Spring Parent Conferences

Spring Parent Conferences will be taking place on Friday, April 24th, with your child's advisor. Here are the answers to a few common questions about these conferences:

1. What is the purpose of these conferences?
This conference serves as a great time to meet face-to-face with your child's advisor. You can talk with your child's advisor about how the year has gone from a whole student perspective (academically, socially, extracurricular involvement). Your advisor will also have a list of the courses that your child requested for next year, which can start the process of looking ahead to next year.

2. Will I be meeting with all of my child's teachers?
No, this conference will only be with the student's advisor since it is wider in scope than just, "how is my child doing in their current courses?"

3. Should my child come to the spring conference with me?
It is preferable that the student attends so they can be a full part of the conversation about their education at Walker.

4. Can I make changes to my child's course requests for next year at the conference?
Yes, each advisor will have forms for students to change the courses that they requested in their scheduling meeting. Keep in mind that the course requests that you see at the conference are not your child's schedule for next year; they are just the requests that will be used when the master schedule is built in May.

If there are any further questions about the Spring Conferences, contact anyone in the Upper School Office or your child's advisor. We look forward to seeing you!