by pixeladmin | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
You think you’ve found the perfect school. What’s next? Here’s a step-by-step look at the admissions process. INTERVIEWS The initial “getting to know you” part of the process can consist of school tours, classroom observations and interviews with admissions staff. As...
by pixeladmin | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
The National Association of Independent Schools recommends that parents visit a school, observe carefully and ask themselves these questions: Do the students seem productive, engaged and happy? Does what you see reflect the school’s stated mission? Does the school...
by pixeladmin | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
IS A SINGLE-GENDER EDUCATION RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD? As a society, the pendulum swings on gender roles and preferences, starting in early childhood, but the issues go beyond whether boys or girls prefer trucks to dolls or pink and blue. The differences are “real,...
by pixeladmin | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
For a Special Needs Child When a child has a disability, the right school can help to maximize his or her full potential. Choosing an educational path for a child with special needs is challenging for many reasons, including: • The grieving process. Parents often have...
by pixeladmin | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WASHINGTON D.C. PRIVATE SCHOOLS HAVE TO OFFER For one Washington DC mom, putting her two boys ages 5 and 6 into the public school system was never an option — even though she is zoned to a coveted local school district. A former teacher in the...
by pixeladmin | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
Choosing the best school for your student Back in the olden days (as my father used to say), when I was approaching high school, people who went to private schools were the rich, the elite. The rest of us who were college-bound, even the most academically talented...