Reminder! ISEE Test Dates Jan-Apr 2010

If you are applying to private schools for fifth grade or above in San Diego, there’s a good chance that the schools will require that your child take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), which is administered by Educational Records Bureau (ERB). From January through the first part of February is prime time for taking the ISEE since a lot of schools have application deadlines around the middle of...

Top 10 Tips for ISEE Prep

This is the first in our series of Tuesday Testing Tips, prepared by Megan Cohen of La Jolla Learningworks. Just like any standardized test, preparation for the ISEE can make a big difference in your child’s performance.  Not only can advance preparation maximize your child’s score, it can also set the stage for confident test-taking in the years ahead. The following suggestions will help you set your child up...

Wondering About Waldorf?

Perhaps you’ve heard of Waldorf education, or perhaps you know a family with a child who attends a Waldorf school. But do you really know what a Waldorf education entails? Of the many educational philosophies that schools may follow, it is perhaps one of the least understood – or most misunderstood! – of all. In simplest terms, Waldorf schools (also called Steiner schools) were founded in 1919 by...

Meet The Grauer School

The Grauer School, located in Encinitas, CA, is a private day school for grades 6-12 offering independent, compassionate, college preparatory education. According to their website: We work in an environment of academic excellence to help students develop as caring, compassionate, ethical individuals, aware of their responsibilities to local and global society. To accomplish our mission, we seek students who are able...

10 Strategies for ISEE Test Day

This is the second in our series of Tuesday Testing Tips, prepared by Megan Cohen of La Jolla Learningworks. The following suggestions are simple things you can encourage your child to do before and during the ISEE exam to ensure peak performance.  Pass the following test-taking tips on to your child. Mark up the test booklet. Show your work on math problems, make notes on reading passages, and jot down...