Oli Summer Extended Support

You asked… we listened!  

Summers during high school can offer many exciting “firsts” and rites of passage, such as getting a job and working toward a driver’s license. For boarding school students, it can also be a wonderful time to connect with family and with old friends.  

Simultaneously, the extended time at home can raise concerns.  How can my child sustain the growth and development they demonstrate at school?  Will we fall into old patterns of communication and behavior in the home?  Will my child struggle with a lack of structure?  In response to these concerns, we are excited to offer Summer Extended Support.  

Working with our expert coach, students will benefit from structured goal-setting, problem-solving, accountability, and support throughout the summer.  Weekly sessions will focus on such topics as:

• Promoting sustainable and positive change
• Creating and following a plan for healthy routine and structure at home 
• Building and maintaining relationships with family and friends 
• Setting goals and making reasonable progress in areas such as: driver’s education, wellness routine, finding/maintaining a job, budgeting, volunteering

Parent(s)/guardian(s) will also benefit from weekly meetings with the coach to exchange information, support student progress, and support the family with issues as they arise.

Program Dates: June 2, 2025 – August 15th, 2025 

Register by April 1st to receive monthly pre-summer sessions during April and May.

Program Cost:  $2500

Program Structure: 

• Weekly one hour videoconference coaching session for the student

• Weekly half hour check-ins with coach for parent(s)/guardian(s)
• Please note these time allocations can be divided differently according to student/family need.  For example, some students may benefit from 2 half hour sessions per week instead of a single hour-long session, or some families may want to have 45 minutes each for the student and the parent(s)/guardian(s).

To supplement the Summer Extended Support program, we will be offering free group support and connection for all Oliverian students and their families!

• Weekly “Game Night” via videoconference for any students to join, moderated by an Oliverian faculty member, to help students maintain healthy and supportive peer connections through the summer
• Family Open Zoom, weekly, moderated by an Oliverian administration or faculty member, for parents and families to connect and support each other, and for Oliverian to share approaches and perspectives 

We are now offering this support for newly enrolled students! Contact Julie Andersen for details.