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How to Raise a Kind Child….According to Harvard

Want to raise kind, empathetic, compassionate kids? Some secrets from Harvard shows parents how.

Academic AdvisementRebekka WhiteheadJuly 6, 2022parenting with purpose, holistic parenting, parenting tips, raising kids, raising kind kids, raising confident kids, empowering students, educational empowerment

Should You Hire an Education Consultant in COVID? 7 Questions to Consider

Wow. What a year for independent school admissions. With the collision of COVID-19 impacting the private school admissions process like never before, parents are scrambling for answers.

School PlacementRebekka WhiteheadAugust 6, 2021educational psychologists, education consultant, educational empowerment, educational advisement, private school placement, private school review, private school admissions, private school interview, private school tuition, Ravenna private school

Why a Strengths-Based Coaching Model Works

“You are unique and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost." Our origin story is tenderly wrapped up within that quote above. Thanks for letting us share the “why behind the why.”

Academic AdvisementRebekka WhiteheadJuly 7, 2021education, educational psychologists, educational advisement, education consultant, educational empowerment, educational consulting, Strength-based assessment, educational consultant, education advisement, elementary school, Strength finders, Clifton Strengths, academic strengths, enneagram, what enneagram type are you, enneagram type

Love Letters: Tracking Thrive Backpacks Around the World

We believe in giving--not just “giving back.” Read about the why behind the why of WLG and how our partnership with Thrive helps us reach vulnerable students further and faster.

GivingRebekka WhiteheadFebruary 5, 2021giving, giving back, backpacks, educational empowerment, generosity, thrive global project, global giving, local giving

Recentering: Why We Do What We Do

Sometimes, in the hustle of a busy season (hello, admissions deadlines), it can be invigorating to reframe the why behind the why—the reason to why we do what we do.

PersonalRebekka WhiteheadJanuary 20, 2021education advisement, educational consulting, educational empowerment, empathy, Strength finders, Strength-based assessment, Clifton Strengths

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