Newport Mill Middle School

Departments → Counseling Services → Hot Topics

Counseling Hot Topics

In alphabetical order

Bullying

• Preventing Bullying
• Information for students 
• Information for parents 
• Cyber Bullying 

Disasters

• FEMA for Kids 

Downcounty Consortium (DCC)

• General information 
• Important dates 

Gangs

• Information for parents 
• Resources for parents and students 

Girls

• Girls Health 

Homework

• Homework tips and help 

Edline

• Log on to Edline NOW! 

Insurance

• Maryland Children's Health Program (PDF)
• El programa de salud para los niños de Maryland(Spanish) (PDF)
• Fact sheet (PDF)
• Maryland's new medical assistance program for families (PDF)

Internet Safety

• MCPS: CyberSafety 
• NetSmartz for Kids 
• NetSmartz for Teens 
• NetSmartz for Parents 

Outdoor Education

• Everything you want to know about Outdoor Education 
• Information about Outdoor Education  (PDF)
• Outdoor Education (ከክፍል ውጭ ስለሚሰጥ ትምህርት) መረጃ(Amharic) (PDF)
• Educación al Aire Libre en el Condado de Montgomery (Spanish) (PDF)

• Chương trình giáo khoa ngoài trời(Vietnamese) (PDF)

Parenting

• Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) 
• MCPS Parent Academy | Available workshops 
• JSSA: Parent and family workshops and support groups 
• YMCA: FALL Parenting Classes and Workshops 

Resources and Referrals

• Need Help? Find resources and referrals for mental health services in Montgomery County 

School Improvement in Maryland

• Learn about school improvement in Maryland 

Self-Esteem

• Student resources
  • Self-esteem for students (English)
  • How to improve my self-esteem (English)
  • La historia de la autoestima (Self-esteem for students in Spanish)
  • ¿Cómo puedo mejorar mi autoestima? (How to improve my self-esteem in Spanish)
   
• Parent resources
  • Developing your child's self-esteem 
  • How can I help my child develop healthy self-esteem? 
   

Self-Injurious Behavior (Cutting)

• Parent Resources 

Student Services Learning Hours (SSL)

• Information on Student Service Learning Hours (English)
• Information on Student Service Leaning Hours (Spanish)
• Where can I volunteer?  
• SSL Forms 

Tolerance

• Time for Tolerance site from ThinkQuest International

Transition to Middle School

• For parents (PDF)
• For students (PDF)

Transition to High School

• For students 

Tutoring

• George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy