Home Program Middle School Advisory & Consultancy
Middle School Advisory is a space where students discuss important issues in their immediate and larger communities, and form relationships with peers. Each Advisory is comprised of 11–13 students and meets two to three times a week with a teacher who mentors each small grade level group for multiple years. Advisors help students navigate their course load, prepare and lead their parent conferences, and overcome any bumps they may stumble across as Middle School life unfolds. Other aspects of advisory: Service Learning, and support for the high school transition in partnership with the High School Transition Counselor.
Advisors help students prepare for Consultancy, which meets one to two times a week. Consultancy is a time period when all academic teachers are available to help students with their work. Students schedule time with specific teachers, or drop in as needed. The goal of Consultancy is to teach students how to seek support with tricky concepts, sharpen their study skills, or take their interest in a particular academic topic area further. The emphasis in Consultancy is on helping students become better self-advocates, teaching them how to ask for help to get the support they need throughout their academic journey.