Student Support

With a 6:1 student-to-faculty ratio, a team of learning specialists, and a full-time child psychologist, EA Lower School empowers every student to thrive.

Learning Support

Lower School students, teachers, and parents have access to full-time math, technology, and literacy coaches.

Additionally, some assessments and services such as Speech and Language and psycho-educational testing are available to families at EA through the Delaware County Intermediate Unit and/or your home school district. Neither testing nor remedial instruction can be given without the prior written consent of parents. If a child is approved for either program, they meet with the specialist at times during the week approved by the homeroom teacher.

Emotional Support

Episcopal has a full-time child psychologist dedicated to the Lower School who serves as a resource for families and works closely with students who are encountering emotional challenges.

As students and families navigate the rapid changes of early adolescence in their Middle School years, a team of dedicated faculty provide academic and emotional support.

AdvisorS

In the Middle School, each student is assigned an advisor. The advisor and their student advisory group meet for five minutes every day in homeroom and twice per cycle during the designated advisory time. 

Establishing relationships with advisors provides the opportunity for the students to engage with a trusted adult to discuss issues that are appropriate for their particular age. This routine and frequent contact often facilitates communication during times when adolescent issues can become a hindrance to a student’s academic, social, or behavioral well-being.

CLASS DeanS

Each grade’s assigned class dean (called a form dean at EA) serves as a go-to resource for that year’s students and parents. Forming strong bonds with their students and parents, form deans collaborate with faculty advisors to ensure that every member of their class receives the support necessary to achieve success. 

Mental Health Counselor

Middle School’s full-time mental health counselor is always available to help students and families navigate change at home, provide support for anxiety, and respond to any crises that may occur. 

Learning Specialist

Middle School’s full-time learning specialist develops and implements programs and services designed to meet the needs of students. The learning specialist also develops academic support plans based on students' individual needs and discusses the implementation with both students and teachers.

In the Upper School, students have a strong network of adults to provide guidance and support.

Advisors

In the Advisory Program, each student has a faculty advisor who also serves as the student’s homeroom teacher and is available to students during scheduled advisory periods. The faculty advisor provides counsel about school routine, extracurricular activities, personal and social issues, study skills, course selection, and academic progress. 

Class Deans

Each class’s assigned dean (called a form dean at EA) serves as a go-to resource for that class’ students and parents throughout their four years in Upper School. Form deans work collaboratively with faculty advisors to ensure that every student receives the support and counsel necessary to achieve success. Students build strong bonds with their form deans and rely on them for ongoing advice and help.

Mental Health Counselors

The Upper School’s two, full-time counselors provide individual and group support to address social, emotional, and behavioral needs. This includes responding to crises; working collaboratively with students, families, faculty, chaplains, nurses and administrators; and serving as the EA liaison with external professionals working with EA students. The psychologist and counselor also assist the school’s learning specialists in interpreting psychoeducational evaluations and generating student action plans.

Learning Specialists

Serving as a liaison between the academic coaches, academic support staff, school psychologist, form deans, advisors and administrators, the learning specialist develops and implements programs designed to meet the needs of students. The learning specialist also develops academic support plans based on students' individual needs and discusses the implementation with both students and teachers. 

9th grade Workshop

Taught by academic coaches to help freshmen navigate Upper School, the year-long 9th Grade Workshop course highlights a variety of study skills and strategies, including organizational strategies, time management, anxiety management, note-taking skills, writing skills, research skills, analytical skills, test and exam preparation, math skills, and working effectively with teachers.