School Counselors

Meet our School Counselors

Each division has a full-time school counselor dedicated to promoting the success of all CDS students by addressing their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual well-being. CDS school counselors provide support across all areas through individual and small group counseling, classroom interventions and large group prevention education. They collaborate with classroom teachers to infuse the curriculum with relevant teachable moments. At the middle school and upper school levels, the school counselors lead proactive advisory programs that build a sense of community throughout the school and provide opportunities for students to take ownership of developing and advancing character education initiatives. CDS counselors also provide support for parents through individual consultations and parenting workshops.

Malu Molano

Sara Key, Middle School Counselor

Pedro Miller, Upper School Counselor

Mission & Philosophy

COUNSELING MISSION

CDS Counselors aim to foster a culture of connectedness where students develop the essential skills of resilience, empathy, and mindful leadership.

COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY

The Counseling Department at CDS provides a comprehensive school-counseling program. We aim to provide thoughtful, sequential programming that is preventative, proactive, and developmental in nature. CDS counselors collaborate with other educators to create an environment that promotes school success and a character-centered culture.

Help Students to...

Learn to take responsibility for their behavior and learning
Develop healthy decision-making skills
Resolve social conflict through positive coping skills
Identify personal areas of strength and weakness
Integrate their ability to think and feel with their ability to take action
Explore choices in their everyday lives that will help them to take an active, positive role in the shaping of their own future

Program Components

Preventative Programs

Approaches to Social Emotional Learning and Character Education at CDS

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is at the heart of Character Education at Carrollwood Day School. SEL is defined by leading experts at the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) as: The process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions. At CDS, we provide opportunities at every level for students to focus on character development through SEL. We use a tiered approach, aligning at each developmental level with both the core CASEL competencies and the IB Approaches to Learning.

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