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Monthly Planner - September
Welcome to the Back to School issue of the Monthly Planner Newsletter.
Our mission is to share insight, strategies and inspiration to families
interested in obtaining the best possible education available for their
students.
The beginning of a new school year is an excellent time to reiterate the
importance of education. The future success for young people today will be
based on their intelligence. What better way to form a solid foundation of
knowledge than being exposed to the best possible education that’s
available?
At this point in the private school admission process:
The student should know the importance of education and realize that it
requires hard work and due diligence on their part to stay current with
their studies. Younger children should establish good work habits,
organizational skills and learn to concentrate in preparation for school
or the increased educational requirements required in upper grades. Older
students should build and improve on these skills while expanding their
intellectual curiosity.
It would be extremely helpful to establish how your student learns and
processes information. There are several books on the subject of Multiple
Intelligence. Refer to the
Publications section for
suggested books.
It is extremely important that you first determine your student's academic
motivation and personality. By knowing how your student processes
information will assist you and their teachers in presenting new materials
to them in a way that is best for them to process the data for easier
understanding. Knowing how your student learns also helps in selecting
which school and it’s philosophy, goals and long-term plans best fulfill
your student’s needs.
Input from your student’s former teachers about them and recommendations
from school personnel, family and friends about suitable schools is very
valuable information.
There is an abundance of educational associations and organizations that
provide school lists, nationally, regionally and locally to help identify
schools in your area that would be suitable for your student. Refer to the
Educational Association links at the top of this page for a comprehensive
listing.
Contact schools as early as possible in September so they can send you
information about their school.
Two programs that are highly recommended in providing assistance to
academically motivated students with the private school admissions process
are:
A Better Chance (National Office)
88 Black Falcon Avenue, # 250
Boston, MA 02110-2414
Phone: 617-421-0950
Fax: 617-421-0965
www.abetterchance.com
Independence School Alliance for Minority Affairs
1545 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 711
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-484-2411
Contact these organizations immediately their admissions process is in
progress.
School information should be reviewed and a calendar established
immediately to keep track of test dates, open houses, interviews and other
social functions that are hosted by schools to inform parents and their
students about the schools.
Your student should be preparing for the entrance examinations. These are
not tests that can be crammed for. Listed below are the two main testing
centers that administer these tests or call the schools you and your
student are interested in and ask about the admission test they will be
administrating and if they can recommend in study workbook suitable for
your student to use.
Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)
www.erbtest.org
Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
www.ssat.org
Contact these references now for information. If possible, registrar to
take these admissions tests immediately. This is a competitive element of
the process and sessions fill up fast.
Alice Dickerson, author,
"I’m going to high school. A Guide to the Private High School Admissions
Process"
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