Too many private school searches begin and end within a 10-mile radius of the family’s home. Or, the private school search is limited to the top five options in whatever “best schools” ranking the family chooses to consult. The truth is, when you’re looking for a private school to start your child in kindergarten or...
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The middle school years are tough even when things are going well. The transition from the single classrooms of elementary school to the multiple teachers of middle school is jarring. Social pressure also ramps up, as young students start to worry about fitting in. Unfortunately for some middle school students, this already-challenging stage of life...
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As an educational consultant, Carol Kinlan has helped hundreds of families in the Boston area find the best elementary school for their child. So who better to turn to for advice on finding the right private Pre-K or kindergarten program for your child? Carol spoke to a packed room of parents of young children earlier...
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From the perspective of families and students, the process of applying to some of the nation’s top boarding and day schools can be inscrutable, and at times the decisions rendered can feel arbitrary. With schools continuing to champion record breaking numbers of applicant pools and increasingly shrinking percentages of acceptances offered, families struggle to unpack...
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Have you exhausted your options at your public library? Are you overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices in the children’s section of your local bookstore? Are you looking for the next download for your son’s Kindle? Thousands of children’s books are published every year, and as a parent, your job is to sift through...
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Are you hoping to get your son into one of the most selective boarding schools in the U.S.? Even with most impeccable resume, you and your son will have your work cut out for you. Every year, elite secondary boarding schools like Andover, Exeter, and Deerfield admit only a fraction of the hopefuls who apply....
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Listen in on any playground conversation in the city of Boston. They’re all asking the same question: “Can we stay in the city and find the right school for our children?” One Boston parent, a South End resident, told us she and her husband started weighing educational options for their first child when he was...
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If you hope to get your son into one of the most prestigious secondary boarding schools in the country, you should start planning as soon as you know that’s what you want. As Scott Duddy, Associate Director of Placement here at The Fessenden School said in a recent article, “I always encourage parents to explore...
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“I am a teacher,” says Virginia Adair, a kindergarten teacher at The Fessenden School, “but I’m also a cheerleader.” To be successful in school, it’s not enough to learn reading and writing, math and science. Children need to learn to love learning itself. They need to relish taking on tough challenges and overcoming them. They...
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Top boarding schools like Exeter, Andover, and Groton offer an excellent education with high-quality facilities and some of the world’s best high school educators. They enjoy sterling reputations and many of their graduates go on to first-rate colleges like Harvard, MIT, and Brown. But, these top boarding schools don’t accept just anyone. Exeter, for example,...
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