16Feb 2017 by JarvisandAssociates

Finding the Right School

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Finding the Right School. “When you make the right decision, it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks. “ Caroline Kennedy. Worrying is not a strategy. Finding the right school through informed research is the solution. Parents and students have to feel absolute confidence in their choice of school. It is therefore vital that schools provide superb customer service, not only in the marketing/admissions phase but also on a daily basis through the faculty when the child is enrolled. After all, boarding parents are buying a Mercedes of education – without an annual trade in value. A key question parents and students must ask in their search for the right school is, “ what is your annual attrition rate?” That is, what is the percentage of students who could return…
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09Feb 2017 by JarvisandAssociates

Missionaries and Marketers

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Two boarding school Heads in the US and Canada have fascinated me over my career – one from my reading, and the other from personal experience. Both were sons of missionaries – one in Japan and the other in Iran (Persia at that time). Service to others was ingrained in them, and such dedication to others is the hallmark of the truly great Heads – and teachers. Frank Boyden was a graduate of Amherst College and then Headmaster of Deerfield Academy from 1902 to 1968. Yes, you read those dates correctly! Here he is in 1959 with Mrs. Boyden, who was very much the matriarch of the school: Mr. Boyden took Deerfield from a sleepy, run down establishment with just 14 students to becoming by today one of the most…
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25Jan 2017 by JarvisandAssociates

“Everyone needs a coach”: Bill Gates

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Once again ranked in Jan. 2017 as the world’s wealthiest person, Bill Gates believes strongly in the coach and feedback loop, as seen in this You Tube clip from a TED talk on education: If you are a parent reading this, you may well be embarking on the journey to select the “ right” boarding school. It is crucial that you get objective feedback as you develop this school search. As a member of IECA, Jarvis and Associates is ideally placed to help you. We will coach you and your family every step of the way. At your tentative early stages of this journey, you may well be wary of boarding schools. Here is an article debunking myths about boarding:    If you are a school representative reading this, we…
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