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After Helios

Helios graduates have:

  • a life-long love of learning that is internally motivated and self-directed
  • academic skills and self-discipline
  • a positive sense of self
  • respect and empathy for others

... to thrive in and contribute to a dynamic, interconnected world.

High School Counseling

The high school search process at Helios is a family journey of growth, discovery, and excitement.

Families begin the high school transition journey in fifth and sixth grade, with the opportunity to attend alumni nights and have informal conversations with our in-house high-school counselor about their priorities after Helios. Beginning in the spring of seventh grade, each family works one-on-one with our counselor to chart a path after Helios. 

The counselor and the middle school faculty provide support throughout eighth grade via a specific high school transition course, visits from admissions directors and Helios alumni, essay and application feedback, and individualized recommendations. 

We take great pride that our 71 graduates have chosen to attend 41 unique high schools, reflecting pathways that are as unique and individualized as our K-8 program.

Helios graduates were accepted to the following independent schools:
  • Archbishop Mitty
  • BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
  • Bellarmine College Preparatory
  • Crystal Springs Uplands School
  • Futures Academy
  • Interlochen School of the Arts 
  • Jewish Community High School 
  • Kehillah Jewish High School
  • Khan Lab School
  • Kirby School
  • Mentoring Academy
  • Mid-Peninsula High School
  • Phillips Exeter Academy
  • Proof School
  • Sacred Heart Schools
  • San Domenico School
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock 
  • Stanford Online High School
  • Stevenson School 
  • The King's Academy
  • The Marin School
  • The Nueva School
  • Woodside Priory
Helios graduates attend the following public schools:
  • Carlmont High School
  • Fremont High School
  • Henry M. Gunn High School
  • Homestead High School
  • Mountain View High School
  • Palo Alto High School
  • Prospect High School
  • Summit Denali High School
  • Summit Shasta High School
It’s been a couple years since I left but I still choose to come back here. I think that you’ll always be a part of Helios. This is a pretty exceptional place with how welcoming it is and how open it is. Krish (Helios '20)