Family Handbook 2025-26

STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Student Support

While all members of the Havergal community are responsible for supporting students, we are fortunate to have specially trained faculty and professionals that provide targeted support and interventions with students. These staff are available to guide students through their school experience and, in particular, assist them in managing academic, psychosocial, physical and spiritual needs. Student support members work closely with students to help them navigate adversity and embrace successes as they progress through their academic journeys. This approach is student-centric and case-specific, whereby the composition of individuals supporting a student is uniquely established. Commitment to Inclusive Excellence — Student Support Services Student Support Services at Havergal College is committed to providing affirming and culturally sensitive services to our students. We strive to offer services and programs that are inclusive and give voice to the varied experiences specific to the racial, ethnic and cultural background/ experience, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic experience, religious affiliation, nationality and/or disability status of our students. We engage students with respect, affirmation, acceptance, understanding and an appreciation of our differences and similarities, and we are open to learning when there is a lack of familiarity with a student’s experience. Our team of Social Workers, Guidance Counsellors and Learning Support Specialists have extensive experience and specialized training in providing support services to individuals of diverse social identities and backgrounds. We understand that only through an awareness of ourselves as cultural beings can we hope to understand and help others. Guidance Upper School Guidance Counsellors work closely with Upper School students to help them navigate academic and social emotional changes and challenges that define adolescence. Philosophically, the Guidance Department believes that, in order to provide the best support and advice, it is essential to know our students, what they value and and who they want to be, and work directly with them to build their capacity for growth and advocacy. Guidance Counsellors work with students one-on-one, in small groups and with grade-specific groups. Students will have one designated counsellor for Grades 7 through 9, then will transition to a senior grades counsellor for Grades 10 through 12. Counsellors guide from academic, inclusive and social emotional lenses, providing students with exceptional support and individualized school strategies.

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