"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

Pulling inspiration from what we already love

Positive thoughts can make the difference between a hard day and a terrible day for many students. While none of us have the time to have lengthy encouraging conversations with all of our students, it is easier to slip them a note, have an ever changing bulletin board or to have a jar of affirmations. 

Try printing out a flyer and cutting strips at the bottom for kids to grab a happy thought in passing, or have a box folded and ready to go. This is a great activity for a check in with a student who has graduated from individual counseling.

There are many ready to go quotes and phrases ready to print:

literary quotes

for younger students

for teens