Family Handbook 2018-19

Guidance  We know that successful people cultivate resilience and a resolve to face challenges, setbacks and  disappointments. As such, Havergal aims to help girls develop the confidence and fortitude  required of them to persevere through difficult times to achieve their goals. Guidance Counsellors  help our students get to know themselves socially, emotionally and intellectually. Not only do they  work directly with students, but they also act as liaisons with faculty, Boarding staff, Wellness staff,  Administrators and, where appropriate, external agencies.   Our Upper School Guidance Counsellors work closely with Upper School students at every grade to  help them navigate the normative social/emotional turbulence that defines the Middle School  (Grades 7 and 8) and Senior School (Grades 9 to 12) years. They visit classes regarding course  selection in January and help Senior School students make sense of how their elective choices can  impact their university admission prospects for different programs. Guidance Counsellors work  with students one‑on‑one, in small groups and grade‑specific groups. Two designated counselors  also work closely with our Grade 11 and 12 students with their their postsecondary career and  university admission aspirations. Our graduates attend highly competitive institutions in Canada  and internationally.  A Framework for Reporting the Disclosure of Personal Information by   Upper School Students  It is not uncommon for an Upper School (Grades 7 to 12) student to have a conversation with a  Guidance Counsellor, School Nurse, the school Social Worker, a coach or another trusted faculty or  staff member in which the student discloses sensitive personal information about herself and/or  her family. In so doing, the student might specifically request that the information she discloses not  be shared with her parents.  While we encourage Upper School students to share important disclosures they might make to  faculty and staff about their physical and/or mental health and well‑being with their parents, it is  key that Upper School parents appreciate that capable students have legal rights to their privacy  and the confidentiality of their personal information, including personal health information, under  applicable laws. 

When a capable Upper School student discloses personal information to faculty and staff and  specifically requests that the conversation and its details remain confidential, it is important for 

Last Updated August 17, 2018 Havergal College Family Handbook 2018–19

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