Career Day is Friday, April 28, 2023

Career Day Participants Needed!

If you work in a STEAM-related field,please contact Shandrai Silva, School Counselor, at 704-866-8467 or sosilva@gaston.k12.nc.us.

It's National School Counseling Week!  This week we celebrate and recognize the value of school counseling in helping students dream big! I am both honored and proud to be a school counselor. I am grateful for the  opportunity I have every day to do the important work of a school counselor. 

American School Counselor Association - The Role of a School Counselor

American School Counselor Association - The Essential Role of the School Counselor

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is participating in The Great Kindness Challenge Week! 

The Great Kindness Challenge Week.com

The Great Kindness Challenge Week Checklist - Family Edition

January is National Mentoring Month - Thank You Mentors!

Thank Your Mentor Day is January 26th. 

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy sincerely appreciates the valuable time mentors spend with our students!  

 Bucketfilling Opportunities @ the Nest - December 2022

Together, through the HNSA Color Squad Kindness Service Project, Hawks Nest STEAM Academy donated over 850 food items to the Crisis Assistance Ministry. 

          Had a great time at the North Carolina School Counselor Association Conference - Learning & Connecting!

Are you a School Counselor?  Learn more about the North Carolina School Counselor Association at the North Carolina School Counselor Association website.

 In recognition of World Kindness Day on November 13th, students participated in Holiday for Our Military Card  Challenge.  Students created greeting cards for military personnel as an act of kindness and appreciation for their service. 

                                     Red Ribbon Week                                                                      October 24 -28, 2022           

   Red Ribbon Week Activities for Students 

Red Ribbon Week Activities for Parents

National Bullying Prevention Month - October 2022  

Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center

START WITH HELLO WEEK @ HAWKS NEST STEAM ACADEMY

September 19 - 23, 2022

HNSA celebrates Start with Hello Week.

This program enables students to make a difference with others in a simple, fun, and impactful way by encouraging them to take small but powerful actions to include others.

Start with Hello Week 2022

Start with Hello - Sandy Hook Promise.org

  International Dot Day Announcement

   On Our Sleeves' Mental Fitness Challenge

Stay mentally fit this summer. Make your mental health a priority. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health.  Check out On Our Sleeves' Mental Health Challenge.                     Take a look at the 22 suggested ways to practice self-care. Find what's right for you.      

https://www.onoursleeves.org/

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 

NAMI's Mental Health Awareness Month

Children's Mental Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Children's Mental Health Why Is Children's Mental Health Important? (American Psychological Association)

GCS "Walk Your Way" @ Hawks Nest STEAM Academy

Career Day 2022 @ Hawks Nest STEAM Academy

Friday, April 29, 2022

HNSA students are showcasing their careers!

Autism Society - National Autism Awareness Month

Autism Society - Autism Acceptance Month

Autism Speaks

Autism Society of North Carolina

Child Welfare - About National Child Prevention Month

Child Welfare National Child Abuse Prevention Month Resources

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina

It's National School Counseling Week! 

I LOVE being a school counselor! School counseling is most definitely BETTER TOGETHER with school-based mental health professionals, administrators, teachers, parents, students and the community!

Kindness Matters!

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is recognizing The Great Kindness Challenge Week!

We're focused on performing as many acts of kindness as possible in one week. 

How many acts of kindness can you do in one week?

The Great Kindness Challenge Week - Family Edition

In December, Hawks Nest STEAM Academy Student Council members invited students to join them in participating in Macy's Believe Make-A-Wish Letter Writing Campaign. The Believe Campaign is an opportunity for students to explore giving through writing.  Each year, Macy's department store raises money for the Make-A-Wish foundation.  The Make- A- Wish foundation is an organization that grants wishes to children who are critically ill.  For every letter written, Macy's donates $1. This year, Hawks Nest students wrote 200 letters - that's $200.  Thank you for helping to make wishes of critically ill children come true!

                                     https://www.macys.com/social/believe/

Resources with information on taking care of our mental health & wellness this holiday season...

Enjoy the Holidays with Mindfulness

Five Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health This Holiday Season

How to Prevent Holiday Stress and Anxiety in Children

                                                                  Act of Kindness Service Project                                                                                                                                           November 8 - 12, 2021

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items in recognition of World Kindness Day on November 13, 2021. Items collected will be donated to a local community helping organization. 

To learn more about World Kindness Day, visit Inspire Kindness - World Kindness Day 2021.

Thank you Hawks Nest Families! Together, we collected over 800 canned & non-perishable food items for the Alan Main Community Care Center. Way to go, Bucket Fillers!

Red RibbonWeek 2021 

  Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is recognizing Red Ribbon Week on October 25th -29th.       We're learning about making healthy and responsible choices.

                          Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is recognizing Unity Day on Wednesday, October 20th.                             Wear orange to show your commitment to preventing bullying and promoting kindness!

Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center's Kids Against Bullying

Stop Bullying. gov

Stop Bullying. gov's resources - kids

October 10th is World Mental Health Day.  The World Health Organization's theme, "Mental health care for all: let's make it a reality", speaks to the organization's objective on World Health Day to spread awareness about mental health issues and what needs to happen to make mental health care accessible to people worldwide.       

World Health Organization's World Mental Health Day 2021

World Health Organization's Mental Health Well-Being Resources for the Public

                                  Start with Hello Week 

                                     September 20 – 24, 2021

                          Teaching empathy and empowering students to end social isolation                                                                through the power of connecting and helping one another.