Vision:
 Empowering ALL students to achieve personal success while respecting the differences and abilities of others.

Mission:
Developing deep levels of relationships, engagement and rigor to promote educational performance, providing all students with the opportunities to acquire the academic, career, personal and social competencies necessary to achieve quality learning and life-long success.

Our Counseling Program’s vision and mission are aligned with Forsyth County Schools Counseling & Guidance Department, Mashburn Elementary School and The Georgia Student Competencies for School Counseling.

Our Counseling Philosophy

“Supporting Success of the Whole Child”

As school counselors at Mashburn Elementary, we believe all students can learn and exhibit qualities of good character and resilient problem solvers as well as utilize their individual abilities and talents to master and apply skills to become college and/or career ready.  Mashburn’s School Counseling Program infuses 2 components to cultivate this philosophy:  The Learner Profile and  The 7 Mindsets.

 We use the Learner Profile as a foundational framework in our classroom guidance, small groups, individual counseling sessions and the programs that we oversee- to increase student achievement and create a population of young people that respect and value themselves and all others.

The Mashburn School Counseling program is an integral part of students' daily educational environment, producing positive outcomes. These outcomes include:  increased academic achievement, improved attendance, social-behavioral skill development, individual planning and family/community involvement. 

Mashburn’s school culture is based on the premise of The 7 Mindsets.  Through these mindsets, we can advocate for the wellbeing of ALL the children we serve by alleviating barriers to success and creating an environment conducive to learning.