How To Ensure Your Child Is Financially Ready For College
By Lucy Wyndham It costs the average D.C student just under $10,000 per year to attend a public college. As a result of the high…
Heading Towards the Finish Line: Ending the School Year Strong
By Charlotte Foster, English Department Head, Westminster School Does your child lose motivation as the school year ends? He is not alone, and many parents…
Teaching Children How to DIY Has Compounding Effects
Today’s children spend nearly five to seven hours a day in front of a screen. While they are often more tech-savvy than even their own parents, this…
How to Submit a Late Application to Private Schools
Written by Liz Yee, Director of Admissions at Lowell School As the school year comes to a close, are you worried that your child’s school…
BASIS Independent McLean: Instilling Wonder and Inquiry in Students from Day One
The earliest years of a child’s life are filled with crucial “aha!” moments as they make countless connections between thoughts, topics, and their surroundings. They…
Building a Strong Partnership Between School and Home
By: Gretchen Herbst, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Congressional School, Falls Church, VA After 15 years of working in independent school admission, if there’s…
Homework Solutions in the Age of Distraction
By: Devorah Heitner, Author, founder of Raising Digital Natives: At curriculum night, the teacher told you to expect 45 minutes of homework each day, but…
Preparing Teens for Adulthood
Robbye Fox, Independent Educational Consultant, The College Lady If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put responsibility on their shoulders. –Ann Landers…
Reasons people send their children to private school
By G. Ruga, Editor, Paying for Private School: Tips and tricks for sending your child to private school Recently on a message board I occasionally read, a…
The Dream Denied
How to manage the disappointment when your first choice school rejects your child. This is the time of year students spend on the shadow trail.…
Digital Wellness: The Tools to Help Us Help Ourselves
by Denise Lisi DeRosa founder of Cyber Sensible It has been a tough year in terms of public relations for the big tech firms. From…