Take 10: Fall 2020
Engage Your Students Wherever They Are Phyllis Fagell, a licensed school and clinical counselor and author, suggests advisers do the following to promote mental health and wellness during these trying times: Incorporate time to talk about recent events: racial injustice, protests, COVID-19, students’ quarantine experience, isolation, and other issues. Instill hope by empowering kids to...
Advise, Volume 49 (2020-2021)
Remote Possibilities: Fall 2020
One word seemed to describe the sentiment among advisers as the COVID-19 pandemic numbers fluctuated from state to state, the jarring school shutdowns were still recent in everyone’s memory, and the new school year approached: Uncertainty. In various ways—using technology, creativity, and the energy of their students—advisers managed to keep student leaders engaged through the...
Advise, Volume 49 (2020-2021)
NatStuCo Update: Summer 2020
With the upheaval of the current school year, your student council—and the direction, culture, and sense of community it provides for the school—are more important than ever. Help galvanize your student council by widening the ways you keep members engaged as you look ahead to the next school year. Hold a summer retreat. This can...
Advise, Volume 48 (2019-2020)
The Middle Ground: Summer 2020
Middle level students are increasingly introduced to discussions involving career and college exploration and delving into their passions and pursuits at an earlier age. They, along with advisers, teachers, and parents, are engaged in thought partnership around the commonly asked question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Arguably, it’s not an...
Advise, Volume 48 (2019-2020)