M.A. Counseling Newsletter
November 2018
In This Issue
- November 1 Deadline
- Upcoming Parent Nights
- ACT Prep Class
- Forcefield App
- Raising a Resilient Teenager Event
- Wellness Corner
November 1 Deadline
The next major application deadlines will be November 15, December 1 and January 1 or 2.
Students' transcripts and letters of recommendation have been sent to the schools on their list. Remember that it is their responsibility to submit their application, essay/s, and ACT or SAT test scores.
If a student wishes to add or omit a college on their list they MUST tell us in person.
Questions? Let us know.
Upcoming Parent Nights
Mark your calendars!
- Monday, November 5
- 6:30-8 PM
- Chapelteria
Sophomore Parent Night
- Thursday, January 17
- 6:30-8 PM
- Chapelteria
ACT Prep Class
Erin Ward, of SATisfACTion Tutoring, will again be offering her ACT prep course here at Minnehaha in January and March for the February and April exams.
In preparation for the February 8 exam, classes will be on the following dates:
- Thursday, January 17
- Tuesday, January 22
- Thursday, January 31
- Monday, February 4
- Tuesday, February 5
- Thursday, February 7
In preparation for the April 13 exam, classes will be on the following dates:
- April 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, and 11
Location: Room 1060
Time: 3-6 PM
Cost: $450 - Checks written out to "Erin Ward"
To register please contact Diane Rahm at rahmdiane@minnehahaacademy.net or call 612-729-8321 ext. 1224.
Forcefield App
- App Sleeper: Remotely turn apps off on your kids' mobile devices, or sleep them on a schedule
- App Report: See all apps on your kids' mobile devices, get alerts when new apps are added
- Family Finder: Track your child's location on a continually updated map
- Browsing Controls: Use blocking to protect your kids from objectionable sites
- Activity Report: See all websites your kids visit from multiple devices
- Curated Library: Give your kids access to over 400 curated premium websites and app recommendations
- Concierge Onboarding: Free setup help and guided tour with a live technician!
Check out the video below for more information. Definitely worth checking out!
Raising a Resilient Teenager
Learn strategies to help restore your teenager's resilience
Saturday, November 10th, 2018
9:00a.m.-12:00 pm
I am excited to offer this workshop for parents on "Raising a Resilient Teenager." As parents, we want to raise our children to be healthy, happy, and competent individuals. We want them to be as prepared as possible for life after high school. And we want them to continue developing the skills they need to enjoy social, physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Parents will develop practical plans for issues like homework, sleep, screen time and preparing for life after high school.You will also learn how to teach your teenager mind-body skills to manage mood, anxiety and stress. As your teenager becomes more resilient, they can thrive and move forward and live life with less stress and more joy.
HELP YOUR TEENAGER:
* Develop mindfulness skills to manage mood, anxiety and stress.
* Increase motivation, confidence, and school performance.
* Develop healthy habits for sleep, screens, nutrition, and exercise.
* Prepare for life after high school.
* Strengthen relationships with family and friends.
Facilitator: Kevin Harrington, PhD
Where: Partners in Resilience Group Room, Suite 210, 1409 Willow Street, Minneapolis, MN
When: November 10, 2018 - 9 am to 12pm
Cost: $75 for one parent, $100 for two parents.
Questions: KMH@KevinHarringtonPhD.com
Kevin Harrington PhD is a licensed psychologist who provides resiliency training to children, teenagers, parents and professionals. Dr. Harrington has been teaching mind-body skills to educators, healthcare providers and for over 25 years. His private practice includes parenting seminars, training and supervision of healthcare providers, consultation to schools, and psychotherapy for families, children, adolescents and adults.
Wellness Corner
Psalm 139:13-14
You alone created my inner being. You knitted me together inside my mother. I will give thanks to you because I have been so amazingly and miraculously made. Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this.
Here's a synopsis of his book: Are you above average? Is your child an A student? Is your employee an introvert or an extrovert? Every day we are measured against the yardstick of averages, judged according to how closely we come to it or how far we deviate from it. The assumption that metrics comparing us to an average—like GPAs, personality test results, and performance review ratings—reveal something meaningful about our potential is so ingrained in our consciousness that we don’t even question it. That assumption, says Harvard’s Todd Rose, is spectacularly—and scientifically—wrong. In The End of Average, Rose, a rising star in the new field of the science of the individual shows that no one is average. Not you. Not your kids. Not your employees. This isn’t hollow sloganeering—it’s a mathematical fact with enormous practical consequences. But while we know people learn and develop in distinctive ways, these unique patterns of behaviors are lost in our schools and businesses which have been designed around the mythical “average person.” This average-size-fits-all model ignores our differences and fails at recognizing talent. It’s time to change it. Weaving science, history, and his personal experiences as a high school dropout, Rose offers a powerful alternative to understanding individuals through averages: the three principles of individuality. The jaggedness principle (talent is always jagged), the context principle (traits are a myth), and the pathways principle (we all walk the road less traveled) help us understand our true uniqueness—and that of others—and how to take full advantage of individuality to gain an edge in life.
M.A. Counseling Team + Services
WHO WE ARE:
Mike DiNardo, Vice Principal/Director of Counseling
Kristin Overton, College & Guidance Counselor (Last Names A-K) overtonkristin@minnehahaacademy.net
Christine Paton, College & Guidance Counselor (Last Names L-Z) patonchristine@minnehahaacademy.net
Wanda Monroe, Non-Public Counselor
monroewanda@minnehahaacademy.net
Diane Rahm, Counseling Office Assistant, Registrar
rahmdiane@minnehahaacademy.net
WHAT WE DO:
Academic Advising
- Guiding toward an appropriately challenging course load
- Additional support to teachers, parents, and students
Social-Emotional Counseling
- Safe, welcoming and confidential
- Addressing issues around anxiety, depression, and general well-being
- Peer and family relationship challenges
College and Career Readiness
- College fit
- Career/personality inventories
- Counselors visiting various colleges and universities throughout the U.S. to provide firsthand information