FOCUS
- Exposing students to a broad range of career clusters and encouraging them to reflect on personal strengths and interests
- Providing guidance about coping strategies, conflict resolution, and positive peer relationships
- Helping students to develop academic skills, such as organizational and time management abilities and effective study habits
CORE CURRICULUM
All 6th-8th grade students at EMS participate in Core Curriculum lessons. All students participate in Second Step Social Emotional Learning Curriculum, Everfi Digital Citizenship, Signs of Suicide, and Xello College and Career lessons. Some students also participate in lessons to address targeted interventions.
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Second Step is Middle school is a time of change. Second Step helps you teach powerful skills and competencies—like handling strong emotions, setting and meeting goals, making good decisions, and forging positive relationships—while building the safe, supported learning environment middle schoolers need to succeed. Second Step is implemented during FOCUS time.
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The Everfi Digital Wellness Curriculum helps prepare students to take ownership of their digital lives.
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SDMyLife is an online program assisting students with navigating the career development process. To find a good match, students take interest and ability assessments. They can explore by career cluster, keyword, or school subject. Students can also research postsecondary education and training options, build a portfolio, study with Method Test Prep, and find out about scholarships opportunities.
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The SOS Signs of Suicide Prevention Program (SOS) is a universal, school-based depression awareness and suicide prevention program
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ASCA'S NATIONAL STANDARDS
Academic Development:
- Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills contributing to effective learning in school and across the lifespan.
- Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.
- Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to the life at home and in the community.
- Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
- Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
- Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work.
- Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
- Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals.
- Students will understand safety and survival skills.