Parents receive the annual report on giving. The handwritten thank-you cards from the Head of School. The polished newsletter explaining how a recent capital campaign will "transform the student experience." What parents almost never receive is a straight answer about where the tuition itself goes, and why the...
If your child is finishing 4th or 5th grade, there's a phrase about to enter your life that you'll hear constantly for the next few years: executive function. Teachers will use it. Learning specialists will use it. The middle school orientation packet will use it. And...
The placement decision came back, and your child is not in the advanced math class. As their parent, you believe that they should be. The question now is what to actually do about it. There is a path forward. Schools build appeal processes for a reason, and the summer between...
Teachers love this tradition. The book that gets passed from teacher to teacher across thirteen years of school, with a personal note inside from each one, is one of the most meaningful keepsakes a family can build. Most teachers are genuinely glad when a copy lands in their mailbox. The...
Parents receive the annual report on giving. The handwritten thank-you cards from the Head of School. The polished newsletter explaining how a recent capital campaign will "transform the student experience." What parents almost never receive is a straight answer about where the tuition itself goes, and why the...
If you're the parent of a middle schooler at an independent school, the course assignment email for next year either just landed in your inbox or it will soon. And for a lot of families, that email raises a question that's hard to answer from the...
If your child is finishing 4th or 5th grade, there's a phrase about to enter your life that you'll hear constantly for the next few years: executive function. Teachers will use it. Learning specialists will use it. The middle school orientation packet will use it. And...
The placement decision came back, and your child is not in the advanced math class. As their parent, you believe that they should be. The question now is what to actually do about it. There is a path forward. Schools build appeal processes for a reason, and the summer between...
