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Composition, Physics and Psychology.Upon arrival at the School, international students are assessed thoroughly by an ESLspecialist to determine their English writing and speaking skills. The specialist also determinestheir level of independence with their studies. This information is used to determine programmeplacement in the full integration, the partial integration, or the ESL programme. Depending upontheir degree of understanding of English, the students receive support from the ESL specialistduring the day. Each student also has a faculty member as an adviser, and they meet during eachweek to provide extra assistance with school work. For the students who want to prepare for theTOEFL exam, assistance is available after the regular school day. A Language PartnersProgramme links an international student with an English-speaking buddy. This programmebuilds friendships and strengthens the students' speaking skills.Class size in Senior School ranges between 10 and 22 students. Learning assistance isreadily given to students who need it and performance is monitored on a monthly basis to ensurethat progress is maintained. Each student's performance is regularly evaluated with internal andexternal tests, projects, written assignments, progress reports, and formal examinations (heldtwice during the year). With an average student-teacher ratio of 10:1, teachers can closelysupervise and guide the progress of each student.About mid-October, parent-teacher interviews are held. Thereafter, at the end of eachterm, a comprehensive written report is mailed to parents. The reporting form reflects theSchool's emphasis on basic skills and attitudes, as developed by each individual student. TheSchool strives to give an impression to parents of the standard of their child's work in relation tothe rest of her class, and in respect to their child's own abilities.Student ServicesBalmoral Hall has a Career Resource Centre, staffed by a Career Counsellor. Servicesprovided include individual and group work, computer assistance with career programmes,resume coaching, job shadowing, portfolio development, post-secondary liaison, course selectionassistance, Career Speakers Bureau, Take our Daughters to Work Day and Career News. TheCareer Counsellor teams with the Service Learning Coordinator who provides mentorships andvolunteer opportunities.Balmoral Hall students also have the services of a Personal Issues Counsellor who meetswith students and their families. Individual appointments, group counselling and referrals areprovided. Both trained counsellors are members of the Manitoba School CounsellorsAssociation.Information TechnologySenior School students have access to several computer labs. The IBM Lab, which is also usedby the Middle Students, is a fully networked, Pentium Multimedia Lab. Students and teacherscan also make use of the two Mini-labs which are equally equipped. Full access to the Internet isprovided for each student and parents and students are required to sign an Acceptable Use Policy.Technology is also incorporated into the curriculum for students from Grade Seven to Grade 12.8