Classroom Guidance Lessons

All students at Northwood Middle School have the opportunity to meet their school counselor, Mrs. Cummings, during classroom guidance sessions. These sessions focus on a specific issue that is positively or negatively impacting learning in the classroom/school and are designed around the American School Counselor Association standards.

Common Guidance Topics:

• Empathy
• Conflict Resolution
• Healthy Relationships
• Internet/social media safety 
• Self-Esteem
• Mindfulness
• Identifying and Expressing Feelings
• Making and Keeping Friends
• Growth Mindset
• Honesty/Trustworthiness
• Bullying/self-bullying/being an upstander
• Kindness, gratitude and compassion
• Additional character education topics