Speyer Legacy School may have a place for your child. The school writes Abacus Mom: As the DOE Kindergarten placement offers are received by your preschool families in the coming week, please keep The Speyer Legacy School in mind for children who may not receive an appropriate match. We do have about 4 spaces available for … Continue reading NYC Kindergarten: Gifted and Shut Out?
Cheer Up: Private School is Tougher to Get Into in Hong Kong than New York City!
And you thought New York was tough! Hong Kong Expats Teach Kids at Home Amid School Shortage Michelle Yun of Bloomberg reports: Hong Kong’s worsening shortage of spaces in its 49 international schools is so critical companies are “seriously concerned” employees will refuse to move there, according to an April 1 report by International School … Continue reading Cheer Up: Private School is Tougher to Get Into in Hong Kong than New York City!
It’s Official: Gabriella Rowe Is Leaving Mandell School
Numerous Mandell parents have called and informed me that Gabriella Rowe, longtime head of Mandell School, a well-known private school on the Upper West Side, is leaving. Emily Frost of DNAINfo has the story: Gabriella Rowe Leaves Mandell Mandell was sold some months ago to the Rocket Group: Mandell School Sold I have worked with many Mandell … Continue reading It’s Official: Gabriella Rowe Is Leaving Mandell School
Alexander Robinson School Gets Thumbs Up From Parent
An Alexander Robinson School parent sent me this email today: Dear Emily: My son had a fantastic experience at the Alexander Robertson School and I have kept in touch with the administration. While ARS was always very strong academically, they are now expanding with a Pre-K class and strengthening their program with Irwin Schlachter joining … Continue reading Alexander Robinson School Gets Thumbs Up From Parent
NYC Private School Kindergarten: Testing Changes–What You Need to Know
Many NYC private schools are announcing they will not accept ERB scores next year for kindergarten entry. Instead, they will step up in-school testing/interviewing, looking to evaluate students' readiness for kindergarten, both academically and socially. From one Manhattan girls' school: Hewitt, as suggested by ISAAGNY, will not be requiring, or accepting, the ERB ECAA test … Continue reading NYC Private School Kindergarten: Testing Changes–What You Need to Know
Manhattan’s Blue School Reviews
Numerous Manhattan families have asked me about downtown's Blue School. Since I know numerous Blue School students, I always share their parents' reviews with my private school consulting clients. Blue School will be opening a middle school in 2015. According to Allison Gaines Pell, Head of School: We are designing our program to inspire students to … Continue reading Manhattan’s Blue School Reviews
Brooklyn Private School Consultants
Brooklyn school consultants are the subject of Sophia Hollander of The Wall Street Journal's Brooklyn Sees Growth in Schools Consultants Handful of Experts Guide Parents Through Process of Finding Top Schools I entered Packer as a kindergartener in 1974. The Brooklyn private schools scene was a little different back then. My parents interviewed, but I didn't. … Continue reading Brooklyn Private School Consultants