The school counseling curriculum aims to facilitate students’ optimal growth and development by assisting them in acquiring competencies that promote academic, career, and interpersonal/intrapersonal development. The curriculum consists of structured developmental activities presented systematically through classrooms and large groups from kindergarten through grade 12.

School counselors must work closely with teachers to organize where and when school counseling curriculum activities will be taught. These activities should be cross‐referenced to state and national standards and provide effective ways to work closely with classroom teachers to achieve the district's educational goals.