Tips and tricks to navigate the new school year!
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A child’s home life and preschool learning environment plays a pivotal role in their holistic social-emotional development, a hallmark in assessing kindergarten readiness. We’ve listed some tips to help you prepare for your preschool for the kindergarten classroom.
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The inside scoop on school uniforms for Atlanta Area Private Schools. When and where to buy everything your child needs for the upcoming school year.
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You poured your heart and soul into your search for the best school for your child to attend in the fall. You and your child worked diligently and put long hours in to get to this point. Tours, meetings, essays, interviews and testing are complete! Woohoo! Now, the wait….
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Questions to ask yourself and your family as you await Decision Day.
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April 2nd is Decision Day! Here’s a handy guide on how to access your decisions through Ravenna. Non AAAIS-member schools have their unique format of sharing decisions with families via email or through their own secure portals. Contact us with any questions.
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Whether sitting in coffee shops or in round table discussions, I’ve leaned into the conversation with Atlanta moms to find out where the hurt is—in parenting, in school, and in families. In today’s blog post, we unpack how paying attention to the tension can be a catalyst for growth and change.
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Why we need to revolution today’s education model to meet current societal and industry demands. With clear-cut expectations for teachers and parents, we can increase learner-led agency and deepen authentic understanding.
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Many Atlanta independent schools have MakerSpaces. What are they and how do they contribute to genuine learning? The maker movement is about teaching and learning that is focused on student centered inquiry. This is not the project done at the end of a unit of learning, but the actual vehicle and purpose of the learning.
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Technology in the classroom is becoming more and more predominant. Teachers are learning how to teach with emerging technologies while students are using advanced technology to shape how they learn. By embracing and integrating technology in the classroom, teachers are setting students up for a successful life outside of school. Here are a few benefits of using technology in the classroom.
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Today, we explore the differences between two very popular learning models—inquiry-based and problem-based. What are the pros and cons? What does the research say? Here, we share examples of schools that embrace each model.
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What is the Responsive Classroom model? What are ways in which it is done well? What are the hallmarks of the program? And how can you tell if it’s a valuable asset in your child’s next school home?
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On October 1, the 2022-2023 applications for AAAIS-member schools will open in Ravenna. Here, we have some tips and tricks to navigate this year’s changes to Ravenna so families can feel equipped to begin their personal admissions journey.
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As parents, we play many roles in our children’s lives, and ideally those roles change as our children mature. How to navigate your child’s tendencies, personalities, and needs to set them up for success.
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Perhaps for the first time in years, schools have been the forefront of our conversations. No longer are inquiries relegated to “Where do your kids go to school?,” as now parents are commiserating together about the disparities of their local school experience—virtual learning hiccups, digital platforms, Zoom fatigue, mental health challenges, and more. If anything, this has shed more light on education as an industry but also has challenged parents to take a more active role in their students’ educational experience as they have been ushered into a front row seat into their learning. Which brings us to the whirlwind of heartache this year. We have had more inquiries and interest into an independent school system than ever before. Yet, parents are left with wondering “when and where should we start?”
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Happy October! With the official launch of Atlanta Independent School applications in Ravenna last week, we’re getting a lot of calls about how we’ve changed (read: pivoted) our consulting process in the waye of COVID-19. Of course, some things have changed and we’ve had to adapt on several ways we’re serving families safely (outlined below). But, what hasn’t changed is our high-touch support to students and families during what’s shaping up to be one of the most stressful admissions seasons of our generation.
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Fielding phone calls with prospective parents and potential new families, they all want to know “how it works.” How do we partner with parents? How do we partner with students? How do we determine “best-fit?” What about non-traditional entry points? The JATP? The SSAT? Ravenna? And the list goes on and on…
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Wow. What a year for independent school admissions. With the collision of COVID-19 impacting the private school admissions process like never before, parents are scrambling for answers.
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In the wake of COVID-19, few schools have determined exactly what they’re planning to do come August. Open their doors completely? Continue online learning? A hybrid model? Given this uncertainty, there are some strategies parents can implement now to ensure a smooth transition come August—no matter what that looks like.
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Montessori is a method of education that is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. In Montessori classrooms children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the highly trained teacher offer age-appropriate activities to guide the process.
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