National School Counseling Week - FebruarY 3 - 7, 2025
National School Counseling Week 2025 (#NSCW25) is Feb. 3-7, 2025, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. The theme is: School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive.
Scroll down for full agenda for specific Massachusetts activities and events.
This year's theme:
School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive
To help us all celebrate this week, ASCA has developed a toolkit containing, informative, engaging, and fun daily activities that are meant to help us celebrate the 2025 week. Click on the link and check out all of the resources! Download Toolkit to access:
- NSCW Proclamation - use this to notify your superintendent, principal and school committee
- Certificate of Appreciation - use to say "thank you" to a staff member or colleague, parents and other supportive stakeholders
- Sample Press Release - to use in your school newspaper, newsletter or local press. This template is meant to be customized for your specific school or district.
- Sample announcements: Get your school excited about each day of National School Counseling Week by promoting the week each day via your school's daily announcements.
- Photo challenge signs: Show your school counseling spirit off! Be sure to tag your selfies and group pictures @ASCATweets on Twitter or @WeAreASCA on Instagram.
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MASCA SOCIAL MEDIA - Be sure to tag your selfies and group pictures of the ASCA photo challenge sign to be entered into a MASCA daily photo competition. Be sure to use hash tag #HelpingStudentsThrive
MASCA SPECIFIC NCSW EVENTS
Monday through Thursday events are virtual!
Regional Meet-ups are in person! Join your area colleagues for a fun time!
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Monday, February 3 VIRTUAL KICK OFF EVENT! 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM This event will celebrate the incredible work of school counselors and highlight their vital role in supporting students' academic, career/college, social, and emotional growth. Each panelist will provide a brief introduction and thoughts about the school counseling profession. After all panelists share their remarks, each will be prepared to answer questions from participants. Panelists include: Patrick Tutwiler, MA Secretary of Education, Russell Johnston, Acting Commissioner, MA DESE, Jill Cook, Executive Director, ASCA, Mandy Savitz-Romer, Senior Lecturer in Human Development and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Laura Cinelli, Executive Director, Rennie Center. |
Tuesday, February 4 Post-Pandemic Challenges: Self-Care for School Helpers 9:00-10:15 AM Virtually Presented by Karen Gross With all the challenges in our educational systems and in life more generally, now is the time to create 2025 Wellness Toolkits for oneself and one's students. This session will explore why these toolkits actually work and what items can be placed in them to increase their effect and effectiveness. One toolkit, created by Karen Gross, will be given away to an attendee. Join us. Join in. Create a different way to enable self-care on a go-forward basis as opposed to one-off strategies. Pre-register here. |
Wednesday, February 5 - Get Your Game On! Join in a fun round of Virtual Office Trivia 9:00 AM AND 1:00 PM Bring your colleagues or come and join another team. Test your trivia knowledge about MASCA, school counseling and Massachusetts. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team! Come to one or both! . |
Thursday, February 6 - MASCA’s Awards GalaVirtual 7:00 - 8:00 PM Virtually Join in on this special celebration as recognize our 2025 honorees.
No pre-registration is necessary. |
Friday, February 7 K-12 Administrators and Counselors Working Together to Impact Student Achievement & Success 8:00-11:30 (includes breakfast) 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA MASCA Members- $30 This workshop will focus on how school counselors and school administrators can work together to address these numerous challenges and provide hope and inspiration to make all aspects of our schools better, stronger and more successful. PD Details and Registration Info |
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REGIONAL MEET-UPS |
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Wednesday, Feb. 5 |
Thursday, Feb. 6 |
Friday, Feb. 7 |
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NORTH SHORE Dave and Busters, 271 Mishawum Road, Woburn, MA 4:30-6:30 PM Contact: - Mindy Cripps,Courtney Royal, Jacob Beaudoin or John Crocker for more info. SOUTH COAST Fireside Grill - 30 Bedford St, Middleborough, MA 02346 4:00 PM - ? Contact: Ali Robidoux or Jen McGuire for more info. |
POSTPONED CENTRAL MASS Due to inclement weather predicted for today, this meet up will be postponed until Wednesday, February 12. Olo Pizza (40 Millbrook St Worcester, MA) - 4:00 - 6:00 PM Contact: Charlsey Penney |
PIONEER VALLEY Plan B Burger,1000 West Columbus Blvd, Springfield @ the Basketball Hall of Fame 4:00-6:00 PM Contact: Rani Gould or Renee Considine for more info BOSTON Roundhead Brewing Company, 1 Westinghouse Plaza, Unit 10 Hyde Park, MA 02136 3:00-5:00 PM Contact: Andrea Encarnacao for more info BERKSHIRE COUNTY The Boorkhause, 650 Cheshire Road, Lanesborough, MA 3:00 - 5:00 PM Appetizers and Cash Bar Contact: Josh Mendel |
There will be door prizes awarded to random participants during all of the above events.
MASCA STORE IS OPEN AGAIN with new items & LOGOS
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The Store is will be open from January 27 - February 10. Check out our new items!
Items ship after February 10th.
SOCIAL MEDIA!
Be sure to tag your selfies and group pictures of the ASCA photo challenge on the MASCA Social Media sites!
Be sure to use hash tag #HelpingStudentsThrive
Tag @MASCASchool #HelpingStudentsThrive
Tag @MASCA (MA School Counselors Association) #HelpingStudentsThrive
Tag @mascaleaders #HelpingStudentsThrive
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