Services in Detail

Professional Development

Four Directions Educational Consultants have presented at the Minnesota School Counselor Association Conference, Minnesota TRIO State Conference, Achieve Minneapolis, National Indian Education Association Conference, University of Minnesota, Minnesota State University, Mankato, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference, and other venues to share strategies to engage and support Native American students on their educational journey.

Professional Development sessions are provided in-person for school districts around the Twin Cities area or conducted virtually outside of the Twin Cities to save schools and districts the additional expense of travel and lodging.

Example Topics:

Smudging as a Counseling Strategy
Creating a Native American College Fair
Culturally Responsive College & Career Programming
The Medicine Wheel and Considerations in School Counseling
Walking in Balance/SEL Programming with Cultural Considerations
College Counseling Considerations for Native American High School Students

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Program Development

This service provides Indian Education programs, school counselors, and school districts with support to create culturally responsive services, including:

Group counseling curriculum to address school engagement, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), career development, college preparation, and academic support.
Individual counseling and advisement, counseling handouts, worksheets, and documents.
AVID college planning curriculum design to honor American Indian culture.
Response To Intervention (RTI) strategies.
Professional Learning Community guidance
Summer cultural programming

Programl Development sessions are provided in-person for school districts around the Twin Cities area or conducted virtually outside of the Twin Cities to save schools and districts the additional expense of travel and lodging.

30 minute consultations are available for free.

Contracted Services

Four Directions Educational Consultants can assist schools by providing culturally-responsive school counseling services to

Individual students
Small student groups
Family groups -presentations only

Examples topics and services:

Native authored book clubs
College planning and colleges with tuititon waivers for Native youth
Beading Circles/Talking Circles
Native American scholarship search
Walking towards Graduation SEL group

In person sessions conducted within Minnesota and Western Wisconsin are available; otherwise sessions are conducted virtually and recorded for both student and our consultants' protection. Schools will need to provide students/families with necessary technology to access virtual meetings. Four Directions Educational Consultants will provide the virtual space.

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