When Your Child Isn’t Making Friends
When Your Child Isn't Making Friends in Boarding School There is a special heartache for the parent of the lonely child. More than academic, athletic, artistic or any other success,…
Is My Teenager Ready for College?
Is My Teenager Ready for College? Michelle and Rebecca were invited to speak to the Colorado Consultants Association to answer that vexing and nagging query: is my teenager ready for…
Oxbridge Admissions – An Elite International Option
Oxbridge Admissions – What you need to know when applying to Oxford or Cambridge written by Jack Doyle, Dphil Oxford University From President Bill Clinton to influencer Caroline Calloway, Oxford…
10 Reasons for International Students to Attend an American Boarding School
10 Reasons for International Students to Attend an American Boarding School American boarding schools offer unique opportunities that you’d be hard-pressed to find in classrooms elsewhere, including both public and…
Be Prepared for COVID While Away at School
Be Prepared for COVID While Away at School The author of this post is unknown, but it was written with the instructions that the reader was free to copy and…
What to Expect This Fall for American Colleges and Universities
Four Scenarios That Colleges are Considering Becky touring Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island last summer While the full scope of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to be known,…
Education Vs. Coronavirus: June Edition
Boarding Schools and Therapeutic Schools. Are they open? Though the sands continue to shift beneath our feet, we will attempt to describe the landscape today, what we are predicting, and…
How a Sudden Departure From Home is a Big Hairy Deal
I watch the events in Egypt unfold, my thoughts are with the thousands of expat children and families who are living in Egypt as well as their Egyptian friends and…
Five Signs a College Student may Benefit from Extra Support
Challenge is a part of the normal transition to college. The difficult parts of life are the parts where we learn and grow. And, sometimes students struggle an extraordinary amount…
Campus Visits
The 10 Most Important Things to Look for in a Campus Visit (especially international students) by Rebecca Grappo, M.Ed, Certified Educational Planner For most families, especially those that live abroad,…
Texas Colleges and Universities: Texas A&M, Rice University, Trinity College, Schreiner University and the University of Houston
Starting the Texas Tour Prior to the IECA Conference in Austin this year, I had the opportunity to visit 6 Texas colleges and universities in east and central Texas with…
Learning to surf was a wonderful and surprisingly therapeutic experience.
Costa Rica, Pura Vida! Therapeutic Programs in Costa Rica – New Summit, The Bridge and Pure Life
For years, I have wanted to do site visits on three very special therapeutic programs in Costa Rica – New Summit Academy, The Bridge, and Pure Life. I finally had the opportunity…
