Advisor Program

Teachers guide and care about their students

Every Middle and Upper School student at Saint George’s has an advocate, mentor and friend – their advisor. Beginning in sixth grade, students pair up with a faculty advisor who monitors their academic and social progress through weekly groups and individual sessions. It’s our way of helping students gradually assume responsibility for their own learning and develop the independence that leads to social maturity.

Teachers accept kids where they are academically, socially, and emotionally. They get the best out the kids, and the kids get to be the best they can be. The teachers really work to help kids succeed.

Donna Halvorson, Upper School Parent and Parent of Alumna

Upper School students pick their own faculty advisors, who help them plan what courses to take and consult with their colleagues across the board to oversee their students’ progress. As the chief liaison between home and school, advisors lead parent conferences and act as the point person for students’ questions or parents’ concerns. Our students and their advisors make meaningful connections, bringing out the best in both.