In the All About Choice Program students get to:

The acronym CHOICE  helps students remember.
Calm   Help   Own it    In control    Clear message    Exit

We need a range of options to help us deal with the situations that arise each day.
It takes time to develop skills to work effectively with others.
These life skills need to be part of our routines so that students can focus on learning in a relaxed way.

Jen Binney uses relaxation and T’ai Chi activities to help skill students to breathe deeply and know what calm feels like.
Building CALM strategies gives students a bank of ideas to use.
It takes time to find what works for you, what is helpful and what you can do to make things better not worse.

We have a CHOICE about how we react –

There are many possibilities. Link it with other great ideas.
Getting back to calm  + being flexible + showing strength on the inside = Good choices

See what works for you - helpful choices make things better. 
Unhelpful choices cause more pain / hurt / problems.