Department: Guidance

There are 2.5 Guidance Counsellors, one secretary, Social Worker, Psychologist, Settlement Worker.

The Guidance office is open at 8:30 a.m. every day.

Students are able to make appointments to see their alpha counsellor.

Some roles and responsibilities of Guidance Counsellors are as follows:

• Deliver workshops and seminars
• Implement a process to ensure that all students complete their Response Forms
• Maintain and establish links with elementary and secondary schools, post secondary institutions and community partners
• Deliver and monitor Orientation and Exit Programs and Peer Assistance Programs
• Assist in the transition to post secondary education
• Provide individual assistance and short term counselling for individuals and small group.

Services Provided

• Course selection in all grades
• “Pathways” planning
• Post secondary workshops
• Post secondary applications
• Educational and career planning
• Visits to home forms in all grades
• Employment and volunteer information
• Scholarship information
• Group and individual counselling
• Registration for night school, summer school, and virtual school
• Career Centre