St. Louis Park Elementary School Counseling Program
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Everything Elementary Counseling

Everything you need to know about our
comprehensive, preventative program.

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UPSTANDER DAY - Take a Stand for Kindness
ALL FOUR of our Elementary Schools  (Staff and Students) wore orange, showing that they stand up and help!  
We can all be Upstanders!

SLP School Counseling Programming

The 2019-2020 school year will mark the ninth year of the Elementary School Counseling Program and the fifth year it is not grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This year, we provide one licensed school counselor for four elementary schools (Aquila, Park Spanish Immersion, Peter Hobart and Susan Lindgren) in the St. Louis Park School District.

The Sparks piece of our program is based on positive youth development that comes specifically from the work of Peter Benson, founder of the Search Institute.  The central component of Sparks is the idea of a young person's sparks and how much support they experience from their parents, other adults and friends to identify and nurture their sparks.  When people are really happy, energized and passionate about their talents, interests or hobbies, we say they have a "spark" in their life.  True sparks, as we describe them to young people, give them a sense of direction or purpose in life.


Spark [spärk] noun 1. an individual's deepest passions and interests that give them meaning, focus, joy and energy.

Some More Things We Have Been Up To....

February and March are College & Career Exploration Months!
For more information:

College & Career Page
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Previous Counseling Grant Information

Download the Spring 2013 Sparks Counseling Grant Update Newsletter
spring_2013_counseling_update_newsletter.pdf
File Size: 21008 kb
File Type: pdf
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Download Spring 2014 Counseling Grant Update 

spring_usdoe_data_sheet_.pdf
File Size: 6226 kb
File Type: pdf
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St. Louis Park School District
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
  • Home
  • Meet Our Counselors
    • Contact Us
  • Digital Calm Corner
  • Classroom Lessons
    • What Is An Upstander?
    • College and Career Exploration
    • Growth Mindset
    • Kindness
    • Conflict Resolution
  • Blog
  • Resources
    • Distance Learning
    • Mindfulness
    • Trauma
    • Tools for at Home
    • Middle School Transition
    • Testing Tips
  • Conference Resources
  • More About Sparks
  • Minute Meetings
  • I LOVE MY SCHOOL COUNSELOR... Tell Us WHY!