A student attending Punahou Summer School will still be required to take five credit courses per semester during the following school year. Counseling Personal Counseling Counseling support for Academy students is largely a function of class deans.
Deans are available for students for both personal and academic counseling.
Additionally, the Psychosocial Education Department supervises group counseling and guidance programs at each grade level in the Academy. The Department consists of teachers who have been trained in group and individual counseling, the deans, and the professional counselors, currently a social worker and a psychologist. In addition, about 70 students are trained as peer counselors, receiving academic credit for this rigorous program and helping to facilitate freshman groups and Camp Paumalu. Students can and do seek help from anyone in the Department, either on their own volition or through referral from a faculty member, parent, or student. The professional counselors often provide assessment and, like the deans, will refer students needing more extensive assistance to appropriate community resources.