Student Support

Support is built into the fabric of La Lumiere. As a community, we honor every individual and treat all members with dignity and respect. Students have a place here, whether they’re from across town, across the country, or across the ocean. Our broad support network includes passionate and committed faculty and a Student Services office focused solely on meeting the academic, social, and emotional interests of students. Our mission is to ensure that students thrive not only while they’re here, but also in the decades that follow their time at La Lumiere.

Students also attend Advisory Meetings twice each week, which take place in a group setting and are meant to allow students to connect on a personal level with others in their advisory group and with a faculty member that they work closely with in academics or athletics. Advisors can be teachers, coaches, or administrators, and have the responsibility of communicating important information regarding grades, activities, and behavior to students and their parents. Advisory groups often bond over snacks, board games, and conversation, and sometimes travel off-campus together for group dinners.

Faces to Know

Ellen Ramsden-Belotti, Learning Specialist

Ellen Ramsden-Belotti joins the La Lumiere community with a background in social work and special education. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Family Studies from St. Xavier University, a Master of Social Work from University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work, and a Master of Educational Administration from Governors State University. Ellen’s path to joining La Lumiere includes positions as a substance abuse counselor, medical social worker, EAP coordinator, school social worker and a district administrator of special education programs. She looks forward to collaborating with students, families and staff to problem-solve and create systems of support in the classroom.

Chris Conrad

Contact: cconrad@lalumiere.org