Advisory Program

Upper-school students in 6th through 8th grades are assigned to a grade-level advisory group of seven to nine students. These groups meet with their advisor, one of the upper-school faculty members, several times a week during a morning homeroom period.

The goals of the advisory program are to develop the schoolwide values of compassion, integrity, and responsibility and to encourage students to build friendships, take positive risks, and manage stress and peer pressure.

The advisor serves as the liaison between parents and the upper-school faculty, transmitting information to both parents and students about academic, social, and emotional issues. At parent conferences, advisors share information from the child's various teachers and discuss strategies to improve student performance. Advisory groups discuss study skills, time management strategies, community values, and peer relationships, and work on service projects together.