Advising

Advising Mission and Program

The central purpose of the Lick-Wilmerding High School advising program is to ensure that every student is known, understood, and supported throughout their four years of high school. The advising program integrates three key strands—Community Building, Academic and Personal Mentoring, and Identity Development—and takes place in bi-monthly advising group sessions, grade-level class meetings, and advisor-advisee one-on-one coaching conferences.

The once-a-rotation advising sessions vary in curricular focus—emphasis is placed on discussing issues relevant to each grade/developmental level and is interspersed with sessions dedicated to community building, fun and play, and even off-campus advising outings.

Advisors serve as a first point of contact between a student. Family and the school and are informed and included in issues involving their advisee. In collaboration with grade-level deans, our student support services team (SSS), and faculty, advisors provide or connect students with the resources they need to be supported and successful at LWHS.

Advisors also support LWHS’ commitment to building a welcoming, inclusive and empathic community by helping students develop a growing awareness of and practice of our school-wide community norms.

To fulfill this mission, advisors will:

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Advising Group
- Approach each advising session with an eager attitude, open mind, and generosity of spirit
- Meet in advising groups bi monthly, and
- Attend grade level advisor meetings, class meetings and events such as retreats.
- Lead advisees in assigned one week of community clean-up in the cafe.
Advisees and Families
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- Read advisee narrative comments and any student updates or referrals.
- Meet with advisees individually to discuss course progress, any student updates or referrals, community membership, and belonging and general well being
- Act as principal liaison between advisee, families, and the school.

To fulfill this mission, advisees will:

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- Approach each advising session with an eager attitude, open mind and generosity of spirit.
- Be prompt, engaged, and participatory at all advising group sessions, treating all members of the group with kindness and respect.
- Be an active agent contributing to an inclusive and empathetic community within and beyond the advising group.
- Develop a practice of the LWHS community norms as modeled in the advising sessions.
- Prepare for individual advisor-advisee meetings and the annual family conference.
- Consult with advisor as needed to access LWHS resources, including counseling, the deans, LSC, etc.
- Enact strategies offered by advisor (and others, including counselors and deans) to work through any class or school challenges.

Advising Mission and Program

To fulfill this mission, advisors will:

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Advising Group

Advisees and Families

To fulfill this mission, advisees will:

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Advisees

Typical Advising Group Time

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