Anderson Middle School

Counseling Department

Ms. Allen

Serving Students with the last names

(M-Z)

6th Grade Lunch Bunch--Topic:  Mean Girls

7th Grade Lunch Bunch--Topic: Young Men's Focus

8th Grade Lunch Bunch--Topic:  Goal Setting and being Successful

School-wide Guidance:  "Take a Stand: Preventing Bullying and Cyber-Bullying:

FCAT Chats:  How to raise improve your learning

Serving Students with the last names

(A-L)

Anderson Middle School Counselors help our students find success in school by:

· Help developing positive attitudes among students toward self, family and community.

· Counseling with students individually and in groups to understand and appreciate their unique qualities and to grow personally and socially.

· Supporting students in developing an individual plan for success.

· Developing and delivering classroom guidance lessons that teach skills such as making healthy decisions, resolving conflicts and respecting others.

· Working in collaboration with students, parents and teachers to identify and remove barriers that may impede student achievement.

Anderson Counselors Believe:

· Students in middle school are in a significant period of  transition.

· Young adolescence is an important transition period, which is a normal part of the developmental process of growing up.

· Young adolescents change more in every aspect of life than in any developmental period except infancy.

· Young adolescents need a healthy self-concept and motivation to learn in order to be successful during this critical transition period.

· Young people have dignity and worth as human beings

· Young people need to experience significance in their school and community.

· Young people have the ability to succeed and become contributing members of our society.