This year Wolftrap Elementary is incorporating the six pillars of character education and the counselors will be focusing on this theme as they begin lessons on rights and responsibilities and respect. They will emphasize the student's role in achieving these goals and ensuring that their own rights are respected. Lessons focus on skills that enhance learning such as listening, communicating, studying, and test taking as well as career education. The lessons also focus on prevention skills such as resolving conflicts, maintaining friendships and accepting differences. Counselors also integrate Costa's core virtues within their lessons.
Counselors work with students in a variety of ways.
When students have a concern, they have an opportunity to see a counselor individually or with other students. Counselors offer group sessions to help over an extended time in the area of friendship, study skills, or transitions. Parent permission and a student's commitment are necessary before beginning participation in a group. Parents often suggest areas that would be beneficial for their child. Working together with the staff, parents and students is essential for the success of each Wolftrap student.