Student Learning and Wellness

Student Support Services

The student support team collaborates with other services (Student Services, DEIB, IT, teachers, and administrators) to ensure that the needs of every student are met.

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CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER : Navigating the Middle School Journey - How to Thrive Together

January 15, 2025, from 6-7:30pm

On Zoom

In this presentation, we will explore the unique challenges and opportunities of the middle school years. We'll delve into how brain changes and puberty impact our kids and offer insights into parenting during this critical stage. Our goal is to open the conversation on approaching adolescence with a positive and confident mindset while providing practical tips and tools to help build essential academic, organizational, relational, and emotional skills. Additionally, we’ll discuss stress management at this age and the resources available to support your family.

To conclude, we will share an overview of our health education curriculum in Middle School at the Lycée.

 

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CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER : Supporting your adolescent’s health and wellness - A roadmap for life
CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER : Supporting your adolescent’s health and wellness - A roadmap for life

March 06, 2025, from 6-7:30pm

On Zoom

In this presentation for high school parents, we’ll explore what well-being means for our high school students and how it looks in their daily lives. We'll discuss the importance of fostering habits that intentionally support physical, mental, emotional, and social health, along with practical ways to guide them on this journey. We’ll also address the unique parenting challenges around mental health messaging, incorporating insights from the Surgeon General’s call to action on teen mental health and parent well-being. You’ll learn how to effectively communicate messages about healthy habits, using evidence-based frameworks like Dan Siegel’s "7 Parts of the Healthy Mind Plate" and Challenge Success’s “PDF.” Lastly, we’ll cover how to recognize signs and symptoms that may need attention, initiate conversations, and seek help when necessary.

To conclude, we will share an overview of our health education curriculum in High School at the Lycée.

 

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CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER: From Middle to High School, and From Adolescence to Adulting
CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER: From Middle to High School, and From Adolescence to Adulting

April 08, 2025, from 6-7:30pm

On Zoom

 

This final presentation of the year will focus on navigating the critical transitions from middle to high school and from adolescence to adulthood. We will explore how parents can support their children in taking care of themselves by fostering autonomy and agency through a strengths-based approach and “appreciative inquiry.” We’ll dive into essential life skills and discuss practical ways to develop them at home and at school. The presentation will also cover strategies for helping teens make informed and safer choices, enhance their critical thinking, and manage the challenges of these pivotal years. Additionally, we’ll share information on resources available at school, including health education, and highlight community support that can aid in this journey.

 

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Special Aid Network: What does exist?

Student Support Strategies

Our Student Support team is a group of professionals (speech therapists, psychologists, learning specialists for the French and English curriculums, etc.) who intervene with students who are experiencing difficulties in their academic journey, either learning difficulties and/or emotional challenges, that affect their academic performance and success.

The Student Support team can intervene in the following ways:

  • Ressources for Personalized Help in the Classroom
  • Advice to families
  • Implementation of accommodations and adaptations for school work
  • Implementation of PPRE (Personal Plan for Educational Success), PAP (Special Accommodation Plan) and PPS (Individual Educational Plan)
  • Participation in Educational Team meetings
  • Observations, student evaluations
  • Ad hoc consultations and interventions with students
  • Coordination and monitoring of student progress  
  • Assistance with requests for exam accommodations
  • Referral to external local ressources

 

For new families whose child already has identified difficulties within the framework of a PAP or other special plan (PPS, American IEP, etc.), a conversation with the admissions team will help prepare the on-boarding and identify whether the school will be able to meet the applicant's needs.

Many students with special needs can be schooled in a regular school setting and in a bilingual school such as ours, with accommodations in terms of time, specific equipment or personalized aids .

Schooling in an ordinary environment is always preferred whenever possible and beneficial for the child. However, in certain cases, if our school cannot meet the specific needs of a student, our team will then help guide the family in their search for a local, public or private specialized structure.

The first point of contact for families should always be the child's teacher.

The teacher will call the Student Support team after discussing the concerns with the family. An action plan will then be put in place in consultation with all involved. In most cases, a set of actions will be provided to solve temporary difficulties.

In case of persistent difficulties, despite the interventions already in place, other actions can be implemented by organizing an Educational Team or proposing specialized assessments to better understand the student's learning profile.

If a learning disability is identified and diagnosed (highlighted by a recent assessment clearly indicating one or more deficits), and if the family so wishes, PAP will be set up and revised each year according to the evolution of the student's needs.