Category: Academics
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It’s Decision Time. Are You Ready?
Over the past several months, we have worked with students of all ages from the United States, as well as far flung places such as Mumbai, who now have applications pending at over 40 different independent day and boarding schools. It is impressive that families broadened their school search and have considered so many diverse school…
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Choosing the right early childhood program: why is it so important?
To all you young parents out there who proudly sent children off to school for the first time in September, I wonder how many of you envision the long road ahead? Do you just think about the milestones of moving on to the next stage and ultimately graduation? Or do you also consider the many…
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Admissions 101: Acing the Student Interview
Thoughts From Jacquie & Verona… There’s no denying it, the independent and boarding school admissions process is overwhelming. The to-do list is endless; the multitude of components is bewildering, and the number of hoops you have to jump through is exhausting. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been posting regular blogs on how to break…
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Admissions 101: The Parent Statement & Interview
Thoughts From Jacquie & Verona… There’s no denying it, the independent and boarding school admissions process is overwhelming. The to-do list is endless; the multitude of components is bewildering, and the number of hoops you have to jump through is exhausting. That’s why we’ve compiled this mini-blog series to help you break the school search…
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Admissions 101: The Open House
Thoughts From Jacquie & Verona… There’s no denying it, the independent and boarding school admissions process can be overwhelming: the to-do list looks endless, the multitude of components can be bewildering, and the number of hoops to jump through feels convoluted. But it’s important to point out that there’s intentionality behind every step along the way:…
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Why Boarding School?
In conversation with families, we are frequently surprised that more students don’t have boarding schools on their radar screen. Why is that? Could it be that the perception of this type of educational experience is stuck in the past? Or, is it that families simply don’t understand what they have to offer? To answer these…
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Ditch the flashcards: play these fun games instead!
There’s only one word to describe Alissa’s math workshop last week: ENLIGHTENING! It certainly provided us with a lens into today’s math teaching and methodology. The content was illuminating and the Q&A session covered thought-provoking topics. As promised, Alissa is sharing some of her top number fluency games to keep the math conversation going at…
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Spring Break Reads: A Little Something for Everyone!
We thought Anne ROCKED it at her recent Is All Reading Good Reading? workshop. There was so much insightful content, the advice came thick and fast, and the questions asked were thoughtful and thought-provoking. We just love digging in deep with our KQ community of parents! With so many people heading off for some well-deserved…
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Is All Reading Good Reading?
My friend posted a piece online recently sharing that when quarantine started in March she bought a Kindle and has read 64 books since then. Yes, 64! I did the math and that is roughly an average of 6 books completed per month (to my 1 or 2 reads). Although I’m happy for her, I…