Middle School Advisory

A Middle School Student Advisory Program introduces a school-based adult advocate to every student for the purpose of fostering academic success and personal growth. The goals of this Middle School's Advisory Program are to ensure that each student has a staff advocate, provide a forum for topics relevant to adolescents in today’s world, create a safe, friendly place to receive support and modeling for academic pursuits and social interaction and promote coordination between home and school.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Advisory - May

Review of summer plans, including reading lists
"A person who stands behind a wall can see nothing else." Korean Proverb
Discuss the meaning of the proverb.
List 10 different kinds of "walls" behind which someone could stand. Why would one stand behind that "wall". How could they be coaxed out from behind the "wall"?
Draw a cartoon of what someone might see if s/he "looks over" a wall?

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Advisory 5/9

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?’” - B. Tracy
As a group, make a list of 3 people you consider successful.
Choose one person from the list and tell how s/he has helped others.
Think of a time when you helped someone and it made you feel successful. Briefly describe the experience.
With your group, brainstorm 3 ways you could help others in your school or community. Share..........