Lower Schooler Heart Hands

Student Wellness and Support

At Head-Royce, we focus on educating the whole child which involves developing physically healthy, and socially and emotionally aware students who understand themselves and others. Recognizing that the concept of “wellness” is part of a broader systemic thinking, we instill in students an understanding of the many components of wellness and learning that lead to happiness and healthy living.

 

Student Support Services is composed of learning specialists, counselors, health educators, and school nurses—who work collaboratively with the professional community—to foster the development of academic, behavioral, and social-emotional well-being for our students.

We promote the benefits of healthy eating and physical fitness, the importance of self-awareness, the steps to self-acceptance and self-advocacy, many strategies to effectively navigate social dynamics, and tools for effective communication skills.

 

Nurse at Work on Campus
Learning Support

Learning Support

Our goal is for students to be academically successful and to build confidence as active and engaged learners. Teachers and administrators work with families to foster a positive academic experience for all students. While we expect all students to meet the school's academic standards, we strive to work with students with learning differences so that they have a fair and reasonable opportunity to develop a lifelong love for learning.

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Rosemary Durousseau with Kindergarteners
Counseling

 

Counseling

We have professionally trained counselors on campus for each division who are available to meet with students individually or in groups for short-term counseling. The counselors also conduct classroom lessons and observations, as well as collaborate with other student support professionals.

 

 

 

 

Nurse at Work on Campus
Health Services

Health Services

The mission of our health services specialists is to protect, support, and improve the health and well-being of students within the school setting. Often, this is accomplished by working together with the student, their family, healthcare provider/s, teachers, school nurses, and the school support staff. Parents can help by communicating to the school nurses any health-related barriers that may affect their children's ability to learn.

Some of the services provided include medication administration, first aid, and emergency procedures, ensuring immunization compliance, coordinating scoliosis screenings and flu vaccine clinics on-site, providing care and management for specialized health care procedures, coordinating care with physicians and families for special medical needs at school, and updating health policies and protocols as needed.

 

 

Upper School Health Class
Health and Life Skills Curriculum

 

Health and Life Skills Curriculum

Student wellness is supplemented by life skills and health classes in the Middle and Upper School. These classes aim to create a supportive environment for social-emotional learning. In middle school students begin by exploring concepts of identity, mindfulness, and empathy. In Upper School, Health class allows students to go deeper into discussions around privilege and power, gender, sexuality, consent, and healthy relationships.

 

 

 

Upper School Peers
Academic Support

 

Academic Support

  • Peer Tutoring can be a critical source of academic support. Students are able to get help from trained Upper School students on campus after school, or virtually after hours and on weekends when it’s convenient for them. Group sessions are also possible. The program provides students the opportunity to learn from another student who knows the class material and understands their experience.