The purpose of the guidance curriculum is to help students develop basic life skills. It is the foundation of a developmental guidance program. The developmental guidance curriculum has a scope and sequence for student competency development. The curriculum is taught in small or classroom-sized groups of students by counselors, staff members or other consultants. The curriculum is designed for the use of a variety of materials and other resources. As members of instructional teams, school counselors help to determine how the guidance curriculum is integrated with other instructional objectives.

Topics are presented monthly and include:

*Personal Safety

*Making Healthy Choices (Red Ribbon Week)

*College and Career exploration (College Week)

*Bullying (How to report, Bullying vs. Conflict)

*Intrapersonal skills (Identifying feelings, self regulation)

*Interpersonal skills (Respect for others, problem solving, effective communication)

*Academic Planning (Middle School course selection, testing)