Guidance And Counselling

A 'Life Skills' session in progress

Guidance And Counselling

The school believes in the adage 'catch 'em young'. In classes seven and eight (D and C form) all the students have two classes a week on ‘Life Skills’. Run by counselors who have vast experience in working with children, the classes cover most of the issues concerning teenagers and life in a boarding school. Interactive yet informative, they do our boys a world of good. The boys get an avenue to express themselves freely and values are imparted alongside.

The school also employs the services of a qualified counselor. The counselor is available 24x7, and he also boxes and plays cricket with the boys! The emotional upheavals and uncertainties of adolescence along with major and minor irritants are dealt with effectively by him.

The vision statement of the school states that 'the school must assist students in deciding their future course of careers.' At Doon, guidance and counseling services are given utmost priority. The new millennium has brought about a revolution in terms of career options. The Careers Department is a full-fledged one that assists students with their subject choices, offers advice on course options after school and helps them in securing admission to colleges of their choice. Aptitude Testing

The Careers' Department constantly brings out and updates its publications. Student handbooks and booklets are printed on how to study effectively, time management, college admission procedures, etc. The department is constantly liaising with admission officers around the world and with external consultants who provide effective support. The department also organizes a number of talks by representatives of foreign and Indian institutes and professionals from different walks of life.

It is no wonder then that our students get placements in top institutions in India and around the world. Around 40-50% of our students go abroad for their education, the more favoured countries being USA, UK, Canada, and Singapore. As is the emerging trend among the student community worldwide, Engineering and Business Studies seem to be the two options favoured by our students.