Overview
Chapel Hill – Chauncy Hall (CH-CH) is an independent, college-preparatory day and boarding school serving over 200 students in grades 7 through post-graduate, located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The school is accredited by AISNE and prides itself on a low student-to-teacher ratio (10:1). CH-CH has partnered with AgileBrain to serve as a national launch partner school for student wellness in the secondary education space.
Program
CH-CH prioritizes student well-being, employing three full-time counselors along with two graduate-level interns—an impressive commitment for a school of its size. In addition to providing counseling support, this team of clinicians also teaches the Wellness program throughout the school year. The Wellness program follows an elective-based model, offering six or more 40-minute lessons to every student, targeting strategic social-emotional content. The program began the year with the entire 11th-grade class and is progressing through the other grades. Each mini-series consists of three lessons, with classes held on Wednesday afternoons for three consecutive weeks.
CH-CH counselors are working with the AgileBrain team to tailor content to best support student learning while gaining insights and feedback from an important constituent base.
Goals
As a launch partner, CH-CH worked closely with the AgileBrain team to create varied goals for this program. The team believed that feedback from students was just as important as building out content for the course.