Counseling - QSI International School of Yerevan

QSI Yerevan Counseling Services

QSI Yerevan strives to provide academic, career, and personal/social services to students, parents, school staff, and our campus community. The school has employed a full-time counselor since the 2018-19 school year.

QSI Yerevan offers the following counseling supports to our students and families:

Personal/Social/Emotional Supports

QSI Yerevan's counselor supports the personal, social, and emotional needs of students by:

Providing a safe, confidential, and judgment free space for students to bring their thoughts, concerns, and emotions.
Offering individual support when students come forward themselves or are identified by teachers or parents as struggling academically, socially or emotionally.
Facilitating positive communication and mediating conflict between students, as well as between students and teachers.

Family and Community Supports

QSI Yerevan's counselor works to provide family and community supports by:

Building a strong rapport and community between the parents and QSI Yerevan.
Providing family support as they pertain to students' comfort and achievement at QSI Yerevan.
Supporting students and families through the transitions of arriving and leaving our community by offering:
- Individual check-ins
- Groups with other students also transitioning
- Transitional activities

Academic Supports

Career/University Counseling

QSIY helps prepare students for their post-secondary education by:

Supporting students in preparing for college or university
Coordinating visits from international and local universities
Providing students with exposure and guidance on different career opportunities
Following-up with graduates and other former students to help determine the effectiveness of the school’s educational program and student services.

In This Section

"Your school counselor is a trustworthy person that always has time for you, to listen to you, to understand you, and to help you solve your problems"

- Tamar Sevadjian, School Counselor

Counselor's Corner - Information and Tips for Parents

6 Things Secondary III Students Should Do this Summer to Plan for University!

Secondary III is an important year for high school students preparing for college and there are so many things to do. Parents and students can work together to ensure that they are on track in preparation for college

Ensuring a Smooth Transition

Healthy child development is best supported by security and stability across different domains in the child’s life. Key components of that stability include housing, parenting, family dynamics, neighborhood factors, peer influences, and school development.

Executive Functioning

Executive functioning skills are the processes we use in our brain to accomplish tasks. It’s true that we use a variety of executive functioning skills when completing academic work, but the truth is that these skills are life skills. We use them all the time in daily chores and tasks, from planning a meal to tidying up a room and so much more.

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