In June I blogged about my struggle to find my ‘just right’ school. You must be wondering, did she find it? Well, I’m very happy to say that I did. In fact, I found two ‘just right’ schools! I feel so good about joining both of my schools that I haven’t even really been stressed about it, which I have to say is a welcome change.
In honor of finding my ‘just right’ schools, I’d like to share some photos of one of my offices since I put in a lot of work to make it welcoming and kid-friendly. My other office is still coming together.
Entrance
Shout out wall for students to write messages
Welcome to my room!
My bookshelf and my desk
My desk
Shelves with games and toys
Counseling signs
Table area, bean bag chairs, feelings posters
Calm down corner
Positive message for students
Worry stones
I love my new Worry Eaters from Child Therapy Toys!
I’d also like to share two documents that I created to help educate staff about my role. One of the unique things about my two schools is that they haven’t had a School Counselor in a very long time. Lucky for them, they’ve hired a School Counselor who loves to advocate! :)
On the left is an intro letter to staff and on the right is a document that explains what a School Counselor does. You can click on each picture to access the document.
I hope you enjoyed the tour and I wish you a successful school year! :)