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How Many Private Schools Should I Apply To?

by Liz Yee, Director of Admission, Lowell School Time has flown by—your child is growing up fast, and now you’re looking at schools. (Side note:…

Promoting Art in DC Area Schools – Think Beyond The Paintbrush

By Lucy Wyndham Promoting Art in D.C. – Think Beyond The Paintbrush Art in schools shouldn’t be considered a secondary subject. It is an essential…

5 Tips to Help Manage the Stress of Admission Testing

by Christina Tripodi Mitchell, Psy.D., NCSP, Clinical Director, The Child & Family Practice of Washington, DC The beginning of the school year can bring significant…

We All Make Mistaks

By Mrs. Cindi Gibbs-Wilborn, Head of School, Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School During Beauvoir’s first Parents Association Meeting of the year, I shared that I…

How Technology Affects DC Children’s Learning

By Lucy Wyndham Technology is booming with 57% of children age three to seventeen currently using the Internet at home, compared to 11% in 1997. Yet this…

5 Tips for High School Juniors

Robbye Fox, Independent Educational Consultant, The College Lady Focus on Academics — The most important task all underclassmen can do is to focus on schoolwork. Colleges look…