These standards for South Carolina align with the national standards set by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) for grade 6-8:

Learning to Live

Students will understand and appreciate self.

Students will understand and respect others.

Students will understand and appreciate home and family.

Students will develop a sense of community.

Students will make decisions, set goals, and take actions.

Students will develop safety and survival skills.

Learning to Learn

Students will acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.

Students will employ strategies to achieve school success.

Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world and to life at home and in the community.

Learning to Work

Students will understand the relationships among personal qualities, education and training, and the world of work.

Students will demonstrate decision-making, goal-setting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Students will explore careers and the connection of school to work.

Students will demonstrate a positive attitude toward work and the ability to work together.

Students will understand how community awareness relates to work.

What you say in here, stays in here except if: someone is hurting you, you want to hurt someone, or you want to hurt yourself!