Counselor's Corner
Janet Sluzenski - School Counselor
301.460.2121
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Guidance & Counseling at Barnsley
Vision: A school that provides equitable access to opportunities and supports, and which empowers students to embrace their full potential, and to strive to achieve their personal and academic aspirations.
Mission : To advocate, collaborate, and facilitate individual and system change to ensure every student has the knowledge and skills necessary for academic success and personal growth.
A counselor helps students to…
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What else does the counselor do?
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♥ Improve academic performance
♥ Build better relationships
♥ Adjust to changes
♥ Explore & understand feelings
♥ Value themselves
♥ Make thoughtful decisions
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♥ Talks with students individually & in small groups
♥ Works with teachers & other school specialists
♥ Meets with parents
♥ Visits classrooms & teaches guidance lessons
♥ Helps parents and students make use of community resources
♥ Organizes and implements special programs, events & assemblies
♥ Supports the school during a crisis in the school community
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The Barnsley Peace Program
The Rockville Cluster has been implementing a Peace Program for several years, and we continue this tradition at Barnsley. Our Peace Program includes monthly character themes, a Character Lottery, and Peace Days. Our goal is to create a respectful school community here at Barnsley.
Each character theme is announced at the beginning of the month and discussed during classroom meeting time. The monthly character themes are:
- September RESPECT
- October RESPONSIBILITY
- November GRATITUDE
- December COMPASSION
- January PERSEVERANCE
- February TOLERANCE
- March COOPERATION
- April COURAGE
- May CITIZENSHIP
- June PRIDE
The Barnsley Character Lottery includes nominating students (or classes) for demonstrating the character trait of the month. Anyone can nominate a student, and nominations are accepted continually, with names being drawn every Friday and shared on the announcements.
Peace Days are achieved school-wide when students remember to keep hands and feet to self and resolve conflicts peacefully. When we have earned 25 Peace Days, we will celebrate our accomplishment. Peace Days are announced at the end of each day by the principal and a tally is kept on the office bulletin board.