Counseling
Mission: The counselors at Anoka Middle School for the Arts strive to prepare all students for future success. We support a collaborative learning environment in and through the arts by creating opportunities for students to grow academically, socially, emotionally, and in planning for the future.
A school counselor can help you:
- With personal problems.
- Understand personal relationships.
- Develop positive self-esteem.
- Learn to recognize and accept individual uniqueness and differences.
- Cope with family disturbances.
- In crisis situations.
- Learn to manage stress.
- Select appropriate courses.
- Make the transition from one level of school to the next.
- With academic concerns.
A school counselor can teach you:
- Conflict resolution skills
- Decision-making skills
- Study skills
A school counselor can:
- Provide support groups that allow students to discuss issues of concern
- Register and orient new students to school
- Assist teachers with student concerns
- Assist parents with concerns regarding their children
- Make referrals to outside agencies