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From left to right: Peer Support Leaders and Trainees Lily Saada '22, Eliza Koblentz '23, Alec Rosenthal '22, Sophia Haynes '22, Henry Wendorf '23, Will Sherwood '23 and Harry Tarses '23 relax in their pajamas before going to sleep. The Peer Support retreat is one of the few overnight trips the school has authorized since the pandemic.

Peer Support retreat kicks off 2021-22 program

Fallon Dern
September 18, 2021

Peer Support leaders and trainees participated in a bonding retreat at Camp Ramah from Sept. 10 to 12. This marked the program's first overnight trip since COVID-19 moved the group meetings to Zoom. Students...

Peer Support chooses coordinators, trainees

Gabi Berchtold
June 2, 2017

Upper school psychologist and Peer Support Program Head Luba Bek announced coordinators and trainees for the 2017-2018 school year April 24 and May 19, respectively. Axel Rivera de Leon ’18, Charlotte...

Leaders announce new Peer Support trainees

Kate Schrage
May 24, 2016

School counselor and humanities teacher Luba Bek announced the Peer Support trainees for the 2016-2017 school year in an email on Friday. The 26 sophomores were chosen from an application pool of 68 students....

Peer Support trainees announced

May 21, 2008

The Peer Support Trainees for 2008-2009 were announced this week. The trainees are: •  Kat Arenella •  Jake Axelrad •  Berni Barta •  Jake Fernandez •  Meg Fleming...

End Big C Hypocrisy

September 5, 2007

By Michael Kaplan This summer I counseled 11-year olds and taught sailing and windsurfing for two months at a boys’ camp in Northern Wisconsin. I have a newfound respect for my mother because I can...

Growing student interest overwhelms Peer Support

Chronicle Staff
October 10, 2006

The student therapy group Peer Support is bigger this year than any other. There are 360 students who signed up, but 300 came to the first meeting. The students are split into 16 smaller groups, which...

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