Lower School Counseling Corner
Back to School Night Edition
Lower School Counseling Team
Welcome to the 2023-2024 School Year! The Lower School Counseling team consists of Malu Molano (ECC and 1st/2nd grade) and Kristin Calvert (3rd-5th grade). They will be supporting the social/emotional needs of students through classroom lessons, small groups, and one-on-one counseling.
Malu Molano: mmolano@carrollwooddayschool.org
Kristin Calvert: kcalvert@carrollwooddayschool.org
ECC and 1st/2nd Grade
Mrs. Molano will be going into the classrooms once a month to teach SEL skills such as:
Identifying feelings
Self-regulation
Coping Strategies and Mindfulness
Size of problems
Kindness and Empathy
Conflict resolution
She will also support teachers with a new program called Character Strong. This program will be used in our morning meetings by each classroom teacher. Character traits will be introduced and discussed on a monthly basis.
3rd-5th Grade
Ms. Calvert will be using The Social Institute (TSI) in her monthly classroom lessons. TSI is a program that helps students navigate their social world- online and offline- to fuel their health, happiness, and future success. By reinforcing character strengths like empathy, integrity, and teamwork, we take a refreshing, positive approach called #WinAtSocial to inspire students to make healthy, positive choices.
