Guidance Counselling - Grades 10 - 12
Counselling Services
Personal, career, extra-curricular and post secondary guidance counselling is available for all secondary students and their families.
Academic Counselling - IB Diploma & SIS Diploma
Individual meetings to establish a three year plan are organized in Grade 10 so that the Counsellor can provide realistic academic guidance.
With teacher recommendations used as a reference point, students choose whether to study the full IB Diploma program or the SIS Diploma. Descriptions of each can be viewed under Course Offerings.
Career Planning
In Grades 10 & 11through the Advisory program and individual counselling, students begin to form a vision for their future pathway. By examining their own strengths and weaknesses, values and skills as well as interest areas, students begin setting realistic & achievable goals. Selecting professionals in their area of interest to gather further information about the career path is a task each student undertakes during the course.
Applying to College & University
During Grade 11, preliminary College/University interviews are arranged by the counsellor to gather specific information about each student’s post secondary plans.
College information evenings are held in May for parents and students to become familiar with the application process for the UK, US, Canada and Australia. (school calendar has dates).
A College pack with specific timelines is given to each student in May to begin the application process.
The Counsellor guides the student through the entire process, including their personal statements and college essays, and writes the final recommendations for the universities.
SAT Reasoning Test (Scholastic Assessment Test)
Guidance Counselling - Grades K-9
Counselling Services
SIS provides a counselling service that takes into account a child’s social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
Support for students, teachers and parents is available through individual and/or group meetings.
All students and their families can access our services.
Transitioning Tips
Helping Your Child Cope with School Transitions - By Leah Davies, M.Ed.
Advisory Programme
All grades follow an age appropriate program for students to enhance their social/emotional development. Grades K -5 follow the IPC guidelines and Grades 6 -9 Advisor teachers administer the program that incorporates values, relationships, emotions, resilience, bullying, self esteem, goal setting, learning styles, dealing with stress, transition issues, particularly dealing with grief and loss and healthy lifestyle.
Grades 10 -12 focus on Career planning, preparing for College and lifestyle issues.
Fair & Equal Treatment Policy
Action plan for Fair and Equal Treatment at SIS.
According to Swedish law (2006:67), any acts of discrimination, harassment or other acts of intimidation of a child or student are forbidden. This refers to unfair treatment on grounds of any of the following:
1.Ethnicity
2.Age
3.Gender
4.Sexuality
5.Religion
6.Functional impairment
7.Transgender identity
Definitions:
Conflicts
There is a marked difference between a conflict situation and either a bullying or harassment situation. Conflicts are usually direct confrontations between two or more individuals in a specific situation.
These situations can usually be sorted out by school personnel or by the individuals themselves with no further incidents occurring after the original conflict. It is important that staff members intervene in conflicts and come to a mutually agreed settlement so that the conflict does not grow into a larger more serious situation.
At the same time even though a conflict is situational and usually resolved immediately, acts of harassment or discrimination can occur during that conflict and it is important for the staff to be aware of all the details and appropriate action be taken in accordance with the schools guidelines.
Acts of intimidation
The dictionary definition of intimidation is “To coerce or inhibit (an individual) by or as if by threats” and applies in our school. No individual should be allowed to inhibit or threaten another member of our school. Intimidation can take the following forms: student to student; student to teacher; and teacher to student intimidation.
Discrimination
Discrimination is when there is unfair treatment of a person based on a negative or hostile attitude towards a group they belong to. It is not just a thought or attitude (prejudice) but can also be expressed through behavior, action or outcome.
Harassment
Harassment is defined as “To irritate or torment persistently”. This can be physical and/or physiological. Harassment falls directly under the title of ‘Bullying’ and will be dealt with according to the school guidelines concerning ‘Bullying’.
Bullying
Bullying at school is when one or several students repeatedly and systematically harass another student physically, psychologically or both during a specific period of time. The time period can be a few weeks but it is often months or occasionally years. Individual incidents of harassment are not classified as bullying. Bullying most often takes place within a student’s class.
School guidelines concerning bullying
PROCEDURE FOR ACTION:
The student asks the perpetrator to please stop.
If it continues, the student once more asks the perpetrator to stop.
If unsuccessful, the student or peer reports the incident to a member of the Anti- Bullying Team or their teacher who then reports to a member of the AB team.
The committee member writes a detailed report outlining the incident.
The team meets to discuss the incident and agree on a plan of action.
A mediation meeting with the perpetrator and victim is arranged where the victim can safely express his/her feelings about the alleged harassment.
Parents of the perpetrator are contacted and invited to a meeting with the Principal and member(s) of the Anti- Bullying Team where suitable consequences will be discussed and enforced.
The student’s Advisor teacher will be informed of the situation.
'Friends' Program
Stockholm international school is now working with the organization Friends and there anti bullying method which involves students as friends’ representatives in each class (grade 6 to 10). Read more.
Helpful Resources for Parents & Students
Parent Workshops
A variety of Parent workshops are offered throughout the year on a range of topics such as Transitioning, Parenting of Adolescent & Young Children, Nutrition, Stress,
Internet safety and Techno-bullying.
Weblinks
How to Study - http://www.how-to-study.com/
Stress Management - http://www.mindtools.com/smpage.html
Depression - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/letstalk.cfm
The Parent Report - http://www.theparentreport.com/resources/ages/teen.html
Parent Tips - http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips.html
Parent - Teen - http://www.parent-teen.com/
School & Homework - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/succeed/
Useful Information on Drugs for Parents - http://www.theantidrug.com/
Freedom form Chemical Dependency - http://www.fcd.org/content/about/index.asp
