STUDENT
PARENT
1ST TRIMESTER
• Acclimate to Woodberry Culture • Organize a schedule and keep to it • Take challenging courses in which you can do well • Make use of consultations with faculty • Explore extracurricular interests/get involved
• Encourage student to get to know resources and adults at Woodberry • Encourage involvement outside of class • Encourage engagement with advisor around academic challenges
2ND TRIMESTER
• Look to enhance involvement outside of class • Talk to parents about summer opportunities
• Too early to think about standardized testing • Encourage son to try something new • Discuss summer options with son
• Register third form and parents on Cialfo • Available for consultation on college-related matters
3RD TRIMESTER
• Not too early for exploratory college visits • Finalize plans for the summer • Work with academic advisor to schedule appropriately challenging course load
• Facilitate exploratory college visits when and where possible • Help think through fourth-form course load
• Available for consultation on college-related matters
SUMMER
Third Form
• Good time to add an exploratory college visit or two • Spend at least part of the summer pursuing intellectual/work/ community engagement opportunities
• Facilitate exploratory college visits • Encourage a productive summer
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