Pastoral Care at Strothoff International School

At Strothoff International School, we believe in nurturing the social and emotional development of our students within our academic programme.
Our pastoral care programme consists of three pillars:
The Lifelong Learning Seminar
Mentor Programme and
Core Values Awards

Lifelong Learning Seminar

The purpose of the Lifelong Learning Seminar is to further reinforce our core values and encourage students to examine issues that may not be addressed in subject-areas classes.
During weekly Seminar meetings, students engage in different units of inquiry that are also tied to our core values.
At the end of each unit, Secondary students come together as a community in an assembly to share what they have learned in their Seminars. Reflection is an active components within the program.

 

Mentor Programme

To further support students to be successful at Strothoff International School, the Secondary School has implemented a Mentor Programme.
At the beginning of the school year, all Secondary students will apply to have a faculty Mentor.
The Mentor may be a faculty member in the Primary or Secondary School. Mentors will be open to meet with their student mentees as needed throughout the year to discuss academic, social or emotional issues whenever mentees request meetings.
At minimum, Mentors will meet with mentees quarterly as part of the Lifelong Learning Seminar to discuss their mentees’ progress.

Core Value Awards

During periodic assemblies, we reward students who consistently demonstrate one of our core values with Core Value Awards based on the IB Learner Profile. All members of the community are invited to nominate students for these awards.
At the end of the school year, teachers and administrators also nominate and select outstanding students who consistently demonstrate all of our core values for the Strothoff International School Core Value Award.