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5 Reasons To Choose Boarding School | Noodle Pros Blog Living in a boarding school community is an education in itself. This can be just as valuable as classroom learning.

Check out the winners of our 5th Annual Discover Your Passion Scholarship!

Announcing the 5th Annual Discover Your Passion Scholarship Winners - The School Choice Group with PALNYC, announced the 5th annual Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund’s Discover Your Passion™ Competition winners.

We are delighted to announce that we have once again been recognized for our commitment to client service excellence by our largest service partner, Cartus!

We have developed a brief survey for HR professionals on the challenges of education policies/benefits for employees. Please click link below to participate!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZJT2KDB

"Have a recent assessment and/or current IEP" Another tip from our Special Needs Experts here at School Choice International

Contact us to learn more about School Placement at (914) 328-3000

"Be completely honest and transparent" Another tip from our Special Needs Experts here at School Choice International

Contact us to learn more about School Placement at (914) 328-3000

"We are all on the same team" - A tip for School Placement from our Special Education Needs Experts here at School Choice International

Contact us to learn more about School Placement at (914) 328-3000

Selecting the Right Support: Tutoring vs. Executive Function Coaching What are the differences between tutoring vs Executive Function coaching? Learn how to know which support is right for a struggling student.

Meet the 2016 Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Discover Your Passion scholar, Tia Poquette

Passion: LEGOS
Tia’s sustained interest developed a 3 year old game into an intense passion. The creativity she finds with LEGOS has given her an outlet to express her emotions.
A portion of her $5,000 award was used for a trip to Denmark to meet with designers, artists and engineers who have made careers “playing with LEGOS”, and to visit the LEGO factory.

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Meet our 2016 Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Discover Your Passion Scholars

Gwendolyn and Madelynn Oh
Passions: Science, specifically Chemistry and Robotics
Gwendolyn has a profound interest in anything from electronics to robotics, Madelynn loves chemistry, using random things around the house to make things that can help people. They are using the $2,500 award to take classes at the Genius Design Lab, where students unleash their creativity, build their ideas and develop new skills

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Did you know...

That secondary school students in Turkey will no longer be taught about evolution because the education ministry does not want to include "controversial" topics in the curriculum?

You don't have to because SCI does!

Mobility - May 2017 BACK AGAIN BACK AGAIN BACK AGAIN THERE THERE THERE & & & SUCCESSFULLY REPATRIATING TO U.S. SCHOOLS By Alex Ruttenberg and Polly Rodriguez W hen families repatriate to the U.S. after an assignment abroad, it is generally assumed that the children will re-enter the U.S. education system without too mu...

We are excited to have Valerie Koo featured at the CASE (Coalition for the Advancement and Support of Education) conference in Singapore this week! Her session "Mission Impossible: trying to please all of the people all of the time” with Jonathan Carter (UWCSEA admissions director) will touch upon critical perception points during the admissions process.

http://www.case.org/APAC17/APAC17_Programs/APAC17_Schools_Program.html

Schools Program: 24 - 25 April Schools_Program for the Asia Pacific Advancement Conference

Five Reasons to Choose Boarding School

1. Make choices that matter and exercise individual responsibility
2. Embrace the challenge of trying new things
3. Enjoy camaraderie with classmates and form intense friendships
4. Study with students from far and wide
5. Faculty are friends and regularly available

What's Next - Denied at Your Early Decision College?

College Planning Tip Sheet
So, you have been turned down by your Early Decision college. It is not an easy time, but you are not alone. Tens of thousands of high school seniors face similar disappointment every December. Most of those who are a few years older than you have gone on to attend and fall in love with other quality institutions, and many are now in law school, medical school, or are on other pathways to career success in spite of being denied as an ED applicant. Some would even tell you that, in hindsight, being denied by their ED school was the best thing that ever happened to them, given their love for the college they actually attended and the path to success they are now enjoying. Don't despair; you have lots of options. However, you also have lots of work to do and there are some important steps you need take.

Respond to your Early Decision School if Placed in Regular Decision Pool – Although your first choice college or university denied you for early decision, you may not have been completely eliminated from consideration. It is possible that they offered you the option for reconsideration on a regular decision basis. Acceptance of that proposition would have freed from your original obligation to enroll if admitted. Thus, you can look at other possibilities and make an informed decision after all of your schools have responded.

Send Out Additional Applications - If you had not already done so, it is necessary to send out applications to the other colleges and universities in which you are interested, paying attention to deadlines.

Plan Additional Campus Visits – Now that you are not obligated to attend one particular college, you have the gift of time for thoughtful consideration before you are faced with more decisions in the spring. Start thinking about the colleges on your list which you have not already visited. If possible, begin planning visits to those schools as soon as your schedule will allow. That way, you will be much better prepared when decision time comes, usually on May 1st of your senior year. It will also let the admissions officers know that you are a serious applicant. Your "demonstrated interest" can make a difference when your application is under consideration.

Expand your Horizons - Perhaps you were so confident about your early decision school that you really haven't considered other possibilities. If that is the case, it is time to shift into high gear and get back to work on your college search with serious consideration of alternate schools.

Leave No Stone Unturned – Use all the resources available to you. Talk with your school counselor to discuss options. If you have an independent college consultant, get in touch immediately for his or her recommendations. Find out if any of the teachers or administrators at your school attended the colleges you are considering and talk with them about their impressions of their undergraduate experience. And, of course, talk with your parents. They may be putting on a brave face, but they are concerned and will want to be of assistance at what may be a very stressful time for you. Give them a chance to help and listen to their thoughts and suggestions. Even if your parents didn't go to college, they have lots of valuable life experience which may be helpful to you in sorting out your course of action.

Did you know...that diagnoses in the USA for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have increased by 42% in just 8 years, and now 6.1% of American children are being treated with medication for the condition?

You don't have to because SCI does!

Join our upcoming Special Education Needs webinar:

"Mobility and ADHD: A Roadmap to Understanding and Overcoming Challenges"

on Tuesday, February 28, 11:00 AM, EST.

Contact us at [email protected] for further information!

Our CEO, Timothy Dwyer, has been interviewed by Town & Country Magazine to share his professional insight on schools near Washington D.C.

Where Will Barron Trump Go to School in Washington, D.C.? For the Trump family, this is both a personal and political choice. We asked educational experts for their predictions.

Check out the recording of our webinar on International Assignments: Pre-Decision Considerations for You and Your Family

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How to Make Sense of College Rankings As systems for rating colleges multiply like mad, here’s a guide for consulting — and ignoring — them.

We have been honored with a Global Citizenship Award at Cartus Corporation’s 2016 Global Network Conference

The Inside Track: De-mystifying the Independent Day and Boarding School Admission Process - What to consider when choosing a school; Is boarding school right for your child and for your family? How are boarding schools different from independent day schools? What to expect at the Interview; Understanding the role of standardized test scores; The importance of “inside connections”, and more...

This October you can find us in DC at the Global Workforce Symposium. Will we see you there?
http://bit.ly/GWSDC16

The Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund’s - Discover Your Passion Competition

Clink the link below to learn more, and apply by September 30th.

http://www.schoolsearchsolutions.com/discover-your-passion/

Discover Your Passion Competition 2016 - SchoolSearchSolutions The Discover Your Passion™ Competition 2016 is opening now. Learn more about criteria, application and more on Scholarship Discovery page at SchoolSearchSolutions.com.

To Pay or Not to Pay: Addressing the Costs of Early Childhood Education for Mobile Employees

Mobility - September 2016 Addressing the Costs of Early Childhood Education for Mobile Employees By Alexandra Ruttenberg, Ed.S., and Polly Rodriguez, Ph.D. PAY PAY TO NOT OR TO

5 Tips for School Placement: Special Education Needs:

Tip 5. Colleges and universities vary widely in terms of the scope and nature of support services. Colleges do not conduct IEP meetings like those in K-12 schools. They offer support services that students with learning differences need to seek out on their own.

Improving the Odds: Tips for School Placement Success:

Tip 10. A family must be prepared to be heavily involved in the search, including writing the application and engaging in the interview process. There is no outsourcing of the role of the parent, so set expectations.

5 Tips for School Placement: Special Education Needs:

Tip 4. When moving intra-country or internationally, home/host expertise is the key. Cultural and language differences will create further challenges (i.e. outbound U.S. to inbound Asia Pacific). Understanding this dynamic and setting a family's expectations are incorporated within our overall "goodness of fit" and best option plan.

Improving the Odds: Tips for School Placement Success:

Tip 9. Be sensitive to the school's (and location's) culture; being direct and persistent may work in New York but may backfire in London.

5 Tips for School Placement: Special Education Needs:

Tip 3. Having a recent assessment and/or current IEP (Individualized Education Plan) will expedite the process. Determining a diagnosis during the move will mean the need to create the foundation for best placement. IEPs in the U.S. are different than their counterparts in Europe and Asia.

Check out some of our past 2015 Discover Your Passion Scholarship winners Azriel and Azelia.

For more information on the scholarship, and to apply for this year visit:http://www.schoolchoiceintl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DYP-2016-press-release-1.pdf