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Description of School Services
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
The Guidance Department provides services and
information to assist students and their parents in
educational, career and personal decision-making. The
Guidance Counsellors act as liaisons with teaching staff,
Boarding staff, Wellness staff and, where appropriate,
external agencies.
The aim of the Guidance program is to help students
acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to
know themselves, relate effectively to others, develop
appropriate educational plans and explore career
alternatives. This aim is achieved through individual and
small group counselling. The goal is to have students
begin the process of personal exploration and develop
skills and resources for lifelong learning and career
decision-making. Students are encouraged to use the
reference material available in the Guidance Office.
These resources include university, college and private
institution course calendars, aids for study skills,
community resources, brochures on a variety of personal
topics and CDs and other relevant information on unique
experiences and new programs.
Guidance Counsellors visit classes regarding course
selection in January. Individual and small group sessions
are also held.
The school’s philosophy emphasizes personal
responsibility in decision-making. Students are ultimately
responsible for ensuring that they meet graduation
diploma requirements and have the necessary courses
for university admission. Guidance Counsellors provide
individual support for students with their university
entrance applications.
Students and parents are encouraged to contact the
Guidance Department for information or assistance at any
time.
LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES
At Havergal College, we recognize the individuality of each
child and that each person explores the world in different
ways and possesses different strengths and weaknesses.
We work together to help students come to understand
themselves as learners and learn how to properly self-
advocate. We celebrate the individuality of each girl
and encourage every student to be her own person, to
challenge herself, to learn from her challenges and to
celebrate her successes.
Learning Support Specialists are available to help all
students (Junior, Middle and Senior Schools) understand
their learning strengths and weaknesses and to assist
teachers in working with students with different learning
needs. They identify students needing accommodations,
review extended assessments completed by private
specialists, develop strategies to meet the needs
of identified students, plan for any necessary
accommodations, design professional development for
teachers, coordinate meetings with families and teachers
to discuss accommodations and recommendations and
may help coordinate out-of-school support.
The Learning Support Specialists review all psycho-
educational assessments and create Individual Education
Profiles (IEP), which identify annual program goals and
describe the support that is available for that student.
The accommodations are aligned to those of universities,
colleges, provincial assessments and other standardized
tests. Havergal will accommodate but not modify the
curriculum.
Students need a current psycho-educational assessment
(within the last four to five years) on file. Generally,
student assessments are completed in Grades 4, 8 and
12. Students going to university will be counselled to seek
a current psycho-educational assessment.