Student Support Services                                                          at Colegio Internacional de Carabobo

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year 

The Student Support Services team is ready to support our students' needs and your needs this new and challenging school year.
 Working together with students, families and teachers we can design and implement strategies to  provide support to make sure learning is happening.
Our team this year:
Mr. Francisco Castro, Secondary School CounselorMs. Melissa Molina, Secondary Learning SpecialistMs. Marisela Arraiz, Elementary School Counselor Ms. Emma Belouche, Elementary Learning Specialist
Mr. Castro is the Secondary School Counselor. He determines possibilities for improvement in academic, social, emotional, college, and career development areas. Mr. Castro provides individual and group counseling, considering student needs and parent and teacher communication. He creates secondary-wide strategies to promote social and emotional health, considering the school risks factors.
Mr. Castro is also responsible for the College Counseling Program at CIC. 
fcastro@cicvalencia.org
Ms. Molina is the Secondary Learning Specialist. She works closely with students, parents, and teachers to develop IEPs and ISPs for the students and make sure accommodations are favorable, and if not, modify and adapt the support each student needs. 
Ms. Molina uses strategic, timely, and personal interventions in order to enhance capabilities, close achievement gaps, and support positive choices.
 mmolina@cicvalencia.org 
Ms. Arraiz, is the Elementary School Counselor. She works with students, parents, and teachers to find solutions for emotional issues -motivation, relationship or social problems, testing anxiety-, and behavioral -skipping class, irresponsibility, or any other reported via ESIR-
 marraiz@cicvalencia.org 
Ms. Belouche, is the Elementary Learning Specialist. She works closely with students, parents, and teachers to develop IEP’s and ISP’s for the students and make sure accommodations are favorable, and if not, modify and adapt the support each student needs.
ebelouche@cicvalencia.org 

What We Do 

As the Student Support Services Department we believe our primary purpose is to advocate for our students, because we believe education extends beyond the classroom and that our students learn best when positive relationships are present and fostered by all members of our school. 

By establishing positive relationships, we make sure we are nurturing the student's social and emotional well-being, which can encourage the proper academic development of the student and success in school. 

The Student Support Services department considers itself to be a critical component within our school, and the example our members set is integral to the academic, social, emotional and career progress of all students. For this purpose, we are committed to personal change and grow, not only in our students, but also in the members of our support department. 

Journal.pdf

Chargers for Character 

Values ​​are the foundation for community living and relating to others. They ​​are the conductor to our daily behavior. Values are part of our identity as people, and guide us to act at home, at school, at work or in any other area of our lives. Although values ​​begin to be molded in the early years of a child and their foundation comes from home, everyone gives a proper sense.  Using values ​​is a personal decision. Everybody determines how to deal with different situations in life. As we already mentioned before that values come from home, here at CIC we emphasize them by providing to our students diverse programs that give positive reinforcements in many different ways.

In Elementary School we have a subject called “Chargers for Character.” It is a class taught once a week and is an interactive program where students participate, ask questions and are able to self-reflect in matters such as friendship, empathy, anti-bulling, making good choices, honesty, community involvement and others.

We also distinguish publicly every other Friday during the Elementary assembly, students that are putting into practice their values. This is the CIC STANDS UP! Nominations where we give colored bands that are divided into five different categories: random act of kindness, acts of inclusion, environmental kindness, standing up against bullying and the character value of the month. This character value of the month supports students promoting the campaign by spreading the message and taking initiatives.

Neuroplasticity.pdf
Copy of What are ways of making your brain grow.pdf

Life Skills

On the other hand we do not stop promoting values in Elementary school but we continue in the Secondary School, especially in Middle School by teaching a subject under the name of “Life Skills.” This is an 82 minute class that the students take once a week from 6th grade up to 8th grade. This course is taught by two counselors and focus on the following main areas of knowledge acquisition: study skills, character education, emotional, sexual and social education and group dynamics. Students have the opportunity to identify, reflect and find solutions to issues which are related to their growing process and which concern them throughout the year.

We understand that facing with the difficult task of educating children might appear doubts and fears in parents as well as teachers. The key to succeed is never to give up and be consistent, since the values ​​are the essence of education.

For Parents/Para Padres

Orientación para padres de 6to grado 2023-2024

Grade 6 - Orientation - 2023.pptx

Orientación para padres de 9no grado 2023-2024

Grade 9 - Orientation - 2023.pptx

Orientación para padres de 12vo grado 2023-2024

Grade 12 - Orientation - 2023.pptx

Orientación para padres de 11vo grado 2023-2024

Grade 11 - Orientation - 2023.pptx

AP para Padres

tu-hijo-y-ap-spanish.pdf

Inscribete en AP y distínguete de los demás 

benefits-of-taking-ap-exams-spanish.pdf

Los beneficios de presentar un examen AP

map-out-ap-journey-spanish.pdf

Planifique su camino al éxito con AP

maximizing-hard-work-spanish.pdf

Maximizar su arduo trabajo

From 5th to 6th How will I make it? 

College Applications/Aplicaciones a la Universidad

Five Top Programs in Europe.pdf

Five Top Programs In Europe

Europe is becoming a popular destination for college students. With low costs and more opportunities, it's a wise choice. In the document you will find the top 5 programs taught in English. 
Guide To International University Admission.pdf

Guide to International Admissions

This guide includes information on the admission process all over the world. 
You can provide structure in a number of ways that will help you and your child feel more comfortable. For example:
1) Establish a regular schedule for waking up, having meals, beginning schoolwork etc. Write down the daily schedule on a piece of paper or better yet a white board so that it is visible to all.2) Develop guidelines for the duration and type of screen time you would like your children to have. Of course, we might want to provide a bit more leeway for screen time when children are home-bound, but establishing some guidelines will help to keep the disagreements at bay.3) Create routines for meal preparation, school time etc. where a family member is responsible for each step4) Be sure to include a fun activity in the routine that children choose such as a game, putting on a play, or a family puzzle
Importantly, structure will be most effective when children have input into the guidelines, expectations, and routines. You can:
1) Hold a meeting where family members provide input into the expectations. Ask each member their opinion about the best period for schoolwork, screen time, chores etc. Establish the decisions together.2) Allow children some choice into their responsibilities and schedule.3) Ask children to provide feedback about how things went at the end of each day.