In accordance with the Guiding Statement of the College, the Middle School is committed to educating students ethically, socially, and physically in addition to offering a rigorous and competitive academic milieu. The advisory program (personal, social, health education) is based on four major themes: personal relationships, social awareness, personal management, and health education. These themes are developed in a spiral manner across all levels. Based on them, advisers perform specific and structured activities with their students.
These activities are designed to encourage students to think about issues and give their opinions, be aware and care for others, talk about their feelings, be responsible and think about, assess and develop their potential. All activities are performed in class during the advisory period. During these sessions, students are trained to listen to one another and tolerate and understand differences among people. The emphasis is always on the experience of articulating feelings and thoughts in the presence of others. An age-appropriate health education program is stressed with topics such as dental and personal hygiene, back posture, physical changes, sex education, smoking and drug abuse prevention, and other topics of immediate interest and impact on adolescents.
Counselors also work closely with the Ali Ghandour Center Team on character development and leadership to give our students the potential to become the open-minded leaders of tomorrow. The counseling process involves the Director, advisers, Middle School Counselors, and the Dean of Students.
Advisers begin the school year by meeting with their advisees. Advisers also meet with the parents of their advisees as needed.
Throughout the year, students are encouraged to seek their adviser’s counsel when in difficulty. The ultimate aim is to ensure that all students meet their academic, personal, and social needs.
