Why Advisory?

STRONG ADVISORS:
Strong advisory programs address issues of community
Strong advisories promote open communication
Strong advisors know and care about their advisees
Strong advisors closely supervise their advisees' academic progress
Strong advisors are problem solvers and advice givers
Students and advisors perceive that advisory directly improves academic performance
Students and advisors perceive that advisory functions as a community of  learners


Young  adolescents, especially sixth graders, are leaving the security of the
  self-contained elementary school classroom, where they came to know both the
  teacher and their peers well, and coming into a situation where they are one of
  100’s of  students.

   To  combat the social anonymity that students feel, the faculty and staff strive to
  build relationships among a small peer group. 

  The  role of the advisor in this program is to foster a sense of belonging and
  community, a sense that "we are family." 



(George
& Alexander, 1993; Kunkleman,
  1994; Shaw & Koppleman,
  1994).