Trick Box
As part of our whole school, well being approach we are using the ‘Trick Box’ programme to our school. The programme focuses on the 4 Cs: confidence, calm, communication and creativity.
The intention of Trick Box is to help children to develop happy and healthy habits early in their lives. These habits include to:
- Recognise and self-manage emotions
- Develop mindful awareness around body and mind connections
- Build awareness and choices
- Create confident, mindful decision making
- Set and achieve positive goals
- Develop communication skills to enhance interpersonal relationships
- Problem solve and create solution thinking
- Build confidence to try new things in new ways
- Develop positive mindset building long-term resilience
The model that Trick Box uses teaches children the following:
Accept – This is what is going on. This is how I feel.
Be – I want to be better
Choose – What can I choose to do?
Do – Do it!
As adults, we will support the child by asking:
Accept – What’s going on? So, this is what’s going on. How does that make you feel? So this is how you feel.
Be – You want it to be better – How could it be better?
Choose – What can you choose to do?
Do – Now do it!
Every term each class learn a new Trick Box 'Trick' which helps the children to build confidence, manage their emotions and anxiety, develop their communication skills, make positive choices about actions and coach themselves through challenges.
