Developmental Guidance Curriculum

Developmental Guidance Curriculum

Dr. Susan R. Rose

Month: / Word(s) of the Month / Concepts / Community
Resource(s) / Core Content Standard
August / Prepare
Counselor / * Getting ready for the year
* Collecting records and
organizing for classroom
teachers
* Meet the Counselor
* Guidance
Expectations
* Jobs the School
Counselor Performs
September / Respect
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*) / * Self-Respect
* Respect for Others
* Respect for
Authority
* Respect for Property / 7 & 8
October / Citizenship
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*)
Substance Use & Abuse/ Red Ribbon Week
(Personal/Social Domain:
Character Ed. Focus*) / * Cooperation
* Civility
* Courtesy
* Tolerance
* Acceptance
* Drug Misuse
* Drug Abuse
* Strategies for Saying
No to Drugs / MADD
DARE / 7 & 8
9
November / Caring and Sharing
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*) / * Kindness
* Generosity
* Appreciative/ Grateful / 7 & 8
December / Compassion
(K-4)
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*)
Middle School Info (5th) / * Empathy
* Helpful
* Altruism / 7 & 8
January / Responsibility/ Self-Discipline
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*) / * Dependable
* School
Responsibilities-
Listening to Learn
* Responsibility for
Actions
* Self-Control
* Good Judgment
* Self-Reliance / 7 & 8
February / Honesty/
Trustworthiness
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*) / * Truthful
* Sincere
* Integrity
* Loyalty / 7 & 8
March / Study Skills: Taking Tests Successfully (3-5)
(Academic Domain)
Fairness/Cooperation (K-2)
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*) / * Overcoming Test
Anxiety
* Making Educated
Guesses
* Following Directions
* Teamwork
* Positive Attitude
* Compromise / 1 & 8
April / TESTING
May / Perseverance/Life Skills
(Personal/Social Domain: Character Ed. Focus*)
Careers
(Career Domain) / * Persistence
*Learning from mistakes
* Making Good Decisions
*Workplace Skills
* Job
* Interests
* Work
* Career Cruising/ILP / Various-Speakers Bureau
Career
Matchmaker / 9
4

* As Character Education is so important to the development of the whole child in allowing them to both learn academically as well as culturally and emotionally, the guidance curriculum focus will be in that domain in order to improve both the climate and culture of the school as well as the development of the students.