The other counselors did too. So she created this -- the Zen Den. "We wanted a space for kids to hangout. Relax, calm down, kinda re-focus," said Showalter. It's only been a few months since space ...

The Zen Den brings in between 20-50 kids per day, she said. Students are allowed to visit the space before class as needed and during class with a pass issued by their teacher. "Even one student ...

“Sometimes kids don’t want to talk ... But make no mistake — although the Zen Den is treated many times as a reward, it’s not interchangeable with recess. At most, Manning said, a student ...

“There’s hammocks, a spinney chair, and an outside garden,” said Jasper Hinkley, a 4th grade student who enjoys playing in the Zen Den. School counselor Miranda Martin says whether its kids ...

and there are kids that are our homeless and I can relate a lot." She said she knows the 'Zen Den' will have an impact, as it will be used for small group counseling or individual counseling.

They had an official grand opening for the Zen Den HB last weekend ... “We’re trying to build people’s confidence, whether that’s kids, teens, adult women, grown men.

WHEATLAND – Wheatland Union High School created a "Zen Den" for students to visit when they feel stressed. During the pandemic, doctors sounded the alarm about another public health crisis ...

CHESAPEAKE — Stephanie Rhodes, an early childhood special education teacher, walked into the Zen Den at Rena B. Wright Primary a little before noon on Monday. She slid out of her shoes and into ...

The Zen Den is next to that ... So then we’re just trying to prepare our kids to get through that time,” Mattina said. “So I feel like I’m behind the game a little bit, but the whole ...