Academic Support and Counselling

Learning Support

Our learning support teachers provide learning support to students with identified learning differences, and needing long-term support academically, behaviorally and/or emotionally to reach their potential. The learning support teachers provide teachers with resources and support for students who are working below grade level standards and those who are high ability. High achieving students show that they are working above our grade level expectations, in any core subject area or specific concept/unit. The level of support depends on the determined need. For those who are more formally identified, and/or show particular strength in an area, a formalized plan will be developed and a more personalized program will be constructed, while keeping the student with their peers as much as possible. Service development and delivery is a team process in which the student, parents, teachers, support specialists, and administrators work collaboratively to determine the support necessary for the student to make expected growth.

English language support is an important element of our learning support program. Depending on student need, individual language support is provided either in the classroom or in individual sessions. English language support allows students to receive support while attending all core classes.

Counselling Services

At DGS, we understand that student learning and academic achievement is enhanced when students are given both the support and the skills to successfully overcome the various challenges they face during young adulthood. Toward this end, the middle school counsellor provides short-term personal, academic and social-emotional counselling through individual or small group meetings as well as our Counselling curriculum in addressing the issues impacting their learning and/or their emotional/social well-being.

Through counselling services, students receive support and learn important life skills needed to resolve their unique problems. The counsellor regularly works with parents, teachers, school administrators, and outside professionals to optimally address the educational, emotional and social needs of DGS students. In addition, in the future, college counselling will be provided to all 11th and 12th grade students as they prepare for the transition from DGS to colleges and universities. Counselling services are available to all students at DGS, and can be accessed at school by visiting the counselling office, through a teacher/advisor, or by directly contacting our counsellor at ejbonham@dgs.org.vn.