Guidance
Guidance Counsellor
Guidance counsellors provide a continuum of preventative, developmental, and intervention counselling services within the division, school, and classroom setting. Guidance counsellors assist social/emotional development with students through counselling services, prevention, guidance education and coordination through other stakeholders.
For questions and inquiries about guidance counselling, please contact Mrs. Kelly Vipond.
ECS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL PROGRAMMING
The following programs are utilized by the guidance counsellor or classroom teachers within our building. Please inquire with your child(ren)'s homeroom teacher for what programming or lessons they are partaking in:
Kids in the Know: https://www.kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/
Mind Up: https://mindup.org/
Project 11: https://www.projecteleven.ca/
Roots of Empathy: https://rootsofempathy.org/ (Grade 04 Classroom)
Thrive Kits: https://thrivalkits.ca/
Zones of Regulation: https://www.zonesofregulation.com/index.html
Members of our team will be undergoing training this year to implement Sources of Strength programming throughout our building.
SOS: https://sourcesofstrength.org/
Members of our team have also received the following training to best support students:
SafeTALK: https://www.livingworks.net/safetalk
Low Arousal Training: https://www.lowarousal.com/
Additional recommended resources to support students:
Local Resource Finder: https://mb.211.ca/
Klinic Crisis & Support Services: https://klinic.mb.ca/
First Nations & Indigenous Resources: https://mfnerc.org/
Rainbow Resource Centre: https://rainbowresourcecentre.org/resources/organizations
Support Sick or Ill Family Members: https://www.mesotheliomahope.com/resources/children/