Student Support

You can request an appointment for any student support service by contacting the office. The Student Support teams, along with the school principals and classroom teachers, collaborate as a School-Based Team (SBT) to support overall student well-being.

Counselor

Focus: Mental health, emotional support, and guidance

Mrs. Corothers works to support GMS students develop essential life skills such as self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and effective communication. She can help facilitate conversations with peers to avoid conflicts, promote positive relationships, and provide a safe space for students to feel heard and respected.  

Mrs. Corothers can also connect families with outside agencies for extra support, such as CYMH, the Foundry, Arc services, and other social services.

Social Emotional Learning Team (SEL)

Focus: Social-emotional and mental well-being for all students

As the Connect team, Mrs. Wagenaar, Ms. Stack, and Ms. Spacek work to support GMS students in developing essential life skills such as self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, and effective communication. We are here to help mediate conflicts, promote positive relationships, and provide a safe, supportive environment where students feel heard and respected. In addition to guiding students through social-emotional challenges, we work collaboratively with staff and families to manage student behavior in a proactive and restorative manner, ensuring every child has the tools and support they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom.

Learning Assistance Teacher (LAT)

Focus: Academic support for students with learning needs

Learning Assistance Teachers work with students who have been identified as having learning differences. We provide instruction and guidance in both the classroom and a designated learning space. In addition, we collaborate with teachers to help them address the diverse learning needs of all students in their classrooms. Learning Assistance Teachers administer reading and math screeners as well as more in-depth assessments to determine a student’s academic strengths and areas for growth. Our goal is to equip students with tools and strategies that foster independence and academic success.

C. Gordon (English)

D. Douville (French Immersion)

Resource Team

Focus: Support for students with designated learning exceptionalities or disabilities

• A. Marazita
• L. Culig
• A. Peters