I have had the opportunity to work with our counselors K-12 in a variety of positions and know how extremely valuable they are to providing a welcoming, safe, and connected learning environment for our students. They often serve so many roles and code-switch better than most to address and be prepared to support the situation at hand. They bring insight, perspective, and value to our teams and teach, support, guide, love, and connect with our students in ways that others can't.
Our counselors do so much with the little time they have with students and desire to do even more. GIPS and the GI community value the lessons for life they provide through the supports, services, and guidance to our students helping them prepare to "thrive" in an ever changing world.
As I was looking for that perfect quote to end my blog today, I ran across this speech by the Counselor of the Year, Brian Coleman, -about 5 minutes in he describes a student that he impacted. This story touched my heart, not only because of how he tells it, but because I know our counselors have impacted so many of our students in the same way. We may never know all of the stories of impact, but I guarantee they are there!
School counselors are vital members of our school community. Please join me in celebrating the GIPS school counselors and thanking them for making a difference!
Thank you, Toni!
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