE
RED ZONE?
RED ZONE?
RED ZONE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT KIND OF FEELS SCARY IF THEY
ARE DOING SOMETHING PHYSICAL.
>> I KIND OF FEEL BAD BECAUSE
THEY DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER
THEIR BODY AND NOT HAVING
CONTROL IS A BAD RING BUT WE
ALL FEEL STRONG EMOTIONS.
>> HOW DO YOU GET FROM THE RED
ZONE BACK DOWN TO ANOTHER ZONE?
>> I USUALLY TAKE DEEP BREATHS,
DRAW, OR READ.
>> I GO INTO MY ROOM AND I
SURROUND MYSELF AROUND MUSIC.
>> USUALLY, YOU CAN TAKE A WALK
OR BREAK FROM WHATEVER YOU ARE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. >>
DOING. >> THERE ARE 14 STATIONS IN THE
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. THEY PICK OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. THEY
DO. THEY CAN'T GO RUNNING ALL OVER
THE ROOM THINKING ABOUT IT.
THEY HAVE TO STAND HERE AND
THINK, AND CHOOSE THEIR STATION.
THIS IS THE FIDGET STATION.
AND AT THIS STATION, THERE ARE
THINGS THEY CAN TOUCH, THERE
ARE THINGS THEY CAN SMELL.
AND, THEY GO IN THERE AND CAN
ESCAPE TO A DIFFERENT SPAKE.
>> MRS. EICKHOFF IS REALLY FUN.
SHE HAS 100 DIFFERENT WAYS TO
HELP YOU.
HELP YOU.
HELP YOU. >> YOU CAN BE IN THE ORANGE
SPACE, SPACE OUT, AND KIND OF
BE IN YOUR OWN PLANET.
>> I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S ONE OF
THOSE SPECIAL NEEDS PLACES.
I WOULD JUST SAY IT IS KIND OF
LIKE REWARD AND LEARNING, EXTRA
LEARNING PLACE.
LEARNING PLACE. >> Reporter: THE STUDENTS ARE
GOING HOME AND TEACHING SKILLS
THEIR LEARNING IN THE WELLNESS
CENTER TO THE PARENTS.
THERE SETTING UP MANY WELLNESS
CENTERS IN THEIR OWN BEDROOMS.
THEY ARE TEACHING PARENTS ABOUT
ZONES OF REGULATION AND HELPING
THEM WITH THEIR OWN EMOTIONAL
CALVE -- VOCABULARY , TO
STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNICATION
WITHIN THE FAMILY.
>> DID YOU TEACH YOUR PARENTS
ABOUT THEM?
ABOUT THEM? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?
>> I TOLD THEM THAT IF I
GET, LIKE, REALLY ANGRY, I
COULD, LIKE, DO DEEP BREATHS,
AND GO TO MY ROOM AND USE MY
STRESS BALL.
STRESS BALL. >> WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR A
MAGIC BULLET.
MAGIC BULLET. BUT REALLY, WE NEED TO LOOK AT
A SYSTEMIC APPROACH.
WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME.
>> YOU WERE HERE BEFORE THEY
EVEN TAUGHT THE ZONES.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE, YOU
KNOW, SEEING A WHOLE SCHOOL
ADOPT A SYSTEM LIKE THIS?
>> IT WAS REALLY DIFFERENT AT
FIRST, AND THEN I SAW HOW
HELPFUL IT IS TO A LOT OF KIDS.
NOW, I SEE LESS PEOPLE GETTING
UPSET, AND GETTING IN THE RED
ZONE, BECAUSE THEY LEARN HOW TO
PREVENT IT, AND LEARN HOW TO
CALM DOWN IF THEY BECOME IN THE
RED ZONE.
>>
>> WOW.
>> WOW. THOSE STUDENTS WERE SO SELF-
AWARE.
AWARE.
AWARE. >>
AWARE. >> THAT'S THE WAY I WOULD READ
IT, TOO.
IT, TOO.
IT, TOO. >> THEY ARE SO IMPRESSIVE.
>> THEY ARE SO HONEST.
THEY ARE SO REAL.
I MEAN, YOU CANNOT TELL KIDS
WHAT TO SAY.
THEY ANSWER HONESTLY.
AND I SO APPRECIATE THEM
SITTING DOWN AND TALKING TO ME
AND TELLING ME HOW THIS IS
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE
OF BUDGET CUTS, SIX TEACHER ON
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT POSITIONS
WITHIN HILLSBORO, THEY ARE
GOING TO BE CUT NEXT YEAR,
BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING FOR
THAT MANY FROM THE STUDENT
SUCCESS ACT TO COME IN, WHICH
IS THAT BILLION-DOLLAR
LEGISLATION PASSED THIS YEAR.
SO ONCE AGAIN, YOU DO THESE
STORIES, I STAND APPEAR WITH
YOU, AND WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT BUDGETS.
ABOUT BUDGETS. AT THE END OF ALL OF THESE
STORIES, IT JUST COMES DOWN TO
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. >>
MONEY. >> AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS
PROGRAM IS REALLY RUNNING, SO
HOPEFULLY THEY GET THE MONEY
SOON.
SOON.
SOON. OR,
SOON. OR, THEY CAN CONTINUE WHAT THEY
STARTED UNTIL THEY WAIT FOR
THAT MONEY TO COME IN.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THOSE STUDENTS,
THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
IF YOU HAVE A STORY IDEA,