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Objectives Of the Guidance Program

-Guidance programs throughout the division are designed to help students develop: 

-An awareness and realization of self through an understanding of their own abilities, areas of competence, interests and personal characteristics;

-A greater sense of confidence in their own abilities through the establishment and pursuit of realistic expectations and goals;

-The ability to gather and utilize available information and resources for the purposes of educational, career, and life planning and utilize the skills of decision making as they apply to their occupational, educational, and personal lives;

-Personal skills to enable them to communicate and relate more effectively with others.