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Getting started with Nurture Notes Student Care (Nurture)

Capture, summarize, and share student notes with Orah's Chrome Extension—no need to open the full platform.

Updated over 5 months ago

Thanks for signing up to Orah's free tool for capturing, summarising, and sharing student notes!

1. Install the Nurture Chrome Extension

  • Visit the Chrome Web Store.

  • Search for “Nurture by Orah” or use the direct install link (if provided).

  • Click “Add to Chrome”, then “Pin” the extension in your toolbar by:

    • Clicking the puzzle icon 🔧 next to your address bar.

    • Selecting the pin 📌 icon next to Nurture.


🟡 2. Log In to Your Orah Account

  • Click the Nurture extension icon.

  • You’ll be prompted to log in using your Orah credentials (Google or SSO-enabled login).

  • Once logged in, your extension is now ready to use across browser tabs.


📝 3. Capture a Student Note from Any Webpage

  • While viewing a relevant page (e.g., email, LMS, Google Doc):

    • Click the Nurture extension icon.

    • Enter your student’s name (auto-complete may assist).

    • Add your note details—this could be academic concerns, wellbeing insights, or updates.

    • (Optional) Tag the note with categories like “academic”, “social”, “follow-up”, etc.


📦 4. Submit and Save the Note

  • Click “Submit” or “Save” to log the note into the student’s profile in Orah.

  • The note is now:

    • Visible to relevant staff.

    • Included in student history.

    • Filterable and shareable within the Orah platform.

What you need to know

This video shows you everything you need to know to get started:

To view and learn more about pastoral summaries, here is another article:

Pastoral summaries

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