Advisory
Purpose:
The CCHS Advisory program offers support to students with the purpose of advising them on academic, social, or future-planning issues. Through monthly meetings with their advisor, students will experience a more personalized learning environment with a structure and set of practices for monitoring and encouraging academic progress and college and career readiness throughout high school. Research shows that when students have a meaningful relationship with an adult at school, they are more likely to attend school and succeed academically—but traditional academic learning in high school often leaves little time to make these connections. Learning to take full advantage of advisory could increase students’ sense of belonging at school and improve their relationships with peers and adults as well as help with the non-academic challenges they face everyday. By teaching non-traditional academic skills or social-emotional skills, it could also better prepare students for life outside of school—whether that be college or a job. At its best, advisory can help students discover a sense of purpose and craft more meaningful lives.
