Family Life

by Trevor Waddington, Principal at TYW Education Group It’s a typical Tuesday afterschool in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Stoller family comes home to their GoldenDoodle, Markie (named for the spunky Markie Post from Night Court fame). After some casual ‘how is it going’, they grab whatever food they can as the typical evening gauntlet awaits. […]

By Charlotte Foster, Curriculum Coordinator and English Department Chair, Westminster School Most of us remember doing household chores in our childhood, and although that probably wasn’t our favorite thing to do, it taught us more than we probably realize.  A recent national study cited in the Chicago Tribune (chicagotribune.com) shows that whereas a majority of

by Wendy Taylor, M.Ed, Executive Director, Learning Essentials It will come as no shock to most parents that a significant amount of time per week is spent running children from point A to point B and back again. What may be shocking, however, are the actual statistics surrounding the average family’s carpooling and chauffeuring routine. Research

by G. Ruga, Paying For Private School, Tips and tricks for sending your child to private school Housing is one of the largest expenses a family takes on. And reducing that expense is a potential source of funding for your children’s education. We purchased our home knowing that we were sending our child to private school.

by Jen Cort, Education Consultant, http://www.jencort.com A few years ago, our son, then 14 and a recently certified diver was given the opportunity to scuba dive in an aquarium. As a teenager exploring his independence, he questioned me walking with him to the dive spot and as his mom, there was no question. I think

Is the morning routine a race in your house? Let’s face it, not everyone is a morning person, and even if you are, your kids might not be. Getting to school on time might be a perpetual challenge, or you might hit a rough period when, for whatever reason, it’s just tougher to get out

by Lee Palmer, Head of School, Blyth-Templeton Academy  In my more than 30 years teaching and leading high schools, I often see parents unknowingly sabotage their own child’s success. They’ve been bombarded with messages that tell them, “the more involved you are in your child’s education, the more they will learn.” It’s not that parent involvement

by Jen Cort, Founder, Jen Cort Educational Consulting Consider these kinds of conversations as icebergs, we only see the tip of an iceberg but the bulk of what is happening is below the water line.  Tips for raising the icebergs include:   Resources: