At St. Luke's, we spend our days talking to students about their dreams and ambitions. Our goal is to know each student in and out of the classroom. This makes the college counseling process more comfortable for our students, and more likely to produce a great fit. We work one-on-one with our students and their families, making your priorities, our priorities.
Read more below, and please check out these "Leading Voices" posts:
Read more below, and please check out these "Leading Voices" posts:
In the News
Article 1: Sonia Bell Takes St. Luke's College Counseling to a National Stage
Article 2: Director of College Counseling Sonia Bell is quoted in this May 2021 article from The New York Times, "High Schools Are Posting Their College Lists. Don’t Be Misled." She says, "There was a point when I felt as though my job as a college counselor felt like the role of our basketball or football coaches. The results were not only public to our families but to other schools, and it was like ‘We beat them’ or ‘They beat us.’ And I said, ‘No, no, no, that is not what this is.’”
Article 2: Director of College Counseling Sonia Bell is quoted in this May 2021 article from The New York Times, "High Schools Are Posting Their College Lists. Don’t Be Misled." She says, "There was a point when I felt as though my job as a college counselor felt like the role of our basketball or football coaches. The results were not only public to our families but to other schools, and it was like ‘We beat them’ or ‘They beat us.’ And I said, ‘No, no, no, that is not what this is.’”
Sonia Bell, Director of College Counseling
We want the college counseling process to mark the end of a great journey through St. Luke’s. It is a time for students to reflect on their relationships and experiences—and a time for making a lot of decisions. We hope students focus on what they want rather than what colleges want. These are bold, smart, interesting, creative, joyful, curious, compassionate, talented and kind young people. Any school would be lucky to have them."
College Counseling Events
List of 5 events.
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10th Grade Parent Workshop - Understanding the ACT & SAT
St. Luke's will hold a workshop for 10th grade parents only to discuss and better understand the ACT and SAT standardized tests. The guest speaker will be Drew Heilpern, Chief Brand Ambassador, of Summit Educational Group. -
11th Grade Parent & Student College Orientation (AM)
Continental breakfast will be available at 8:30am. The workshop will begin promptly at 9:00am with break-out sessions to follow. Wrap-up and group discussion to conclude approximately 11:00am. -
9th Grade Parent Workshop (Zoom) Introduction to College Counseling Process
This event will take place via Zoom. The College Counseling Team will provide an Introduction to the College Counseling Process for 9th Grade Parents. Event should conclude at approximately 8:00pm with Q & A discussion.
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving 25 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
