Personalized Pathways
Each student is unique, from a different place, heading towards a different goal
A pathway unique to each student doesn’t happen by chance. From start to finish and throughout, our students continually meet with a specific counsellor through a careful process. This is key to match program choices, tailor experiences and gain guidance in meeting the student’s goals.
1. Pre-Arrival Meeting with Parents
Your counsellor meets with you and your parents to start getting to know you, and to understand your family’s goals and expectations, answering any questions you might have.
2. Assessment of Prior Learning and Goals
Your counsellor examines in detail your English test results and school history, then learns more about you in a one-on-one interview. Together, you explore your work habits, activities you enjoy, life goals, and education plan.
3. Pathway Design & Course Planning
Your counsellor helps you understand how your pathway at Bodwell will look, and helps you plan an optimal course load to apply for your desired university.
4. Academic Support Plan
Your counsellor and school principal design a specific academic support plan with you to target your academic goals and any current weaknesses. This can include additional sessions with teachers, study time with tutors, and academic co-curricular learning.
5. Life Skills Development Plan
Your counsellor and boarding advisors design a life-skill development plan with you according to your interests and history. The plan includes after-school sports and activities, leadership opportunities, and life-skills co-curricular learning.
6. Career Life Education
You will take two career life courses prior to graduation, learning to understand yourself and career life in a changing world. In the Capstone Project, you independently research and present a topic of your choice, linked to your career goals.
7. University Guidance & Applications
To plan for a purposeful post-secondary choice, you research an extensive range of options including locations, universities, and programs, with the support of your counsellor. You also learn about entry requirements and scholarships.
8. Graduation
It is time to celebrate and say "so long". Now, you depart from adolescence and enter young adulthood. Though you will always have a community at Bodwell, you are now ready to pursue your life goals.
Counsellors - Your Trusted Connection Each counsellor advises a group of students on academics, post-secondary planning, and personal well-being. As the first point of contact for both students and their parents, the counselling staff provides holistic support to our students.
Bodwell's counsellors are highly multilingual, bringing their own diverse global experiences. Though students work with their counsellors in English, we are proud to offer support in a variety of preferred languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Farsi.
From the first day of boarding to graduation and departure, Bodwell students find the support they need to truly call the school their home.