Ashburn Elementary School Counseling
School Counseling
What is School Counseling?
School Counseling is focused on prevention and childhood development. A School Counselor encourages successful academic, career, and personal/social development to ensure that every child succeeds. This is accomplished through classroom guidance, group, and individual counseling. Counselors work with students, parents, teachers, and administrators. School counseling services are inclusive and respectful of student and staff differences in gender, religion, ethnicity, race, ability, handicapping, condition and age.
The Ashburn Elementary School Counseling Program is designed to help children:
Become self-directive and responsible for their behavior in relation to academic achievement
Understand the character traits consistent with Loudoun County Public Schools' Character Education program
Develop decision-making, conflict resolution, and coping skills
Understand the relationship between personal qualities, education and the world of work
Feel good about themselves
Make school a successful experience
Communicate effectively
Develop positive relationships with peers and adults
Cope with stress, life changes and crises
Plan for further education
Counselors help parents:
Understand how to help their child achieve his or her academic, social, and emotional potential
Enhance the relationship with their child's school
Gain access to services for children
Why Do Parents Contact a School Counselor?
Academic achievement
New school registration, orientation, and transition
Special needs of students
Student crisis situations
Family transitions
Higher education issues
Bullying Prevention
Bullying Prevention at Ashburn Elementary School
Click HERE to view the LCPS Bullying Prevention and Education Policy.
Our Bullying Prevention Coordinator is Rebecca Pierce. If you have any concerns regarding bullying, please contact Rebecca Pierce at Email Rebecca Pierce
Loudoun County Public Schools implement a county-wide bullying prevention program to teach students how to identify bullying behavior and appropriate ways to solve possible bullying concerns. LCPS School Counselors provide a Bullying Prevention curriculum (through Second Step) which is delivered to all students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. This evidence-based program provides students with four bullying prevention lessons each year. The lesson focuses on 3R’s, and teaches students how to Recognize, Report, and Refuse bullying behavior.
Additional Resources for Parents/Guardians:
Second Step Bullying Prevention Curriculum
Committee for Children Captain Compassion
National Crime Prevention Council
National Bullying Prevention Center (Pacer)
Committee for Children Bullying Prevention
Mission and Vision
At Ashburn Elementary, our School Counselors work with students, parents, faculty, staff and community members in a variety of ways. Each service is aimed at helping children learn and develop to their highest potential. School counselors help children work through normal developmental issues and teach skills that will help students throughout life. Elementary school counseling services are available to ALL students.
School Counselors work with students, parents, teachers, and administrators to help students succeed in school and prepare for meaningful, productive lives. The School Counseling program is child-centered and developmentally appropriate and encourages students’ academic, social/emotional, and career awareness.