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Fall Webinar Series

Our Fall Webinar Series has officially wrapped and we were so thrilled to welcome an engaging line-up of experts in child development, college counseling, and alternative education for traveling families. If you missed our live events, please feel free to watch and share via the links below.

MAKING LEARNING HAPPEN: UNPACKING CHALLENGE, RIGOR, AND ACADEMIC GROWTH

Please join us for a guided discussion with long-time Learning Specialist and Educational Therapist, Jess Durrett and our curriculum specialist, Erika Sneath.

Jess has over 14 years experience as a learning specialist and a Master's degree in Special Education from New York University. Her experience in and out of rigorous, bilingual, and therapeutic classrooms has led her to focus on her passion– working with families, students, and teachers to better understand how (not just what) children with unique profiles learn. This webinar will share ways in which parents, teachers, and tutors can look at academic tasks to support growth in specific areas. Below are examples of questions that can be answered by this approach.

How can I challenge my gifted child in math?

How can I support my struggling reader?

How can I cultivate a love for writing in my resistant child?

How can I help develop my child's comprehension?

DREAMING BIG: HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF EDUCATION WHEREVER YOU ARE

Please join us and world traveler expert Hope Paterson to learn more about how to find the customized academic option that meets your traveling family’s unique needs.

Hope Paterson (currently in Canada) joins us to discuss her family’s experiences "world schooling" and how you can make this work for your family. Travel provides children with opportunities for enriching experiential learning that will stay with them for a lifetime. PacPrep works with families to support their travel plans with customized elementary, middle, and high school accredited courses and programming. We'll provide you with fascinating insight into homeschooling while traveling and provide other helpful resources in the travel and education world.

HOW TO STAND OUT DURING THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS

Please join us for a discussion with Sheila Akbar, Signet Education’s President & COO.

Sheila Akbar of Signet Education joins Rebecca Klouwers, Outreach Director at Pacific Preparatory, for a comprehensive exploration of the changing college application process. After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Sheila worked on Wall Street for two years before returning to graduate school to pursue two PhDs. Sheila is now an expert on the college admissions process and has helped hundreds of students gain admittance to their dream schools. This webinar will focus on how to help your child differentiate their transcript, one of the most integral pieces of the application.