June 2025 Newsletter
We hope this newsletter finds you enjoying a somewhat slower summer pace, whether you’re enjoying vacations or simply a more relaxed pace at home. We know that summer can be a juggle, and an adjustment as routines can shift weekly. Many of us balance our professional responsibilities with having our children home more often. While structure and routine are beneficial, we also invite you to embrace the downtime, and encourage you to create family traditions that encourage a slower lifestyle.
We’ve included below some our recommended summer reads. Please share your recommendations with us!
Fiction:
James, Percival Everett
The Lion Women of Tehran, Marjan Kamali
Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
Shark Heart, Emily Habeck
The Postcard, Anne Berest
Non-fiction:
Everything is Tuberculosis, John Green
Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide, Tony Horowitz
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row, Anthony Ray Hinton
The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel
When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day, Garrett M. Graff
Be Ready When the Luck Happens, Ina Garten
Fun Audiobooks for Family Car Rides:
The Mona Lisa Vanishes, Nicholas Day
Spy School Series, Stuart Gibbs
City Spies Series, James Ponti
Ramona Quinby Series, Beverly Cleary
Why Boarding School?
We are currently taking school placement clients for the upcoming school year and would love to help your family. While many of you know we consult with families on day school placement, you may not realize we also consult on boarding school placement as well.
There are many reasons why a family would consider boarding school for their child. Some of our Atlanta area private schools are K-12 and a student may be ready for a change, socially, academically, and/or athletically. Boarding schools offer structured daily routine and independence, which allows for students to grow in their executive functioning skills and time management. Students mature as they learn to do their own laundry and wake themselves up in the mornings!
In Atlanta, many of us spend a lot of time in our cars, shuttling to and from activities. At boarding school, students can participate in many more extracurricular activities because these all take place on campus. There are also more leadership and character opportunities at boarding schools due to the residential life component.
Students form lifelong friendships and relationships with both students and faculty. The immersive boarding school setting builds strong communities. On these campuses, your child will be exposed to a variety of cultures and backgrounds, through a diverse student body representing different parts of the globe.
If you would like to discuss whether boarding school might be a good fit for your child, call us today, and our boarding school specialist, Betsy Metcalf, can guide you in the right direction and through the process.
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Upcoming Dates for Panels to plan ahead:
Teaching the SSAT: Barbara Levy will be working with parents, teaching you about the SSAT, and giving tips on how to work with your child on SSAT preparation.
August 26: lunch session
September 17: evening session
We will send out more information in a separate email in the coming weeks, but for now here is the interest form with fee information.
Navigating the Admission Process
Tuesday, September 16th at 9:30am (virtual with admission directors)
Life After Preschool
Tuesday, September 30 at 9:30am (virtual with preschool directors and a JATP psychologist )
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Have a wonderful summer. We are here to help you with your educational needs and questions.
Barbara, Betsy, Fontaine and Margo