Boarding Schools

Supporting Geographic Diversity at U.S Boarding Schools RNG International hosted a wonderful breakfast last week in Denver with over 40 independent school admission officers seeking to continue to diversify their…

October 15, 2016

Falling for Colorado Boarding Schools: Our Autumn Breakfast

This past week, approximately fifty Colorado boarding schools admissions officers came for fairs in Boulder, Denver, and Aspen. Usually Becky and I are visiting boarding schools on their home turf. But…

October 12, 2015

SOS: Homesickness at Boarding School

Is this Normal, Will they be ok? I recently received an email from a worried parent who told me that after only three weeks at boarding school, her son seemed…

September 19, 2015

Exploring the Options in Swiss Boarding Schools by Rebecca Grappo, M.Ed, Certified Educational Planner

A Tour of Swiss Boarding Schools… Last week I had the opportunity to visit eight Swiss boarding schools with a group of American educational consultants on a tour organized by…

April 29, 2015

Back to School Shopping: Graduate Level Organization 101

Heading off to boarding school this fall? College? Even graduate school? I am sure you are in the thick of back to school shopping. There’s just something about it. A…

August 6, 2014

Are Expensive Computer Training Programs for ADHD Worth It?

Are Expensive ADHD Computer Training Programs Worth It? I was reviewing some science-y research –as opposed to fantasy-esque research– when I came across this article: ADHD study: Expensive training programs…

July 9, 2014

Is It Too Late to Apply to Boarding School for Next Year? NO!!!

Is It Too Late To Apply to Boarding School? I just read a listserv posting today by a parent who wondered if it was too late to apply to boarding…

June 11, 2014

Michelle in Print: “When School is Hard…”

Hello all! Sorry for the silence here on the blog– it’s been a busy few weeks. I wanted to share that The Foreign Service Journal has published a piece I…

June 9, 2014

ADHD

Boarding school students: ADHD FAQ’s Is your child struggling with attention issues? Planning? Short-term ? Perhaps he or she has been diagnoses with Executive Function Disorder (EFD) or Attention Deficit…

April 23, 2014

Overseas Families Need to Care About the College Visit

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…

November 22, 2010

Why Students Enthusiastically Endorse their own American Boarding School Experiences

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…

May 7, 2010

Options for Struggling Teens

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…

April 10, 2010

Boarding Schools