ADVISORY
AN ADVOCATE, A SOUNDING BOARD, AND A HOME BASE FOR HUN STUDENTS While most first-year students wonder who their new friends at
Advisory meetings range in topics and are equal parts academic
their new school will be, there is one important relationship they
and social; one week, advisory may be a time to focus on time
often overlook that is a tenet of their Hun School experience:
management resources, while another meeting may be an activity
their advisor and advisory. All students who enter the Upper
where students have to collaborate on a creative project. For most
School are assigned to an advisory, a group of eight to ten
students, advisory acts as a home base when they may need a
students, overseen by a faculty member. The group remains
moment of clarity during the hustle and bustle of the school year.
together until graduation, weighing decisions such as electives, clubs, extracurricular activities, grades, and social opportunities together. But, advisory is just as important for the one-on-one
As a ninth grade advisor, Angela Rieder, also a member of the counseling department, is set to have her group of eight
attention as it is for its group dynamic. Whether it’s a way to
students for their entire high school career, and as the years
hold students accountable for their grades, disseminate shared
progress, her role will change.
community expectations, or to just be a resource in the Upper School, the advisor is always accessible to their advisees.
Mrs. Rieder explains that during Freshman year, the role of advisors is to introduce students to the ins and outs of
Of course, this year has been different in many ways, including
The Hun School and to make sure students are balanced
impacting advisory. Before the pandemic, advisory groups
both academically and socially. Once the students reach
met once a week. Now, they meet every day — first thing in the
Sophomore year, they are well adjusted to the School and the
morning and at lunch.
advisor is there to offer guidance in terms of class selection. Spring 2021
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