Character development
and community service are woven throughout the curriculum.
An emphasis is placed on helping the child to develop positive
interpersonal skills, to deal with feelings, to resolve conflicts
and to develop a sense of personal, and civic responsibility.
The Lower School
counseling and guidance program plays a key role in
promoting students’ emotional, social, moral and academic
development.
The program provides grades K-3 with classroom
situations that focus on character ideals and allow the students
to express themselves on topics of interest and importance.
For grades 4 and 5, there are life skills
classes.
The Director of
Lower School Student Services strives to respond to
the “needs of the individual child.” The Director
initiates discussion and responds to student, parent, and
teacher concerns. The Director of Student Services organizes
parent groups on pertinent topics, community service opportunities,
and meets individually with students. Familiar with educational
resources and mental health professionals in this community,
the Director makes referrals and maintains ongoing communication
when appropriate.
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