Since their return from winter break, Mr. Labansky’s sixth grade technology class has spent first period designing and building dry Zen gardens. The calming activity gave students an opportunity to be creative and construct gardens to take home for stress relief and mental clarity. Students had a peaceful and positive start to the day, customizing their gardens with messages of affirmation written along the sides and rocks and trees in the sand. With the help of Mr. Labansky, students sanded down and painted wood and learned to put the gardens together with their own hands.