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 COUNSELING & CAREER GUIDANCE
Parents & Guardians,
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child/children to the Saba Comprehensive School! Each year in high school, your child will face new challenges as he or she grows and experiences the period of adolescence. Therefore, your child will need as much support as possible from us both.
The Guidance program at SCS helps to provide an atmosphere where students are able to learn and explore while allowing them to discover and express their basic personalities, including strengths and weaknesses in a comfortable, safe learning environment. The program also guides students through the decision making process helping them to understand the significance of a good education/career/job, responsibility, positive values and morals, consequences and positive self-esteem, which in turn, can help lead to fulfilling their academic, emotional, social and psychological needs. Students, who feel supported, understood and possess a strong sense of self-worth, generally perform better in school and are happier.
Together, we need to work towards helping your child achieve his/her goals and become all that he/she can in life. Therefore, I am asking for your cooperation in working together while having the best interest of your child at heart. It is also important to discuss your child’s future and ask them to explain to you their purpose for being in school and what they hope to accomplish. Each day in your child’s life is filled with promise and wonderful opportunities to learn and apply new concepts, so please encourage them to make the most of each day in school.
In closing, let’s work together to make this year one of your child’s best years at SCS.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Kathy Wright-Sagers, M.S.
-Career and Guidance Counselor-
Some Topics covered in Guidance
- Enabling students to become more critical, independent, creative thinkers
- Time Management Skills: Teaching them how to manage and make the most of their time as a student in high school
- Study Skills-how to study smarter, not harder!
- Understanding why Forms 1 and 2 are the critical years in shaping their future
- Dealing with the teenage years- how to handle peer pressure, what to expect in dealing with the various changes of adolescence, how to say “No” to negative external pressures etc…
- Good Character Education or Development - self-concept, values, morals, enhancing self-confidence, forming positive relationships, assertive communication skills etc…
Some Topics Covered in Career Guidance
- Students gain information about possible future career interests and learn more about their personalities and how this connects to their future goals
- Discover which careers/jobs relate to their strengths, interests and aptitudes through career testing
- Gain an insight of the academic, technical, professional and personal skills required in various occupations
- Gain an understanding of the connection between school and work through job placement programs and career exploration
- Gain information to assist them in goal setting and planning for the future
- Motivate them to work hard towards their future goals and realize the value of a good education
Additional Career Experiences
- Develops interview skills
- Helps students gain experience in résumé preparation, cover letters and job applications
- Teaches them how to interact in a new, professional environment among others
- Gives them a taste of what the working world is like and what is expected of them
- Teaches them how to adapt to change
- Helps them practice effective communication and assertiveness methods
- Opens up the possibility for future work opportunities
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