Health & Wellness
Austin Prep Health Office
The Austin Prep Health Office is dedicated to supporting the well-being of every student, far beyond providing general services. Staffed by two registered nurses with bachelor’s degrees in nursing, the office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each school day to ensure students have access to proper health care during and after school hours. Our nurses work closely with students, staff, families, and healthcare providers to address a wide range of health needs such as managing chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes, administering medications, and responding to illnesses, injuries and medical emergencies as they arise.
The Health Office also plays a vital role in health education, counseling, and promoting healthy habits and empowering students to make informed choices about their well-being. We provide a safe and confidential space for students to seek support for physical, emotional, and mental health concerns, and coordinate care and referrals when needed. Our goal is to help every student stay healthy, safe, and ready to learn, fostering a supportive environment where all can thrive.
Austin Prep Lead Nurse Kim Esakof (left) with Nurse Diana Carlson '12.
Austin Prep Health and Wellness Office
In order to help support the whole student at Austin Prep, the social-emotional needs of students are supported by the counselors in the Health and Wellness Office. The office provides support by offering individual, as well as small group, counseling to students as needed. Counselors work collaboratively with the student, parent and teachers as well as outside resources to support the whole student. Additionally, counselors provide in-classroom Health and Wellness lessons for all students in 6th through 9th grade. Individual sessions can be requested by the student, parent, or teacher referrals.
In addition, the Health and Wellness office hosts additional programming. The Austin Mentor’s Program was designed post-COVID as an initiative to build in more face time for students to build meaningful connections and strengthen their “soft-skills." Austin Mentors pairs Upper School students with 9th and 6th graders. The Mentors meet with their mentees doing fun and engaging collaborative activities to build meaningful connections about once a month. We also offer Parent University, which is hosted by our Middle School Counselor to help support and guide Middle School parents through the difficult transition of adolescents and middle school.