Congratulations to our graduates!
They will be matriculating to the following colleges & universities:
Over the years, our students have been accepted to a variety of great colleges and universities.
College Counseling
The Spire School's post secondary planning begins in 9th grade. Our team works with our students to ensure they are enrolled in academic classes that will prepare them for the educational challenges of post-secondary education. Throughout a student's time at Spire, they will participate in assessments and inventories that will help them to identify their social, emotional, and academic strengths and needs to help them on their personal journey.
College counseling is offered to all seniors and second-semester juniors, seeking post-high school education, vocational opportunities, and/or gap year programs. The program is designed to help students identify and clarify their interests and goals and to find the appropriate paths for their individualized journeys. Our college counselors also provide support to parents and families, as they navigate this process.
Along the way our counselors and faculty, support students in:
- Standardized Test Planning (including Accommodations Requests, as needed)
- The College Application Process (including Personal Essay and Supplement Preparation)
- Course Selection and Academic Planning for High School and Beyond
- The Senior Seminar course, which focuses on the ‘ins and outs’ of applying to college and provides support when navigating all parts of post-secondary planning.
- The Senior Internship Program allows students to further develop their interests, passions and ability to thrive in a real work environment.
- Key Executive Functioning Skills: time management, organization, task initiation, planning, and prioritizing.
Transition Program
The Spire School provides an individualized transition program for students who would benefit from continued skill development in preparation for life after high school.
Program Focus
Academic for students who require an extra semester or year to complete high school, Spire provides academic enrichment to help students master essential skills and content at the high school level, and offers college-level academics through our University of CT ECE classes and our Norwalk Community College High School Collaborative.
Post graduates and students seeking a gap year will benefit from Spire's 1:1 life coaching and group counseling to enhance emotional regulation and interpersonal skills, as well as executive function and life skills support focusing on:
- critical thinking and self-advocacy
- planning and prioritization
- resume-writing and interviewing
- managing part-time work, community service, and/or college-level classes
- independent living
Opportunities for skill application in the surrounding communities through community service initiatives, internships, and paid part-time and full-time employment opportunities.
Our clinical team of life coaches continues their collaboration with students’ outside providers and provides social-emotional support to students through 1:1 and group counseling. Life coaches incorporate essential emotional regulation and interpersonal skills in their work with students, as well as build upon skills essential to the transition to life after high school, including critical thinking and self-advocacy skills.
Skill-based training focused upon areas such as budgeting and financial independence, culinary skills, resume-writing, public speaking, interview skills, and leadership training in order to best support our students in their healthy and successful transition to adulthood.
Career Counseling
While most Spire students go on to college following their time with us, college matriculation is not the ideal path for every student, and our College & Career Counselors work with students to help identify the best next step for each of our students based on their talent, passion, and vision.