The Student Services Department at Birchmount Park is dedicated to assisting all students in the development of personal, educational, and career goals.
Guidance Counsellors
- Ms. Jane Delavinias, Department Leader
- Mr. Andre Harriott
- Ms. Jennifer Munro
- Mr. Jeevan Augustine
We want to support our students and our school community in a variety of ways:
- Supports students in academic planning and course selection
- Helps students to seek out special pathways programs in secondary school that support their learning styles, interests and needs
- Helps individual students to envision a plan for post-secondary and target some short and long term goals
- Provides information around all post-secondary pathways (workplace, college, apprenticeship, university) and career pathways
- Supports students in establishing effective study habits and exam preparation
- Coaches in the scholarship application process
- Supports students in such life skills as decision-making, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, stress & time management and relationship awareness
- Provides personal counselling and referrals to community resources
- Provides crisis counselling and referrals to community resources
Guidance Google Classroom by grade (2024-2025):
- Grade 9 – im2jilz
- Grade 10 – emfhmri
- Grade 11 – uphphle
- Grade 12+ – 7hvu25p
Kids Help Phone
Also know that for 24 hours a day someone is there to listen at Kids Help Phone.You can text them at 686868, call them at: 1800-668-6868, or live chat at: kidshelpphone.ca. You can start a confidential conversation at any time of day! Not just for little kids...Big Kids too!