Character Education

Our Fundamental Character Education Program utilizes Auto Be Good Videos.  Use the link below to access fun activities and information related to our curriculum.

http://autobgood.com/

 

Our students learn about Bucket Filling and Bucket Dipping as a part of our Bucket Fillers Bully Prevention Program.  Visit the site below for more information.

http://www.bucketfillers101.com/

 

Character resources promote the Six Pillars of Character which is the foundation for our Character Education Program.  Visit the sites below for helpful information that you can use at home with your children to promote a consistent model of expected behavior.

www.thenedshow.com

http://charactercounts.org/resources/index.html

http://www.goodcharacter.com/

 

Net Smartz Kids is a fun and interactive web site that helps students learn about having good character throughout the year. 

http://www.netsmartzkids.org/

 

Spookly the Square Pumpkin is a part of Pacerkids.org.  Check out Pacerkids.org for fun interactive bully free activities:

http://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/

http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/toolkits/spookley/registered-entry.asp?ts=df4rLFv99FC0v4456zkd

 

We do listen has a wonderful interactive web site for children and parents to help kids feel good about themselves.

https://wedolisten.org/

 

Rachels Challenge is a powerful program that teaches students to always be kind to others.  Visit the web site at:

www.rachelschallenge.org

 

Drug and Alcohol Prevention

 

Each year in October and throughout the year, we focus on staying drug free and celebrating Red Ribbon Week.  Here are some fact filled web sites:

http://redribbon.org/about/

http://www.sadd.org/campaign/ribbon.htm

 

Internet Safety

 

Internet safety is a big concern for our students.  Here is a great web site that focuses on how to surf the web safely.

http://home.disney.com.au/activities/surfswellisland/

 

WVDE links

The West Virginia Department of Education provides a link to the School Counseling Standards and Counseling Activities

http://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/

 

School Success

Tips and activities to help your children succeed in school.

 

http://johannesburg.thebeehive.org/content/6/1687

http://www.abcya.com/

http://www.tolerance.org/

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/index.html

 

Suicide Prevention 

Suicide prevention is an important area of focus in todays schools.  According to the Center for Disease Control Website:  in 2010, 34 cases of youth suicide were directly related to bullying.  There is documentation of an 8 year old student who completed suicide in the United States.  His suicide note was written in crayon.  

 

Suicide threats are not to be taken lightly.  When a student reports a desire to harm themselves in any manner, students and school staff must act quickly and report the incident to the Principal and School Counselor.  

Mercer County Schools Policy states that when a student introduces an intent to harm themselves they must be seen and cleared by a mental health professional before they can return to school.  

 

http://jasonfoundation.com/

http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/injurytopics/suicide-prevention

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional-problems/pages/Suicide-Prevention-For-Children.aspx

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/youth_suicide.html

http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/suicideprevention.aspx

http://speakforthem.org/

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

 

Test Taking Skills 

Test taking skills and tips can help students be successful in school and on standardized tests.  

http://meriwetherues.sharpschool.net/for_students/test_taking_tips/

http://thms.rale.k12.wv.us/test_strategies.htm

 

Bully Prevention

Bully Prevention is one of the leading focus areas in the school counseling program.  Visit the links below for some great bully prevention tips:

http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/index.html

http://wvde.state.wv.us/voice/bullying_prevention.php

http://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/BullyLinks.html

 

 

Behavioral/Mental Health Assistance

http://www.braverytips.org

 

 

Runaway Youth Hotline -  1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)

This site has some awesome resouces to help you talk with your child if they have threatened to or have run away

 

http://www.1800runaway.org/youth-teens/ 

www.empoweringparents.com/article/running-way-part-i-why-kids-do-it-and-how-to-stop-them/

http://teenrescue.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/parentalrunawaybooklet.pdf

http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/tough_topics/running_away.html

http://www.pollyklaas.org/

http://www.parentlink.act.gov.au/parenting-resources/parenting-guides/young-people/runaways