I know, it has been quite some time since I last posted notes from the counseling office, and things have certainly been busy around here! Don't forget to check out our Edline page or the Community of Concern page as well!
Things we have been up to around Bayside since mid-February:
- I attended and presented at the National Peer Program Professionals Annual Conference hosted by the Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation. I will additionally be working on helping some middle schools across the state on how to start a Girls Wellness Club using Peer Counselors!
- We all enjoyed a safe and much needed Mardi Gras break.
- The Peer Counselors hosted two amazing assemblies, one for the middle school feature the gorgeous, courageous, and intelligent Jessica Brookshire from the K.A.R.M.A. Foundation to explore how bullying can have long lasting affects on targets. The other was an all morning long assembly for the upper school presented by Andy Citrin and the Safety Foundation featuring a interactive, entertaining and informative abridged version at Alive @25!
- I additionally attempted to help middle school teachers and counselors understand middle school "aliens" (tweens) at the Alabama Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference while also bringing home some great tools to deal with bullying and some great excitement about using iPads in the classroom.
- The Jennifer Claire Moore Foundation honored the Peer Counseling program with a grant from the upcoming school year, and we cannot thank them enough for all their support! I hope you will all mark your calendars for their rodeo on August 4th, 5th, and 6th in Foley!!!!
- We also enjoyed a fabulous prom, amazing spring break and are gearing up for what is sure to be an amazing Bay Affair. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to rock the house!
And a great little tidbit from CommonSense Media about books (you remember those, the things with pages you physically turn?) that teach empathy here!
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