Counselors' Page
Meet the Counselors
Mrs. Strauss (grades: K, 1, 2, 4) M-F
Mrs. Gillespie (grades 3 & 5)
T. W, Th
Ashburton Elementary School Counselor Lessons
(Introduction)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIuPOCIVxso
Ashburton Counselors and Feelings Fran talks tips for school success
Ashburton Counselors and Feelings Fran Talk Problem Solving
Individual Counseling
One-on-one counseling support is available to all students in grades K to 5. This support is intended to address specific emotional, behavioral or social concerns that a particular child may have.
Small Group Counseling
Small group counseling provides support for K to 5 students with similar academic, social or personal concerns. Typically, the types of small groups that are most common focus on the following areas:
- Coping with separation and divorce
- Improving social interactions with peers
- Improving classroom behavior
- Encouraging cooperative play/ group activities
- Encouraging positive views of self and others
Classroom Guidance Lessons
Classroom guidance lessons for kindergarten through fifth grade focus on a variety of issues commonly faced by elementary school aged children. Classrooms are presently visited on an alternating week schedule. The topics covered in classroom guidance lessons usually include:
- Expressing Feelings Appropriately
- Respect for Self and Others
- Responsibility
- Making and Keeping Friends
- Bullying and Teasing
- Peer Pressure
- Cooperation/ Teamwork
- Personal Body Safety Lessons
- Career and College Readiness