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This Quarter’s Focus: Resiliency

Our next focus for the school year is Resiliency. This quarter, students are learning how to navigate challenges, manage big feelings, and bounce back from setbacks in healthy, productive ways. Through classroom lessons, small group conversations, morning meetings, and intentional check-ins, we’re building skills that help students persist through difficulty, problem-solve effectively, and grow stronger through both successes and struggles.

Lower School

 

In Lower School, students are learning about resiliency through morning meeting discussions and small group instruction. Our Lower School News also continues to host School Counselor Story Time, where students explore books about resiliency and reflect on what it means to be able to bounce back.

Middle School

 

Middle School students have been exploring resiliency during Advisory lessons. Recent topics have included teamwork, communication, and empathy, key skills that help students collaborate effectively, navigate peer dynamics, and strengthen friendships.

Upper School

 

This quarter, students are participating in Advisory lessons led by students and faculty, sharing real experiences and practical strategies for building resiliency. These conversations help cultivate a resilient community where students are encouraged to face challenges with confidence, reflect on their experiences, and support one another through growth and change.

At Home Connections

As we partner with you, we want to offer a few opportunities for your family to continue the conversation on resiliency at home.
 
Table Talk Questions
  • Share a time when you were faced with a challenge and had to be resilient.
  • How do you usually respond when something feels hard, frustrating, or doesn’t go as planned?
  • What helps you calm yourself or keep going when you’re stuck or upset?
  • Who is someone you admire for the way they handle challenges or setbacks, and what can you learn from them?
  • When you’re having a tough day, what helps you feel supported, and how can you offer that support to others?
 
Family Activity
Create a “Resilience Challenge.” Each family member chooses one small strategy to practice this week when facing a challenge, pausing before reacting, trying again after a mistake, asking for help, using positive self-talk, or reflecting on what was learned. At the end of the week, reflect together on what worked, what felt hard, and how practicing these skills helped you bounce back or move forward.

Student Voices

Student input continues to play an important role in our work this quarter. In the Upper School, students led an Advisory lesson where they shared their own perspectives on friendships, communication, and resilience. In the Lower School, students participated in our School Counselor Story Time segment on the Lower School News, reading stories and talking about what it means to be a good friend. These contributions help us shape a connected, caring culture across campus.

Looking Ahead

As we move into the final quarter of the year, students will spend time reflecting on our three core areas of focus: Respect, Relationships, and Resiliency. Throughout the year, they’ve explored what it means to treat themselves and others with respect, build and maintain healthy relationships, and navigate challenges with confidence and flexibility. This quarter, students will be encouraged to look back on how these skills show up in their daily lives, how they respond to setbacks, communicate through conflict, manage stress in healthy ways, and support one another through both challenges and successes. Together, these experiences help students build confidence, perseverance, and the self-awareness needed to carry these skills forward.

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Stay in Touch!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s ever a way we can support your child. Our counselors support students not only through individual conversations but also by teaching classroom lessons, running small groups, and working with teachers to strengthen classroom communities.

Meet our School Counselors

Laurie McHargue

Laurie McHargue

Director of School Counseling
Jason Frazier

Jason Frazier

Middle School Counselor
Jeff Van Syckle

Jeff Van Syckle

Lower School Counselor