John Glenn Counselor's Corner

We the counselors at Glenn Elementary serve our students so they can reach their full academic, social, and emotional potential. By doing this, we strive to build empathetic leaders with strong character, who respect themselves and others, and who will grow and continue to have life-long success and have a positive impact in their community.

The mission of the Glenn Counseling Department, in collaboration with staff, parents and the community is dedicated to the personal, social, emotional and academic growth of our students. By delivering a comprehensive guidance and counseling program, the students will be prepared for a diverse and changing world. Our counseling practices are reflective and responsive to the needs of our students.

We will begin our guidance lessons on Monday, September 9th. We will go into all classrooms, introduce ourselves to the students and show them how they can contact their school counselors. We will explain what a School Counselor does and the types of situations we can help with.

We will also begin Wellness Wednesdays on September 4th. Students in 3rd-5th grades will have an opportunity to learn mindfulness and relaxation by participating in different mindfulness activities.

Guidance classes are a part of Northside's Comprehensive Guidance Program in which the counselors teach students skills to enrich their educational and social emotional lives. These skills are taught to entire classes. The guidance curriculum is intended to support the objectives of academic instruction and to help students develop to their full educational and personal potential. Parents are invited to preview the materials that are used for guidance lessons during Parent Orientation or by appointment.

Guidance Lessons are intended to cover the following four skill goals:

Intrapersonal Effectiveness:

• Positive student self-concept
• Effective executive functioning skills
• Appropriate behavior to the situation and environment

Interpersonal Effectiveness:

• Effective interactions with diverse populations
• Effective and appropriate communication skills
• Recognition of personal boundaries, individual rights and privacy needs of others
• Effective conflict resolution skills
• Development of healthy relationships

Post Secondary Planning and Career Readiness:

• Motivation to succeed in personal endeavors
• Demonstration of career exploration skills
• Possession of the knowledge and skills to gather information for the purpose of postsecondary education and career planning
• Demonstration of awareness of the importance of postsecondary education
• Understanding of the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community

Personal Health and Safety:

• Incorporation of wellness practices into daily living
• Demonstration of resilience and positive coping skills
• Possession of assertiveness skills necessary for personal protection

Students can be referred for small group or individual counseling by parents, teachers, counselors, administrators or through self-referral. Students will not be seen in a small counseling group without the written permission of a parent or guardian. All meetings with the school counselor are confidential.

Email: laura.bass@nisd.net & erin.grenwelge@nisd.net

Website: https://www.nisd.net/glenn

Location: 2385 Horal Drive. San Antonio, TX 78227

Phone: (210) 397-2275 - Ms. Bass & (210) 397-2276 - Mrs. Grenwelge

Twitter (X): @laurabass714 & @erin_grenwelge