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NYC Private School Notification Dates

NYC private school notification dates...results are almost here! Kindergarten Notification Date Mail or email on Friday, February 9 Respond by Friday, February 16 On-Going Schools, 2, 3, 4 year olds only, Notification Date Mail or email on Wednesday, February 7 Respond by Tuesday, March 6 2, 3, 4 year olds, Notification Date Mail or email … Continue reading NYC Private School Notification Dates

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$50,000 Private Schools Tuition in NYC

$50,000 private schools tuition in NYC is now becoming more common as private schools' tuition increases, again. Trinity School and other NYC private schools' tuition plus fees now equal more than $50,000 according to Leslie Brody of the Wall Street Journal. John Allman of Trinity says he believes the tuition system is broken: "we're stymied … Continue reading $50,000 Private Schools Tuition in NYC

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NYC Private School Kindergarten Acceptance Gratitude 2

Another email from clients whose child will be attending a top NYC private school kindergarten: Emily, We’ve been busy writing thank you notes to all those who wrote letters and made calls on (child's) behalf and we now have the most important note to write, and that is to you. We absolutely would not be … Continue reading NYC Private School Kindergarten Acceptance Gratitude 2

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BASIS.ed Chosen as the Only US-Based Education Case Study on PISA4U.org

Abacus Mom received this note today from BASIS.ed: BASIS.ed was recently honored as the first education case study featured in the online global learning resource PISA4U.org developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operations and Development (OECD). The program was chosen as a case study in an effort to identify global good practices, since students at … Continue reading BASIS.ed Chosen as the Only US-Based Education Case Study on PISA4U.org

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Wetherby School NYC? Prince George’s School Has a NYC Branch

Wetherby School NYC?  Wetherby School, the elite London private school that Prince George will attend, will open a New York City branch, to be called Wetherby-Pembridge, in 2017. Will British posh translate? Both schools are owned by the education company Alpha Plus Group. New York's Wetherby School will be housed on the Upper East Side … Continue reading Wetherby School NYC? Prince George’s School Has a NYC Branch

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Is it Harder for Asians to Get Into NYC Private School?

Over the years, many of my educational consulting clients have asked me if it is harder for Asians to get into NYC private school. Many have heard that it is harder for Asian-Americans to get into college.  This week, one of my clients referred me to the LA Times story:  For Asian-Americans, A Changing Landscape … Continue reading Is it Harder for Asians to Get Into NYC Private School?

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AABL Test Prep and KRT Test Prep Now Available for NYC Kindergarten

With the debut of the AABL test and the KRT test in 2014, NYC families applying for kindergarten are naturally seeking AABL test prep and KRT test prep for their preschoolers. Despite the claims from the test makers that the AABL and KRT tests are not preppable, as always, children who have been pre-exposed to … Continue reading AABL Test Prep and KRT Test Prep Now Available for NYC Kindergarten

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Avenues School Admissions

I have helped many families whose children now attend Avenues. Today I received this email from Soraya Díaz Tamayo, who is Director of Avenues School Admissions: We have three admissions cycles: Early admissions—sibling and employee applicantsApplication deadline October 1 / File complete November 21 / Notification December 17 / Parent reply January 9 Early notification—first-choice … Continue reading Avenues School Admissions

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NYC Kindergarten Testing: It’s Complicated

Thanks to Sophia Hollander of The Wall Street Journal, whose article New Test for Private-School Applicants Assessment for Kindergarten Takes 5-7 Minutes via an iPad summarizes just how complicated NYC kindergarten testing has become this year. For more than 45 years, schools relied on the ERB WPPSI for NYC kindergarten testing.  In 2014, presto!  the … Continue reading NYC Kindergarten Testing: It’s Complicated

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Kindergarten Readiness Task (KRT): Now NYC Private School Kindergarten Applicants Can Be Testing Guinea Pigs

Introducing the KRT or "Kindergarten Readiness Task", the new iPad-administered test-in-development that will be given this fall to NYC private school kindergarten applicants at a number of Manhattan and Brooklyn schools. You've heard that NYC public school kids act as guinea pigs for testing companies; now private school kindergarten applicants will too! The 5-7 minute … Continue reading Kindergarten Readiness Task (KRT): Now NYC Private School Kindergarten Applicants Can Be Testing Guinea Pigs