At SBS, the health and wellness of our community plays a key role in the success of our school. We have dedicated Health & Wellness Departments committed to educating and supporting our community so that each student is challenged to discover their best self.

Counseling Services

The Director of Counseling Services is available to speak with students to help facilitate educational, social and emotional support, on an as-needed basis. The counselor can and may make referrals to outside therapists when it is appropriate for the student to be involved in individual therapy outside of school. Parents/guardians are notified when a psychiatric consultation or outside therapy is warranted. Conversations between the student and the Director of Counseling are confidential except in cases where a student is at risk of harming themself or others. In these situations, information is shared with the family as well as the Student Services Committee. The family and Student Services Committee will collaborate to provide the appropriate support or referral for the student.

Health Services

Health Services are provided through the Health Care Center, managed by the Director of Health Services. A nurse is on duty in the Health Care Center from 7:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A nurse is on call after 6:00 p.m. weekdays and on weekends. On weekends, the Health Care Center maintains a limited schedule of hours. In order to meet the needs of our students, a nurse is always on-call when the Center is closed. At times when there is no nurse in the Center, students should contact the reception desk during the academic day or houseparent on duty in the evenings and on weekends. Students are encouraged to bring their health concerns to the attention of the Health Care Center staff, where confidentiality will be maintained unless their welfare or the safety of others is in question.
Community, Equity & Justice Vision Statement | August 2021

Stoneleigh-Burnham School strives to inspire our students to pursue meaningful lives, and we celebrate our students and our community in all that we do. As a school, we endeavor to be an anti-bias, anti-racist, and culturally responsive educational environment. We value lived experiences, diversity, and wisdom in all forms. Our collective goal is to help every member of our community feel seen, heard, supported, and empowered to thrive. 

As a community we make a commitment to each other to speak and act with humanity, integrity, justice, and compassion toward a shared goal of diversity, equity, and inclusion. These principles serve as expressions that honor diverse perspectives and experiences not simply as enrichment, but as an essential aspect of a quality education, and as our duty to each other.

Land Acknowledgment | May 2021

Amended by Hassana ’24, Drew ’24, Gabrielle ’24, and Stella ’24 on behalf of the Class of 2024

As a community we honor the legacy and voices of indigenous peoples. This land is forever connected to indigenous worship and heritage; to steal this land and erase indigenous legacies and voices is- the ultimate disrespect to the history of their rich cultures. In acknowledgment of that erasure, we are here to passionately communicate with the utmost respect, an acknowledgment of the indigenous land that our school sits on.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School acknowledges that we are situated upon the stolen ancestral homelands of the Pocumtuc peoples. We also recognize our present-day neighboring indigenous nations: The Abenaki to the north, the Nipmuc and Wampanoag to the east, and the Mohican to the west.

We acknowledge the history of genocide and forced removal here, like the massacre at Peskeompskut. We honor and pay our respects to the diverse indigenous peoples who stewarded and honored this land throughout the generations before us, who represent the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.

Counseling Services

Merideth Zide, MA
Director of Counseling Services

Health Services

Jenny Potee, BSN, RN
Director of Health Services

Piyali Summer, RN
School Nurse

Martha Elliott, LPN
School Nurse