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Counseling Core Curriculum & Activities

  • August - Introduction to counselor lessons
  • September - Guidance lessons on Self-Management and Communication 
  • October - Guidance lessons on bullying; conflict and resolution 
  • November - Body Safety/ Erin's Law and Gavin's Law Lessons (permission slips went home)
  • December - Empathy Lessons
  • January - Perseverance Lessons
  • February - Kindness
  • March - Career/Goals and Courage
  • April - Career/Goals and Courage

 

2025 - 2026 School Counseling Core Curriculum


Elementary Schools

August - September


COMMUNICATION

EMPATHY

HONESTY

REGULATION

SELF-DISCIPLINE

SELF-MANAGEMENT

October - November


BULLYING AWARENESS/PREVENTION

COLLABORATION

MANAGING CONFLICT

RELATIONSHIP SKILLS

SELF-DIRECTION

TEAMWORK

December - January


CAREER DEVELOPMENT

INSIGHT

ORGANIZATION

RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY

SELF-AWARENESS

TIME MANAGEMENT

February - March


COMPASSION

COURAGE

CRITICIAL THINKING

INTEGRITY

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING

PERSEVERANCE

April - May


ADAPTABILITY

ADVOCATING

CONNECTION

CITIZENSHIP

INITIATIVE

INTEGRITY

LEADERSHIP

PERSEVERANCE

Erin's Law


Erin's Law requires all public schools in South Carolina to implement age appropriate personal body safety instructions.