Guidance & Counseling

Our team offers courses, division-wide programming, and individual, small-group, and large-group counseling and consultation. When appropriate, our counselors also serve as liaisons and intermediaries, and they coordinate communication among students, parents, teachers, administration, learning support staff, and any outside specialists involved. Students may request an appointment with a counselor on their own, or teachers or parents may refer them. Parents also may request an appointment to discuss concerns that arise.

Students may be scheduled for regular counseling sessions to work on issues that are be interfering with academic performance or personal development. Counselors assist with planning and facilitating appropriate interventions for students having difficulties, tracking their progress, and serving as information and communication hubs for everyone involved in the student’s case. When appropriate, the counselors will refer students or families to psychological or medical specialists within the community.

Any student voluntarily seeking assistance with a personal problem from the school counselors is guaranteed confidentiality unless the counselor determines that there is a physical or emotional danger to the student, another student, or the student body.

Wellness at Nido covers a student’s overall physical, mental, emotional, and cognitive well-being and emphasizes the mind-body connection that is important to achieving a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Courses, programming, study breaks, and daily reminders encourage students to practice mindfulness and live a healthy lifestyle in support of academic excellence and in pursuit of living our Nido values, especially happiness.

The High School is able to offer limited support to students needing minor assistance with learning differences or English-language acquisition. We use a Student Support Team (SST) model, comprised of counselors, teachers, administrators, and any outside specialists who might be assisting the student. The team shares information, creates action plans to support students and their families, facilitates interventions, tracks progress, and coordinates continued communication among team members, teachers, and the student and his or her family.

To inquire about the school’s ability to meet specific student learning needs, please contact the Admissions Office to arrange an interview to discuss whether Nido could be a good fit for your child.

In the High School EAL is provided through in-class support, the EAP Program, or the EAL Academy. In-class support may include individual, small group, and co-teaching models designed to support students to be successful with grade-level curriculum within the general classroom setting. The EAP program has been designed to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in English. The EAP program focuses primarily on academic English and reinforces the curriculum of content areas in Language Arts to meet grade-level demands. The EAL Academy has been designed with two pillars in mind: Intensive English instruction and in-class support in some core subjects. Students are enrolled in an adapted English block, receive in-class support in many of their core academic classes, and will have a case manager who will work closely with the classroom teachers and families. Click here to learn more. 

Learning Support in the High School includes the Learning Lab, the Math Lab, in-class support, and case management. Learning Lab is a program that has been designed to assist students in various academic, social-emotional, and behavioral areas. Learning Lab helps develop the essential executive functioning skills students need in order to meet the various goals of each grade level and works with students in the areas of self-regulation, organization, study skills, time management, goal setting, self-advocacy, and curriculum support. The Math Lab Program has been designed to meet the needs of students who are not able to access the standard math pathway. Math Lab can either be a temporary program, where students can develop their skills in order to move into the standard pathways or it can provide an alternative pathway for some students. Students in Math Lab are not eligible for the full IB Diploma. In-class Support has been designed to provide help and assistance to struggling students in the general education classroom.  All students in Learning Support will have a case manager who will develop an Individualized Learning Plan that will be shared with the student, teacher, and parents. The case manager will work closely with the student’s team. Click here to learn more.