The Craig School

Craig High School C.O.A.C.H Program
The term COACH conveys a dynamic relationship of purpose and guidance. It signifies a position of admiration, encouragement, and unification. Based on these ideas, The Craig High School has chosen this acronym as the foundation for our internal student-parent support program. 

Consult: Both students and parents on progress and game planning 
Oversee: Internal Programs and Progress
Advise: Student Direction and Parent Updates
Counsel: Beyond Academics
Helping Hand:  A resource and guide 

The C.O.A.C.H. Student-Parent Program is designed to offer students the guidance and individual attention necessary to set/meet personal and academic goals and to develop as a person and a scholar. In addition, the C.O.A.C.H. program provides our parents with an ongoing awareness of student progress and direction. 

Each student at Craig High is assigned a faculty member who serves as his/her C.O.A.C.H. throughout their four years at Craig High School.  This specifically selected point-person provides to our students, parents and other faculty members an internal network of communication, support, and follow through that encourages, promotes, gauges, and assesses a student’s progress at Craig High. The C.O.A.C.H. program also supports CHS mission of building independent, self-aware learners. The student and their C.O.A.C.H. will meet at regularly scheduled intervals throughout the school year that coincide with semester performance reports and dialogues including progress reports, report cards, and parent teacher conferences. In some cases, they will meet on a more constant schedule based on the individual needs of the student.

Counseling and Social Skills Program

The Counseling and Social Skills Program is designed to provide individual and group social coaching for students.  Students are provided with a safe place to discuss their concerns and problems as they relate to school.  In addition, students are encouraged to gain a better understanding of themselves and the people around them and to establish and maintain relationships.  The goals of the program are to develop good self-advocacy and problem-solving skills.

The counseling and social skills program includes the following components:

• Individual counseling
• Group counseling -- a boys' and a girls' group
• Conflict resolution and crisis management
• Group dynamics class for 9th grade and a social skills class for grades 10, 11 and 12 which cover the following topics:
  • Self-awareness
  • Self-acceptance and self-esteem
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Social decision making and conflict resolution