Guidance Services

Guidance Services

Counseling services at Lahore American School are diverse and cater to all three sections - elementary school, middle school, and high school. All students have access to social-emotional counseling. The elementary school counselor also works closely with parents to inculcate the principles of Positive Discipline that LAS embodies.

The secondary school counselors work to provide holistic and proactive services which contribute to each student’s educational, vocational, and personal development. Students are offered counseling services to promote students’ academic success as well as social-emotional well being. Course planning and registration are also undertaken by the counseling offices in collaboration with the LAS registrar.

The high school guidance office also helps students navigate through the rigors of college and career planning, as well as sending students’ supporting documents to colleges. Students do several career assessments and personality tests on this journey, along with having meaningful conversations with our team, attending sessions on best practices in college admissions, and also meeting college representatives from around the world.

The high school guidance office also coordinates all College Board assessments offered at the Lahore American School.

Elementary School Guidance

Elementary has a guidance counselor. The counselor is available to meet with parents and students to discuss educational, personal and developmental issues and to coordinate assistance with the Principal. You are encouraged to make an appointment whenever the need arises. The counselor will meet periodically with students in a variety of formats including, large groups, small groups, and issue-specific groups. The Elementary school counselor also works closely with parents to inculcate the principles of Positive Discipline that LAS embodies.

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Secondary Guidance

Secondary (Middle and High) school counselors work to provide holistic and proactive services that contribute to each student’s educational, vocational, and personal development. Students are offered counseling services to promote students’ academic success as well as socio-emotional well being. Course planning and registration are also undertaken by the counseling offices in collaboration with the LAS registrar.

At the Middle School Guidance Office, we welcome new students and their families to LAS, by supporting the orientation programs which include academic scheduling and transition concerns. We liaise with teachers, parents, administrators and faculty to discuss, design and implement specific interventions based on students' individual needs. Additionally, we facilitate the Middle tutoring program, that offers academic and mentorship support to our students.

Social Emotional Learning: The RULER Approach

In partnership with families and communities, schools play a critical role in supporting the social and emotional development of youth. This goes beyond teaching a set of skills by embedding social and emotional learning (SEL) into every aspect of daily school life. Students will participate in weekly lessons from RULER and will work with their classroom teachers to link this learning to the content. 

RULER, an acronym for the five skills of emotional intelligence (recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating) is the evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence (YCEI). More than 20 years of research shows that SEL helps students achieve more academically and make better decisions. Read some of the research here.

RULER is a systemic approach to SEL developed at the YCEI that supports school communities to understand the value of emotions, build the skills of emotional intelligence, and create and maintain positive emotional climates with RULER. Evaluation research shows that RULER fosters a range of behaviors and shifts in school climate that are essential to positive youth development, including:

Development of emotion skills

Fewer attention and learning problems

Greater social and leadership skills

Less anxiety and depression

Less stress and burnout

Better performance in school

For information on how you can support your child, check out the Parents’ Guide to RULER here.

Career and College Counseling

Secondary school counselors work to provide holistic and proactive services that contribute to each student’s educational, vocational, and personal development. Students are offered counseling services to promote students’ academic success as well as socio-emotional well being. Course planning and registration are also undertaken by the counseling offices in collaboration with the LAS registrar.

Career and College Counseling Office helps students navigate through the rigors of college and career planning, as well as sending students’ supporting documents to colleges through Cialfo. Students do several career assessments and personality tests on this journey, along with having meaningful conversations with our team, attending sessions on best practices in college admissions, and also meeting college representatives from around the world. The High School Guidance Office also coordinates all College Board assessments offered at the Lahore American School.

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