A week-long celebration for National School Counseling Week with a Valentine's Day theme, focusing on staff appreciation and highlighting the 'heart' of the school.
This lesson helps students explore the feelings associated with housing changes and provides tools for managing worry and uncertainty. It emphasizes that while living situations may change, the student's value and their 'inner home' remain constant.
A foundational 60-minute lesson introducing K-3 students to the concept of Executive Functioning using the 'Brain Captain' metaphor. Students explore the 9 core mental departments through interactive group activities and self-reflection.
Covers online job applications, digital privacy, and managing professional profiles.
Focuses on web navigation, effective searching, and setting up professional email communication.
Covers physical hardware, mouse/keyboard mastery, and the fundamental elements of the computer desktop.
Focuses on the transition from early sobriety to long-term maintenance, using digital tools to track personal growth and prevent relapse.
Focuses on integrating digital tools into daily routines to maintain sobriety and manage mental health long-term.
An introductory session focused on identifying and downloading the essential digital tools for sobriety and mental health management.
A 45-minute exploration of diverse cultural perspectives on mental health, healing, and wellbeing, focusing on Indigenous, collectivist, faith-based, and Western models. students will learn about the importance of culturally responsive care and how to advocate for culturally safe mental health supports.
A 40-minute interactive lesson for 7th-8th graders on the 'Bystander Effect' and practical, safe intervention strategies (the 4Ds) to transform from a passive bystander into an active upstander.
A 40-minute Social-Emotional Learning lesson for grades 7-8 focused on identifying healthy and unhealthy relationship patterns. Students explore the characteristics of respect and trust, recognize red flags like control and isolation, and discuss the nuances of digital-age relationships.
A 45-minute workshop-style lesson designed for secondary students to empower them as mental health ambassadors. Students learn to conduct needs assessments, plan authentic campaigns, and measure their impact while aligning with TDSB wellbeing frameworks.
A 45-minute lesson for high school students focusing on life promotion through protective factors, meaningful connections, and a sense of purpose. This strengths-based lesson moves beyond risk to build hope and community belonging.
A comprehensive 45-minute lesson for high school students exploring the mechanics of anxiety, cognitive distortions, and evidence-based coping strategies through a destigmatizing and practical lens.
A 40-minute exploration of the neuroscience behind mental health, focusing on the stress response (amygdala vs. prefrontal cortex), the biological foundations of wellbeing, and practical strategies for emotional regulation.
Simplified financial literacy lessons for students needing high-visual support and practical, functional application of budgeting concepts.
Students will learn the fundamentals of creating and maintaining a budget, distinguishing between needs and wants, and understanding fixed versus variable expenses.
Focuses on Docility as the humble openness to being taught, linking it to the SEL skill of seeking help and accepting feedback. Students identify mentors and the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding their growth.
Explores Foresight as a component of Prudence, connecting it to SEL goal-setting and self-discipline. Students practice predicting the long-term spiritual and social outcomes of their current actions.
Introduces the virtue of Prudence and its sub-virtue of Circumspection, focusing on the SEL skill of impulse control and situational awareness. Students learn to 'pause and look' at all circumstances before making a decision.
In this asynchronous lesson, 5th-grade students explore the concept of executive functioning through a 'Mission Control' theme. They conduct a personal 'Brain Scan' to identify strengths and growth areas before designing a 'Flight Plan' goal that targets a specific expectation, location, and time.
A personal-interest icebreaker for professional development, featuring "Off Duty Dilemmas" designed to help staff connect through shared hobbies, travel preferences, and lifestyle choices.
A foundational lesson for kindergarteners to identify, categorize, and understand a variety of emotions, from basic to more complex states like bravery and confusion.
An introductory lesson exploring the specific requirements and skills needed for entry-level roles in transportation, security, and food service. Students will identify hard and soft skills and assess their own readiness.
A social-emotional learning lesson for 1st graders to understand the 'ripple effect' of kindness by creating a physical paper chain of kind acts. Students brainstorm, record, and link their ideas to build a classroom community of care.
A lesson designed to help students master executive function skills, focusing on working memory and self-regulation through structured daily routines and metacognitive strategies.
A comprehensive guide for students to navigate high-pressure academic periods, focusing on goal-setting, study habits, and holistic well-being.
A comprehensive toolkit designed to boost elementary school attendance through parent communication, student engagement activities, and a school-wide incentive framework.
A foundational lesson for kindergarteners to identify and label basic emotions through visual matching and discussion.
A comprehensive set of tools to help high school students prepare for their first job application in the barbering industry, focusing on technical knowledge, professional etiquette, and portfolio building.
This training empowers K-8 paraprofessionals with a restorative framework for mediating student conflict, moving from frustration to understanding through active listening and reflective discussion.
An alternate Week 9 lesson focusing on cognitive focus and "Signal vs. Noise" filtering. Students simulate a submarine mission, practicing sustained attention through silent observation and cognitive filtering tasks without physical movement.
An interactive 25-minute storytelling session where campers share real-life examples of resilience. Through a guided circle and a group chant, students identify common traits of grit and support one another in their growth.