Elementary Classroom Lessons

The purpose of the school counseling program is to impart specific skills and learning opportunities in a proactive, preventative manner, ensuring ALL students can achieve school success through academic, career, and personal/social development experiences.

The four components of the comprehensive School Counseling program are the School Counseling Curriculum, Individual Planning, Responsive Services, and System Support.

Blue Bomber Balance

Universal bi-monthly classroom lessons are taught in grades 5K through fifth grade. Three introductory transition lessons are provided for the 4K classes in the fall.  Second Step and Skills for Growing by Lions Quest are the sequential, developmental, research-based programs that are used as our main curriculum sources.  The curriculum is available for parents to review.  Topics include but are not limited to listening; following directions, assertiveness, feelings, empathy, emotion management, problem-solving, decision-making, career awareness, peer pressure, refusal skills, and wellness - how to be healthy & safe around medications and unknown substances and tobacco, alcohol & other drug awareness.

Skills for Growing Scope & Sequence 

Second Step Scope & Sequence

Small Group and Individual Counseling

The Responsive Services component of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program includes Individual Counseling, Support Group Facilitation, and Crisis Response as well as coordination, referral, and outreach with community agencies.  Responsive Services are designed to address the immediate concerns of students.  The purpose is prevention and intervention regarding many issues students bring to school that can interfere with their academic achievement.  

The School Counselor provides brief counseling sessions.  If more in-depth counseling or therapy is necessary the counselor facilitates access to other community resources for the student and their family.