With summer break in full swing, low-cost, spontaneous opportunities for adventure are at a premium. One great way to combine treasure-hunting, adventure, problem…

Summer is just around the corner, and as your classes wind down, it’s the perfect time to seize the opportunity to develop yourself and…

The joy of summertime provides a much-needed emotional respite from the rigors of daily life.

However, a study in the American Educational Research Journal…

Stress is an unavoidable, completely normal part of life.

However, when we’re unaware of how much distress we’re experiencing, or deny that stress…

Although some states (Pennsylvania included) require financial literacy to be taught in public schools, children’s understanding of money largely begins and develops at home…

“If conflict is a normal, natural part of life, it’s really important to look at how we deal with it.”

– Ann McKnight

This final…

Students often struggle with making meaningful decisions.

If they lack a simple framework to help them make decisions, everyday life can become increasingly frustrating and…

School counselors have borne the brunt of much of the turbulence experienced in education over the last few years. These five TED Talks speak to…

“Deep within us — no matter who we are — there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable…. And the greatest thing we can do is…

Processing change can be difficult in the best of times, but the last few years have presented enormous challenges and substantial change in many aspects…

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set…

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”

~ William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

It may…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ‘s legacy is one of the most inspiring contemporary examples of the transformational power in devoting one’s time, energy…

While some students view January as an opportunity to verbalize their hopes and dreams for the coming year, many others enter the new year struggling…

Between now and the end of January, we commonly create lists of “resolutions” that range from aspirational dreams to concrete, measurable goals. Then, as the…

If you’re a teacher who’s looking for a little motivation between lesson plans and grading papers, here’s a curated list of five…

As a counselor, one of your greatest challenges is navigating the growing and sometimes conflicting expectations of administrators, students, and parents.

This is the third…

As a counselor, one of your greatest challenges is navigating the growing and sometimes conflicting expectations of administrators, students, and parents.

Last week, we began…