Skip to main content
Three young students study a computer system

Learning Styles and Online Teaching: Best Methods to Improve Academic Success

By Accommodations, Elementary School, High School, Learning Differences, Middle School No Comments

First let’s begin with the basics of learning styles. Learning style refers to the way you absorb new information best. Everyone is born with the ability to process information in various ways. Some children are born with more visual learning skills. Others are excellent at listening to the sounds around them. There are even children…

Read More
Child in backpack skipping down empty hallway

What is the Character Skills Snapshot?

By Elementary School, High School, Independent School Admissions, SSAT, Test Prep No Comments

The Character Skills Snapshot is a tool that the admission teams of private schools use to learn more about students outside the confines of the standard application process–interviews, essay questions, and test scores. It presents the student with real life scenarios where they must choose what responses are most or least like them. What is…

Read More
Hands typing on a laptop from aerial perspective

Private School Admissions: Insider Tips and Ways to Prepare for the Mysterious New Writing Sample

By Elementary School, High School, HSPT, Independent School Admissions, ISEE, Middle School No Comments

Tis the season! Well…it’s that time of year again. Interview Time! If you’re a stressed parent of a private school applicant you’re probably going into a mild panic attack-style sweat waiting for the highly anticipated interview. As many schools have adapted this year to the pandemic and need for online schooling, they still haven’t quite…

Read More
Colored pencils on green and yellow table

Executive Functioning: How To Help With Organization

By Accommodations, Elementary School, High School, Learning Differences, Middle School No Comments

In a world full of electronic devices, online schooling, and digital homework portals it’s no wonder that students are finding it hard to stay organized. This is where executive function skills become the crucial piece in helping your child find success. Executive functioning is “the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember…

Read More