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Objectives:

Homebase is held each day after school for twenty-five minutes. It is an opportunity for students to seek extra help from various teachers and for teachers to distribute information. Students should also use homebase to get organized or to get a head start on homework. Once or twice a week during homebase the class will have an "advisory" period. During this time the advisors lead discussions and facilitate activities on a variety of topics of special importance to adolescents. This also serves as a forum for discussing learning strategies, social skills, and events in the larger community. Students participate in various activities to promote teamwork, moral awareness, and character development. Students keep a journal in which they will add an entry on a prompt each week to help them reflect on various issues. The group will also discuss and resolve common adolescent ethical dilemmas, read and discuss excerpts from books such as Chicken Soup for the Soul, and participate in team building games and activities. Each quarter the advisory class will come up with an idea for a community service project. The homebase teacher, or advisor, provides support for the student by being the designated regular contact person for families and teachers. An advisor works in conjunction with the teachers, the family, support staff and administrators to build toward each child’s success. The advisor monitors student progress and offers encouragement, support, and assistance on academic, behavioral and developmental issues. As the primary advocate for the student, the advisor attempts to establish a close rapport with the student as they work together to determine strategies for strengthening skills or study habits, improving time management, and directing attention and energy appropriately