TCK to future TCK: Advice about Successful International Moves
You’ve heard that expression, “Out of the mouths of babes comes the truth.” Well, when talking to the students at the Anglo-American School of Sofia (AAS-Sofia), I certainly heard a…
You’ve heard that expression, “Out of the mouths of babes comes the truth.” Well, when talking to the students at the Anglo-American School of Sofia (AAS-Sofia), I certainly heard a…
This last year alone, I did over 100 campus visits. That’s a lot of time and expense spent on travel! So why do I do it? Because there is no…
Let's face it. International moves - at least the tasks involved with moving - are really never much fun. Putting your life in boxes, then shipping it around the world,…
The band started playing "Pomp and Circumstance" as the graduating class of 2010 processed into the gym. Coming to see the graduation of some of the students I had worked…
by Rebecca Grappo, founder, RNG International Educational Consultants, LLC The countdown to graduation has started! Students now know where they will be attending college, and they are busy saying goodbye…
SAT and ACT Prep - Is it Worth the Time and Monday Few letters strung together like "SAT" or "ACT" can conjure up as much fear, anxiety, and dread in…
Anne O’Connell, journalist extraordinaire, recently interviewed me on background for an article she was writing about using personality tests for career planning. Obviously the entire interview could not be used…
One job requirement I love about being an educational consultant is that I have to get out and visit schools. Although I have seen over 175 different boarding schools, I…
New York City – The other night I was dining out with my daughter at a charming restaurant in the city, when I excused myself to go to the ladies…
Do you have a son, brother, father, husband, or other male in your life? Do you work with children? If so, I highly recommend that you read Raising Cain –…
Ask a *Third Culture Kid (TCK) where he/she is from, and watch most of them stumble over the answer. The TCK wonders, do you mean where I was born? The…
Is Wilderness the Right Choice? All of us know of teens or young adults who seem to have a harder time growing up than others. They have various struggles, and…