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@briteguide

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Empowering young people to explore who they are and the world.
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Have you hear of the #4thindustrialrevolution ? As tech ramps up and AI is moving work at a fast pace it’s important to reflect and identify the skills needed and changes in the world of work for future counseling and insights. by @briteguide
Explore your options and create your own global path! There are so many options to consider. by @briteguide
Visiting @slumadrid where the admissions team welcomed me to explore campus and meet with the director. This is a great option for students who are wanting to study multiple subjects, have small class sizes, a small campus but a urban experience abroad in a beautiful area of Madrid. A ubiques pathway of majors in engineering, arts, nursing, etc. spend two years in Madrid then back to the USA etc. a caring and supportive community! Explore your option! #univeritiesabroad #studyabroadinspain #univeristycounseling #classof2025 #collegecounseling #internationalcollege #globaluniversity by @briteguide
When your students are visiting campuses they’ve been admitted to and want to share the experience with you. . The relationship and support means everything. #university #universityofedinburgh #classof2024 #collegecounselor by @briteguide
Repost the beautiful words of @leslehonore Sums up what I hope for each young person, each person in this world as they move into this new year and new energy . I wish you love Kindness Understanding I wish you abundance That you will always have More than enough More than you need So you can be generous Of heart and spirit I wish you peace The kind that washes over your entire being Like cool waves On warm shores Peace Knowing that the distance Is intentional The endings For a purpose I wish you the peace That comes From honoring yourself I wish you acceptance Of your past Your failures Your successes Your body, mind and soul I wish you family that endures Friendships as close as genes I wish you a village Linked and strong I wish you a voice That speaks Even when it shakes That announces dreams Even if it has to whisper I wish you the magic Of manifestations Of ancestors wrapping you in light Of the God in you Ordering your steps Carving out destiny I wish you healing Of old wounds Old loves Old habits Cycles broken I wish you music Art Poetry Dance I wish you language for your soul I wish you power That empowers the powerless I wish you boldness Fearlessness I wish you empathy I wish you Epiphanies Enlightenment Ascension I wish you Joyful New Beginnings Fresh New Chapters Strength to start over I wish you A Happy New Year *now look in the mirror and read this to your beautiful self Speak life to yourself Love yourself You are worthy* “In the Beginning” *art by David Anthony Art * #FistAndFire #LettersandLagniappe #HappyNewYear2023 #JoyComethInTheMorning #FirstPoemOf2023 #Bye2022 #GoodMorning2023 #buymybookplease http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/7246301/60961c6d7586a0cd67babc86e7a0da3e8d38d7b7 by @briteguide
This week I have: Managed academic probation meetings Helped a student who left home due to family stress Ran a practice interview for a student at Harvard Been non-stop with one-on-one grade 11 student meetings for college prep Participated in a parent coffee with the counselors in other divisions Met with two university representatives Made schedule changes Produced recommendations and paperwork for students who are transferring Several grade 10 course planning student, and parent meetings Presentations on courses for grade 10 Reviewed waitlist letters Sent mid-year reports to universities Met with a designer for our school profile Counseled a student who is failing with distance learning Responded to a couple very stressed and instead parent emails Attended a faculty meeting about testing to advocate students well-being . . And it’s only Wednesday . It’s NOT the catch all for things non-teaching, crisis, future and well-being for all. Yet, this is what it can become, the junk drawer. . Please be nice to us, we actually do want to help students and are doing the best we can. All from zoom-land by @briteguide
Distance Learning as a new counselor sucks. There i said it. . It’s great for the students willing to meet with the new girl on zoom. They get to see me excited, get all of my attention and presence. This part I like. . Then there are the kids lost in the zoom land with all the missing socks. I put out the call-the email we know kids don’t really “get”. And another email, and another email. Nothing. . I feel helpless and I’m their helper! It’s like taking chocolate away from me. I do this work for the kids, not to attend a million meetings with staff . It’s forcing me to be creative, to catch them when I can. So today, a student lost in the zoom land scheduled an appointment for tomorrow. I may have held a schedule change hostage...shh. . I’ll take it! To see their face, to see they’re okay. To connect even for a moment. To remind them they’ve got someone in their corner. . To finally know they’re not lost with my favorite blue sock. Photo cred @bradmontague amazing work! by @briteguide
As a high school counselor, I am in the “bridge” time for university applications. Grade 12 is finalizing their applications and receiving offers, while we are starting the process with grade 11. It’s a fun time . I’ve had conversations with parents negotiating grades for the mid-year reports and working to send private letters behind the scenes for applications. . In the beginning of the process for parents in grade 11 who are their own expectations that don’t match the conversations I’m having with the students staring to explore life after high school . Now don’t get me wrong, doing what you can for your student is an act of love. Investing in your child’s future is important . However, boundaries are important. A bit of letting go to allow the deep learning and self-awareness and self-advocacy that is built in this process is the gift fir the students own growth -beyond the college notification or future studies and career. . Partner with the educators and counselor working with your student to assist the team guiding your student and coaching their awareness. Become curious about the young person you’ve raised, offer suggestions, reflect back what they can’t see, Help with research, shine light when you see them really shine. (Which doesn’t have to be grades!) . The magic is in the mess, the magic is in the student having lightbulb moments which come in the mess. Don’t take that away from them by curating their decisions and details. by @briteguide
The young people always kill it! Did you watch the inauguration of @joebiden as @POTUS #46? You know who killed it and spoke the light of truth in the most poetic sense? @amandascgorman did! The powerful, young woman, poet and first national youth poet laureate. This happens all the time. Big and small moments, when we let the kids speak freely, honor their thoughts and empower their sharing. I can spend days creating a presentation and then the students come to speak and say all that I want to present but in a much better way. Why? Because they’re sharing their experience, their truth. Yet, how many times do we quiet them? How many times do we think they don’t know anything? Maybe they know a lot but it’s all bound-up within them? Maybe they need someone to help pull it out of them. . Maybe they just need permission to share? by @briteguide
The return I haven’t been here for awhile. It doesn’t really matter as I don’t have an audience. Yet, it calls me...to use my voice, my experience, my awareness in a greater way, beyond the schools and systems we are in. I thought I would reintroduce myself & share my experience I needed a break, the hustle of creating and honing Briteguide, working an intense job I loved, leaving a job I loved and my home to move to Prague for an international opportunity and personal growth. Then the pandemic and the inequality rose to the light and all the feels came. The noise is all so loud on social media, I had to step back and get grounded So here I am, and I don’t have a pre-packaged branded message, or an Instagram worthy board. What I do have is a mission to empower our young people. To change the way society views them & the messages they receive. I have been clear that this is my purpose since I was a teen myself. And have been working with middle and high school students for over a decade. These kids, they are the definition of HOPE. Successful businesses have coaches, tech startups have coaches, yet our investment in building the internal awareness in young people is very little. Imagine a world of young people empowered to listen to their inner knowing? So I’ve sat with how I approach briteguide and social media for the last month. Feeling yucky, scared, unclear. What I decided is that’s okay. And what I decided is nothing needs to be crafted, briteguide is how I walk on this planet, how I move through my day-because it’s always all about the kids. So join me on my journey as a high school counselor, teen coach and overall cheerleader as I give young people a permission slip to listen to the voice inside them and align to those dreams. I’ll share my stories, tips on counseling youth, insights to interesting pathways after high school, emerging trends and whatever the day brings. Maybe sharing my day will change in time or maybe it always was the essence of Briteguide 💚 by @briteguide
Don’t forget to hug each other, we all need the simple reminders that we are there for each other. . (Even when your teen acts like they don’t want it) . #parentingteens #briteguide #mindfulparent #teacher #counselingforteens #raisingteens #teensandparents #newparentparadigm #empoweredparent #empoweredteens #mindfulparents #consciousparenting #highschool #educator #highscoolteacher #highschoolcounselor #collegecounselor #parentingteenagers #reachhigher #collegecounseling #newparadigm #supportteens #theyknow #teens #collegebound #genz #igen #compassion by @briteguide

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