Industry insights for academic advisement, private school placement, and college planning.
If you are considering enrolling your child at a new school, you need to consider some questions before you even visit the school. If, in fact, the school ends up on your short list, be sure to review the questions to keep in mind as you meet with classroom teachers, principals, and counselors.
Read MoreChanging schools is the challenge now, but we realize that life yields adjustments again and again and so we want to partner with parents as they help their children and teens navigate the hurdle before them. So, we’ve developed a practical guide for children, teens, and parents as they navigate the process of changing schools.
Read MoreHappy October! With the official launch of Atlanta Independent School applications in Ravenna last week, we’re getting a lot of calls about how we’ve changed (read: pivoted) our consulting process in the waye of COVID-19. Of course, some things have changed and we’ve had to adapt on several ways we’re serving families safely (outlined below). But, what hasn’t changed is our high-touch support to students and families during what’s shaping up to be one of the most stressful admissions seasons of our generation.
Read MoreWow. 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.
Read MoreWow, the independent school application process will be different than ever before! Thinking of transitioning to private schools next Fall? Click to learn What’s Changing, How You Can Helping Your Child Adapt, and What You Can Do Today to Prepare.
Read MoreAtlanta's school landscape is tricky enough. With everything being online, parents are asking "now what?" See how this year's admissions process will be different than ever before as parents are scrambling to identify trusted guides who know schools inside and out.
Read MoreOne week until AAAIS schools release their decisions for the 2020-2021 school year. Overwhelmed? Have questions? We’re here to help.
Read MoreThese quick snapshots into the 9 personality types of the Enneagram are designed to simply start the conversation between you and your student. We hope that by more fully understanding how your student sees the world, you’ll feel more equipped to identify the learning and social environment where he or she can thrive.
Read MoreNovember is the month to start combing through school websites, rankings, and even parent forums to understand the why behind the why. Using the lenses below, we’ll help you formulate a pro/con list that will help families navigate the private school landscape and disentangle fact from fiction.
Read MoreRavenna, the shared online portal for private school applications is designed to alleviate the admissions process—for both prospective families and admissions committees. Making it work for you and developing a consistent check-in system is key to staying on top of the application checklist.
Read MoreToday, private schools strive to meet each family’s financial needs based on their fiscal picture. Find out how to make your money work for you when it comes to selecting the best private school for your family.
Read MoreThis school year may be winding down to a close, but that doesn’t mean that it’s too early to look ahead to next year. Whatever educational context you find your family in this next chapter (looking at new K-12 school for next year, moving across town or even across the country, or looking ahead to college planning), perhaps someone has mentioned working with or knowing of an educational consultant. What is one, how to find out if you need one, and what the added values are that come from partnering with one.
Read MoreThe Internet boasts countless research when it comes to school reviews and rankings. But, can all schools in X County truly be ranked 10/10? Here, we show you how to read between the lines of the rankings —and better yet, how to make the data work for you. By knowing what you need to interpret in the catch-all of a school’s ranking, you can start checking off the boxes that are important to you—and your family. We’ll share the breakdown of what you’re looking at, data you should zero in on, and what scores you should write off altogether.
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