The overarching goal of the Advisory Program is to support students’ academic and personal development by offering mentorship and advocacy by a PAS faculty member through structured time. PAS believes that these sessions are integral to each student’s success and has stringent guidelines to provide a thoughtful and dedicated program. Advisory time is divided in three main areas: Study, Community, and Life Skills.
Study skills
Time is devoted to working on academic tasks individually, in groups, or with the support of subject area teachers. Students may use this time to study, read, meet with teachers for support or extension, and complete assignments or homework.
Community skills
These sessions are used to host guest speakers, PAS Talks, PAS Career Talks, Town halls, student-led meetings, House Cup meetings, and activities.
Life skills
These lessons focus on active engagement in social emotional learning, organizational skills, career and college planning.