MYP Counseling Update
School Updates
The counseling team is thankful to have students back on
campus now, even though due to Covid restrictions, many counseling lessons and activities remain online. While we are unable to have students work in groups, they have been actively participating in class discussions, brainstorming, and sharing their opinions and experiences with their classmates. Our students' resiliency and ability to remain positive and not give up during this pandemic and the multiple transitions to online learning never ceases to amaze and impress us. The ultimate goal of counseling is to help prepare students and give them the tools to succeed personally, academically and professionally, both in high school and beyond, down whatever path they should choose. We have been running counseling lessons during our shortened days with students from Grades 6-10 on different topics including bullying and being positive upstanders, internet safety, learning styles, multiple intelligences, goal setting, leadership, self-compassion, gratitude, managing stress and anxiety, personal and career exploration, and developing grit, to name a few. We are excited to continue working with Concordian’s MYP students and to watch them grow and mature into leaders in our community. The MYP Counseling Department
DP Counseling
Update
First semester proved to be a very busy time for us all in the DP Counseling Department. Grade 12 students were filling in college applications while trying to balance their school work. As with every year, there is much pressure on the students. They know what is expected of them but finding enough hours in the day can be taxing. I am happy to say that at this point, they have outdone themselves by mostly staying on task.
Many of our Seniors are already receiving offers and scholarships! The schools they are getting acceptances from hail from around the world, for example: Hong Kong University, UCL, University of Reading, Queen Mary University of London, University of Manchester, Royal Veterinary College, Yale University, Marymount Manhattan, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, UC Berkeley, Australian National University, University of Sydney, The University of New South Wales, Chulalongkorn (INDA, EBA, BBA programs), Mahidol (Bioresources and Environmental Science, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi), Thammasat Innovation BSi, and Keio University.
For our Grade 11 students we have started the college application process this year through guidance lessons, individual meetings and Junior interviews. As we pick up the Grade 10s in the second
Finally, I do want to mention that we not only work with students on their college and career aspirations but we also try hard to look after their mental health. In March and April, we will be having a workshop led by an outside organization, for both Grades 11 and 12 students, on how to take care of their mental health. I went through the course myself and I firmly believe this will be good training for our students. As we head toward the last leg of our school year, I want to encourage everyone to continue looking after themselves. Stay safe, healthy but most importantly happy! Dr. Tresa Director of College Counseling
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We still have a few months left and I know a few more countries to add to the growing list of acceptances. Way to go seniors! Keep working toward your goals! These successes have been a collaborative effort with various departments involved but I do want to say that teachers play a major role in getting students academically ready. Let’s give a big shout out to our wonderful teachers at Concordian - thank you for all you do to help our students!
semester, we are collaborating and supporting the Principals, IB Coordinator and teachers to make sure students make the right choices for their future goals and aspirations. Our school Director has also been leading meetings with parents in Grade 10 to talk about the course selection process in Thai.