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Boarding School 360 is an upcoming webinar series to introduce families to the boarding school community, to the overall experience, and to provide time to learn about individual schools in smaller virtual venues.  Katie Garrett of Garrett Educational Consulting and Kelly Sheehan of Schools to Know have teamed up to host this five day virtual event […]

You might not expect to see the words ‘divorce’ and ‘healthy’ in the same sentence, as it likely seems like an oxymoron due to how society portrays separation and divorce. However, as a divorce attorney and licensed mediator, I’m here to prove that a divorce journey can be done in a healthy manner.  Guest Post […]

Guest post by Garrett Educational Consulting with input from Michele Mannering, PhD, of Myers Park Pediatric Psychology Many students took their first dive into virtual learning last spring and quickly realized that it’s not always a walk in the park. Though it seems like the easier option in theory, learning virtually can make it incredibly […]

Guest post by Garrett Educational Consulting. Between the new reality of online-classes and cancelled extracurriculars, students are developing an unbalanced ratio of more time on their hands and less to do. However, the restricted access to in-person volunteer opportunities doesn’t mean you can’t give back, and during these trying times, local nonprofits are in need […]

The Common Application officially opened on August 1st – here’s what you and your student need to know. Guest post contributed by Garrett Educational Consulting. What is the Common App? The Common Application is a digital undergraduate college admission application system that allows students to apply to over 800 universities and colleges in 49 states, […]

In this article, we shared with you Garrett Educational Consulting’s suggestions on several colleges in the SE that, while not conducting in person tours, are open for visits and touring on your own. This week, GEC covers school’s that are still open for in-person, college-led tours. Guest post by Garrett Educational Consulting, a full-service, academic […]

By now it is probably safe to say we have all run the emotional gamut of COVID-19. Some days we “do it for the safety of others” other days we’re just flat out over it. The reality is, this is our normal and like it or not, it is our way out. Today we’re subscribing […]

Campus tours are certainly one of the most helpful tools when deciding where to apply to colleges. Unfortunately, conditions have caused most schools to momentarily paused their campus tours and information sessions due to COVID-19. However, there are still schools that are going above and beyond to serve any prospective students interested in enrolling to […]

Ella Culpepper and Mae Strauss are the Charlotte high school seniors behind The Baker & The Scribe Baking Co. They started the Baker & The Scribe early this summer during lockdown, to share a love of baking and art with Charlotte. Their twist on the cookie biz is that their custom hand-iced cookies come with […]

The African American community is used to speaking about Race and having conversations with their children about Race. Being part of the Black Community, Race is not a topic that can be avoided; from an early age, we are educated about how to interact with the majority culture, AKA, the white culture. Minorities are aware […]

While you enjoy the weekend, please remember to be cognizant of any COVID-related requirements at your destination and heap on the kindness and patience for everyone you encounter. Also double/triple check hours of operation. Father’s Day 2020: I hope you like home cooking and virtual experiences. I’m kidding… sort of. While you navigate a world […]

June 19th, or Juneteenth | Black Independence Day, commemorates the day that Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had formally freed them almost two and a half years earlier, Texas was the most remote of the slave states, with a low presence of Union troops, so enforcement of the […]