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Support to help you grow
The school counselors strive to develop the whole student on her journey through Seisen. Our goal is to help students focus on academic, personal/social, and school/community development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. Working together as a team with the school nurse and the learning support facilitator, the counselors provide caring concern and practical support so that students can grow and thrive.
ACADEMICS
Goals include:
- Learning how to learn
- Gaining confidence in their abilities
- Recognizing one's learning style
- Developing time management skills
- Communicating with teachers
- Revising and taking tests
PERSONAL/SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Goals include:
- Forming meaningful friendships.
- Being empathetic and showing respect
- Resolving interpersonal conflicts
- Understanding group & family dynamics
- Recognizing and preventing bullying
- Becoming safe and responsible users of technology
- Self-esteem building
- Effectively managing stress
- Developing positive coping strategies
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Goals include:
- Recognizing a community/world issue of personal importance
- Contributing in some way to an important cause
- Helping others in need
- Joining others in making a change for the better
- Taking on a leadership role
Areas for growth:
KG/ES Counselor
![How to Reduce the Stress of Schooling from Home for Everyone PART 3]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588117405/seisencom/px7oalzv3w4iuf8bpna1/VGomes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588117405/seisencom/px7oalzv3w4iuf8bpna1/VGomes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588117405/seisencom/px7oalzv3w4iuf8bpna1/VGomes.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1588117405/seisencom/px7oalzv3w4iuf8bpna1/VGomes.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1588117405/seisencom/px7oalzv3w4iuf8bpna1/VGomes.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1588117405/seisencom/px7oalzv3w4iuf8bpna1/VGomes.jpg","width":2200}])
Children and, indeed, adults do not have access to their thinking and reasoning skills when they are flooded with emotions.
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For adults and children alike, routine and predictability are calming during times of stress.
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Globally people are experiencing a different sense of loss too. I’m basing this discussion on the SCARF model by Cezar Danilevici.
MS/HS Counselor
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When we compare ourselves to others, we’re not making an accurate comparison because we’re only going off the information we have access to
