Curriculum Mental health Scheduling 
Active Minds
APRIL 2, 2025
We are beyond excited to announce a historic milestone in Active Minds journey: weve surpassed our goal of reaching 1,000 K-12 schools in 1,000 days , and we did it months ahead of schedule ! This achievement marks a monumental step forward in our mission to transform mental health norms in schools and communities across the nation.
Active Minds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
We plan everything—the schedules, the curricula, the safety drills—but too often, mental health programming gets overlooked. But I quickly learned that when we wait to address mental health issues until they escalate, it’s already too late. The start of the school year sets the tone for what’s to come.
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Counselors' Corner
JANUARY 24, 2024
Most high school counselors have a love/hate relationship to scheduling. If building schedules is part of your duties, you get to actually see all of your students, and that’s good. Provide examples Really effective advanced communication goes the extra mile, and provides students with examples of schedules to consider.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Among the expanded resources are mental health services, food security initiatives and tailored educational pathways.
Counselors' Corner
MAY 10, 2023
Curriculum Most of the people on hiring committees don’t know that, just like there’s a math curriculum and an English curriculum, high schools are supposed to have a counseling curriculum. It’s as easy as remembering the five Cs. No point in reinventing the wheel.
Counselors' Corner
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
With many states offering record funding for mental health services in school, counselors need to make sure they make the most out of these opportunities. Common sense suggests this is just way too many students for counselors to conduct an effective mental health program.
Counselors' Corner
JANUARY 31, 2024
Here’s what we have in mind: Theme of the day Many students know the counselors for things like schedule changes and testing, but not all of them know the full range of counseling services available here at school. At lunch, we’ll make a brief presentation about this part of the curriculum, and how students can make the most of them.
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