Academics
Student Support
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Learning Specialist
Academic Support Outside the Classroom
Gulf Stream employs a full-time Learning Specialist to work individually with students who need academic support outside of the classroom.
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Student Achievement
Gulf Stream School employs a School Counselor who helps maintain the mental and emotional health of our students through student education and counseling, parent consultation, teacher collaboration, and referral to resources in the community, as needed. Support is given with the character lessons, as well as reacting to current events or concerns. -
Classes & Consultations
Counseling is provided both on a one-on-one basis and in small group settings. Classroom guidance lessons are taught in 10 week blocks to grades Kindergarten-4th, throughout the school year. The Counselor provides Middle School teachers with character lessons that meet the age and developmental needs of those students. -
Teachers & Parents
The School Counselor has an open door policy so students, faculty, and families should feel comfortable seeking assistance should the need arise. The School Counselor should be the first point of contact for a family who feels their child may be in need of social/emotional therapy, or a family whose child is already receiving private counseling. -
Preliminary Evaluations
The job of the counselor is not to diagnose a child or provide traditional therapy as one would find in an office, but to act as a liaison between home and school, or with outside professionals while emphasizing that confidentiality is protected. Gulf Stream School’s Counseling Program is a proactive program that is designed to support the goals of building strong character and achieving academic success in each of our students. For a conversation or virtual meeting with the counselor, please contact Dr. Barbara Petrella.
Our Individual Academic Support Plans
To assess new students, the Learning Specialist observes them in classrooms and meets with teachers and administrators to develop individual academic support plans to fit the students’ needs. The school can also provide accommodations for students who have received a psycho-educational evaluation in order to help them succeed in the school’s regular academic program. The Learning Specialist assists parents with referrals to local psychologists, speech and language pathologists, and occupational therapists, when needed. Gulf Stream also provides vision, hearing, speech/language and occupational screenings in grades PK3, PK4, and Kg.
Meet the Team
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Contact Us
Have a conversation or virtual meeting with our Counselor, Dr. Barbara Petrella.
Main Campus: PK4 - Gr. 8
Gulf Stream Campus
3600 Gulf Stream Road
Gulf Stream, FL 33483
Phone: 561.276.5225 Fax: 561.276.7115
Gulf Stream, FL 33483
Phone: 561.276.5225 Fax: 561.276.7115
DBC: PK1, PK2 & PK3
Delray Beach Campus
2515 North Swinton AvenueDelray Beach, FL 33444
Phone: 561.278.7735
