Education for Expat Kids

Young Learners Struggle

Concerned about your student’s progress at school? (part 2) As a former school psychologist, here are my “insider” tips… Missed Part 1? Check it out here. Today’s post is all…

October 22, 2013

Helping International Students Find a Good College

Almost all the parents with whom I work tell me that they just want their child to go to a “good” college. However, when asked to define the term, they…

October 21, 2013

Struggling Learners

When Your Young Learner is Struggling (part one) Concerned about your student’s progress at school?? As a former school psychologist, here my “insider” tips… Today’s post is all about managing…

October 4, 2013

How to Find a Good Tutor When You’re Living Abroad

Guest blogger Rebecca Zook writes on how to find a good tutor when living overseas. Trying to find a qualified tutor while living abroad can sometimes leave expat parents feeling…

August 10, 2011

Are High School Counselors Failing Our Kids?

Did you know that of the 466 graduate counseling programs in the United States, only 42 degree programs offer a course in college counseling? And that only one program in…

December 30, 2010

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 Did This Educational Consultant Cry at Graduation?

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…

June 6, 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