Counseling and College Entrance
College counseling is available for our upper school students to actively help students with the college admissions process and to plan a program of learning appropriate to their goals and interests.

ESOL – English for Students of Other Languages
SCIS welcomes students for whom English is a second or other language. However, the school attempts to maintain the number of ESOL students studying at any particular grade level (20% or lower). Occasionally, there may be exceptions to this general guideline, especially in the Early Childhood Program, where language acquisition occurs at a rapid rate or when ESOL staffing allows for greater services. SCIS designs its program to enable ESOL students to become proficient in English as quickly as possible. Every student enrolled in the school is placed in a grade level classroom with native and non-native English speakers, regardless of ESOL level. Students in kindergarten through grade 8 will be eligible to receive services through the school’s ESOL program depending upon their level in the four skill areas of English (reading, writing, listening, speaking) at the time of admission. ESOL services are included in the tuition fee and are not an additional expense. High school students (grades 9-12) are expected to be fluent in English.

More information about the ESOL program at SCIS

Special Needs
SCIS has a learning specialist teacher serving our three campuses to address the needs of students requiring more individualized programs (for gifted needs or mild learning needs). SCIS is not staffed or equipped to support children with severe learning disabilities or severe physical handicaps. The school requires that the student must be able to independently participate in all subjects and may deny enrollment based on these considerations, or disenroll students for whom SCIS later determines it cannot provide an appropriate program. SCIS may refer students to specialists for testing. An educational psychologist is available twice a year for program evaluation and student assessments. SCIS will consider enrolling students who display a desire and motivation to succeed and whose learning differences the school has judged are within a framework the school can address.