Guidance Department

The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School Guidance and Counselling Department provides a proactive guidance programme through a wide range of counselling, teaching and support services that focuses on academic, social, emotional, career and personal and community development, which allows the individual to become a holistic being. These activities and services also help with enhancing the quality of our student’s school experience.

The primary goal is to guide and support students as they navigate through the childhood years to self-discovery, value formation and to becoming positive contributors to society.

• To assist students in valuing integrity, honesty, determination, pro-activity, persistence and excellence in their actions and thoughts.
• To provide counselling services, advocating for the student’s well-being, external referrals for outside needs, and student welfare services.
• To assist students with PEP 6 school selection and preparation is also a part of the Department’s range of services to students. We also provide career counselling services searches and applications
• To form healthy alliances with the MoEYI and parents, the alumni and other stakeholders to support the work of the department

Psychosocial Guidance Classes: Personal Development classes are taught at each grade level.
General Counselling Services: These services are offered to students, parents/guardians as well as all staff members. Depending on the nature of the problem, timely referrals may be made to external professionals. Conduct individual and group counselling sessions to advise and assist students with academic and vocational development. Evaluate students’ attributes and assist them in realizing their objectives.

The aim of the Breakfast Programme is to provide an incentive for students to attend classes, instead of staying home as they do currently. Results have shown that access to nutritious programmes such as the School Breakfast Program helps to create a strong learning environment for children and helps to improve children’s concentration in the classroom. It has also improve attentiveness and academic performance, while reducing tardiness and disciplinary referrals. The programme is open to all students.

Peer influence is one of the best methods of organizing and utilizing the resources of students and their ability to help others become more successful in the school setting. Trained students work with the department helping in times of crisis as well as at seminars and fairs.

Each academic year various seminars are hosted in an effort to disseminate information to parents/guardians and students. The Department works with the students from the day they enter until they graduate. Some of the programmes and activities that they will be exposed to include:

• The Meet and Greet Programme which is a pre-orientation for all students new and returning students)
• Career Day for students; and College and Career Talk Series for those matriculating to other institutions.
• Parents and guardians are exposed to topical, relevant childrearing issues through our seminars and workshops.