Do students get college counseling?
Yes, our students begin a comprehensive college counseling experience in the 10th grade and continue this experience through the 12th grade. Each year our students take a weekly college planning course with our college guidance counselor. In this class students gain familiarity and experience with all aspects of the college planning process, from generating initial ideas of schools to filling out applications. Parents and students of Secondary age are often interested to know about college preparation and admissions. First, our Course of Studies in the First cycle and the Second Cycle prepare students for college level courses; they require extensive reading, writing and discussion in addition to the soft skills of self-direction, time management, and organizational skills needed to succeed in a college environment. The math skills needed to do well on the college admissions test, the SAT, are likewise embedded within our math courses. In terms of explicit college preparation all of ou