Guidance Services

With so many courses to choose from and career options to explore, making decisions can be difficult! We are here to help you brainstorm, imagine possibilities, strategize your curriculum and, ultimately, create a plan that fulfills your personal goals. Each trimester, you have the flexibility to build a schedule with 5–6 courses. While some courses last one trimesters, others take two or three trimesters to complete. Ideally, your schedule will include a combination of required and elective classes each trimester to ensure progress toward graduation. We recommend meeting with your counselor prior to registration to talk through your course selection.

Every individual learns differently and experiences unique challenges on their academic path. We are dedicated to helping you identify and find solutions for learning barriers as they arise. The following list illustrates common issues that may affect your learning. 

Physical/Mental Conditions

Discomfort, both physically and mentally, can detract from your academic experience and may require visits to doctor's offices or clinics that disrupt day-to-day life. Examples of such conditions include:

• Hunger / Low blood sugar: can reduce concentration
• Anxiety / Depression: can reduce motivation, cause tiredness, irritability or distraction
• Injury / Illness: can cause intense discomfort, inability to focus, tiredness, etc.

Environmental Factors

Factors such as temperature, sound, accommodations and external distractions are important to consider in your learning environment. An ideal environment will have minimal distractions, a quiet atmosphere, comfortable temperature and appropriate furniture to support your work. If it important that during school instruction and activities students are not be expected to perform any other duties (i.e., picking up the phone, doing chores, etc.) at the same time. Supportive and encouraging communication should be prioritized throughout each school day. 

Lack of Confidence

Lack of confidence occurs in response to many factors such as previous bad experience, fear of failure and resistance to change. In academic situations, lack of confidence typically manifests in two ways:

• Lack of confidence in performance: taking tests, completing projects, speaking in front of others 
• Lack of confidence in their existing skills: "I've always been bad at math" or "I'm just not very good at working in groups" 

Students may feel self-conscious in their learning environment due to shyness or worry about not learning as quickly as others. In such cases, our teachers are trained to be responsive and open to feedback. Online instruction is designed to be adaptable so that you can get your needs met. No student should have to feel isolated or frustrated.