09Jan 2019 by JarvisandAssociates

HAPPY NEW YEAR! ADMISSION SEASON RESUMES 

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[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] Well, these first three or four months of 2019 will bring a whole host of feelings for young people applying to independent schools. They have to ensure that their school work continues to flourish while also looking ahead to exciting new educational opportunities.  My current clients have applied to schools on Vancouver Island, California, New Hampshire. Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York State. It’s an exciting and nervous time. With application deadlines looming for the end of January, it is time to chase all the necessary documents to complete the application, and if an interview has not been completed yet, then the visit needs to be set up very quickly. I help in all this, including interview coaching.  My primary role as the family’s consultant is to ensure that the best…
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09Aug 2018 by JarvisandAssociates

Shawnigan Lake School – the end of an era

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In June, I visited a number of boarding schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. While I live on Vancouver Island and visit the boarding schools here on quite a regular basis, I had the opportunity to make more formal visits to some of these schools very recently. My visit to Shawnigan Lake School - https://www.shawnigan.ca/page - was to give a personal fare thee well to an outstanding educator who retired at the end of this school year – Headmaster David Robertson. A 25 year career at Shawnigan, with 18 years as Headmaster, saw the school flourish under his expert guidance. I worked with David for ten of those years and was able to witness the magic he wove as a leader. Shawnigan’s magnificent natural campus was enhanced…
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19Mar 2018 by JarvisandAssociates

“We Must All Help Each Other To Succeed, Rather Than Put Each Other To The Test To Fail.” Marylyn Rosenthal

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Well, it’s been quite a week of mixed emotions. Mid-March is the witching hour of first wave admission decisions for US boarding schools, and for leading day schools in major cities. Along with my client families, I have been on tenterhooks awaiting school decisions. After years of chairing admission committees, and distributing the results, it is humbling now experiencing the nervousness felt on the other side of the equation. The loss of control over the process is tempered by knowing you have done everything you can do as a consultant to help students succeed. That is what it is all about. In mid-March I am delighted to have helped students gain the following acceptances: Boarding: Connecticut: Ethel Walker School Massachusetts: Berkshire School Miss Hall’s School Day: California: Harker School, San…
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08Jan 2018 by JarvisandAssociates

A look at some Australian Schools

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I have just returned from a fascinating trip to Perth, Australia. En route I had excellent planning meetings in Hong Kong with my associate, Johnson Cheng. Seen here at dinner with my wife, Jean. We provide advice for parents in their school search. From Hong Kong we travelled to Perth where I visited a number of fine schools. The school structure there is marked by a public-private partnership system. There are many single sex schools and some co-educational ones. With the far-flung nature of the Australian topography, boarding schools in cities provide great service to the country. Tradition at the Australian schools very much came through the British influence in the country - just about all schools have formal uniforms, and cricket, rugby and rowing dominate the sports offerings. Academic…
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