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Fun Valentine’s Day Activities for School Counselors
Ever heard the saying, “School Counselors are the heart of the school?” Well, who better to teach a lesson about Valentine’s Day than you, school counselor?! With Random Acts of Kindness Day being right on the heels of Valentine’s Day, I’m hoping to kill a few birds (figurative birds, not literal; although I haaaaaate birds.
DetailsNational School Counseling Week
Most of the time when there is a day week named after your profession, people shower you with gifts and tell you that you’re the greatest, right? While we certainly hope that’s the case at your school, you may be among the majority who aren’t that fortunate. My very favorite professor in my school counseling
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How Peer Mentoring Helped My School
One of the phrases that guides my decisions in life is, “Be for someone what you wish you had had when you were younger.” I always wanted an older sister, or at least an older student at my school who would treat me like a younger sister. What I didn’t realize I wanted was a
Details5 Ideas for a Random Acts of Kindness School-Wide Initiative
Imagine this: you are just one person, trying to motivate an entire school to be kind. You’re tired of the same old lists of “101 Random Acts of Kindness for Students.” Your teachers haven’t recovered from the dress up days from Red Ribbon Week, so you really don’t want to announce, “We’re Crazy About Kindness!
DetailsSchool Climate and Culture and the School Counselor
Does it seem like all of a sudden everyone is talking about positive school climate and culture? How can school counselors possibly impact school climate and culture. Keep reading as we share 3 tips for improving the overall feel of your school. Want more tips? Listen to our podcast on this same topic! We think
DetailsParkside and the Fantastic Beasts
Kim is famous! Well, her school is! Have you watched the Today Show recently? Are you a Harry Potter fan? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, chances are you’ve heard of Parkside School in Alabama. A couple of weeks ago the cast and crew of Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald visited
DetailsFun Fallapalooza Activities
November is a short month. If your school system is like ours, it’s a short month with a lot of deadlines looming overhead. Ok, I’m starting to hyperventilate… On top of the scary end of the year deadlines, we have little people depending on us to hit our ASCA recommended time distribution. There are two
Details3 Favorite Fun and Games
My very favorite college professor in my school counseling program is one of the most creative people I know. She gave us so many ideas on how to use everyday items in our counseling program. I now ask myself daily, “WWDTDWT?” Or in simpler terms: What Would Dr. Townsend Do With This? Each week she
Details5 Easy Activities for Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is coming! Red Ribbon Week is coming! Did you feel like Paul Revere was here for a minute?? I’m not Paul Revere, BUT it is true that Red Ribbon Week is coming! This is a great way to educate our students concerning the dangers of drugs and alcohol. While it is rewarding
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