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Guidance Seminar

Detailed information about Guidance Seminars can be found on the links to the left.

FRESHMAN GUIDANCE

Freshman students participate in Guidance Seminar during the fall semester (term 2). Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by their own guidance counselor. Freshmen cover a variety of topics focusing on the transition to Natick High School. Topics include, but are not limited to, relationship building, school involvement,  time management exercises, school resources, mid-year exams, semester grading, and community service. Students are also led through a peer empathy unit designed to foster empathy and an affirmative school community and climate.

SOPHOMORE GUIDANCE
Sophomore students participate in Guidance Seminar during the spring semester (term 4). Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by their own guidance counselor. Sophomores will focus on self-discovery and career exploration. Topics include, but are not limited to, a personality/career interest inventory based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (accessed through students’ Naviance accounts), college majors that pertain to the careers revealed from the assessment, and a peer empathy / anti-bullying curriculum designed to foster empathy and build school community.

JUNIOR GUIDANCE SEMINAR
Junior students participate in Guidance Seminar during the spring semester (Term 3). Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught by their own guidance counselor. Juniors will review course selection options and choose their courses for their senior year. They will then complete an extensive college planning unit. 

SENIOR GUIDANCE SEMINAR
Senior students participate in Guidance Seminar during the fall semester (Term 1). Each student is scheduled into a seminar which meets during the CDS block once per cycle, and is taught their own guidance counselor. Guidance counselors walk students through the college application process from beginning to end. Counselors encourage students to get all the information via these seminars and then to make an appointment with their guidance counselors on an individual basis. Students are also led through a unit that focuses on the social-emotional transition to college and how to identify resources and advocate for themselves on college campuses.
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