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Student mental health is still suffering–how should we address it?

eSchool News

Looking beyond a traditional western medicine approach, school districts should consider adopting solutions such as peer-to-peer counseling, where students who have been trained can meet to support one another and address personal, social, or emotional challenges.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

k12 Digest

Elmwood encourages students to create and lead clubs that reflect their passionswhether thats robotics, creative writing, or cultural heritage. Thats why the school has built a culture where care isnt an afterthoughtits a foundation. Leadership isnt limited to official titles, either. But its not all theory.

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How a Culture of Caring Is Helping These Schools Improve Student Mental Health

Edsurge

Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Culture Change When Cole-Ochoa was assigned to the junior high campus more than two years ago, it was with the directive to turn around its academic performance. I always think of it as Maslow's.

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7 ways to engage students in remote learning

eSchool News

We then use that information to brainstorm how to best approach online lessons, build and maintain critical school culture and relationships, and enable other wrap-around supports, such as counseling and therapy. What academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges are our students dealing with? More flexibility, more accolades.

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3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schools

eSchool News

Ensure that communications are culturally responsive and inclusive, acknowledging and celebrating the diversity within the school community. It’s also crucial to communicate about available support resources like counseling. One crucial way to do this is to ensure that all communications can be shared in a family’s home language.

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7 tips for a strong remote learning strategy

eSchool News

We then use that information to brainstorm how to best approach online lessons, build and maintain critical school culture and relationships, and enable other wrap-around supports, such as counseling and therapy. What academic, social, emotional, and behavioral challenges are our students dealing with?

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Challenging students to see and achieve their unique potential

eSchool News

K-12 teachers, counselors, and other front-line educators all need an effective framework with a set of tools to assess, intervene, and empower our students to see and achieve their own unique potentials, whether in the classroom, guidance counseling sessions, student orientation, or community service opportunities.