A buddy bench is a bench that students can sit at if they are feeling lonely, left out, or sad as well as if students want to solve a problem peacefully. Students are also asked to be "bench watchers"--a bench watcher is a kid who watches the bench and notices if any student is on the bench and if so, invites the student on the bench to join in their game or tries to make the student feel better if he/she is sad. The bench will be primarily used by K-5th grade students.