by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA We congratulate AdmissionsQuest on their 500th onBoarding Schools blog post! For their 500th post, IECA Executive Director Mark Sklarow wrote his reflections of onBoarding Schools‘ contributions to families and the boarding school communities. share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA We tried a number of new things at the conference: from a bookstore and Conference Central to debates and a master class. Among the most anticipated were our first Speed Meetings that gave participating schools and consultants a series of short, seven-minute appointments over a three-hour block of time. … Read more »
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By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Dr. Nido Qubein, President of High Point University, shared his zest for life and his philosophy during Thursday’s conference lunch. Part tent revival, part comedian, part practical philosopher, part story teller, Dr. Qubein affirmed the importance of education and the transformational experiences that schools and educators provide students. Preaching to the … Read more »
By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest Erin Avery, Avery Educational Resource, IECA member, talks about what she enjoys about the conference- from conference sessions to the networking opportunities to the quality discussions with schools, colleges, therapeutic programs & vendors. Ben Kavanaugh, Bucknell University shares the college perspective on IECA Charlotte: Cyndy McDonald, College Consultant Assistant, shares her … Read more »
By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest I spent a few minutes in Barbara Cunningham’s (Summit Preparatory School) Wednesday presentation “Intellectually Gifted Underachievers: The Oxymoron Unraveled.” She’s done nice work in establishing some correlations and common experiences of kids who fit this profile and developing strategies to move them toward fulfilling their potentials. In a word, these kids … Read more »
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| AdmissionsQuest,Education,educational consultants,educational consulting,IECA,IECA Charlotte Conference,IECA Conference | 0 comment By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Pink, author of A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Rule the Future made the case for faster changes in American educational structures- arguing that we’re missing the future by basing our school educational models on our past. It’s tough to shift our thinking, basing our educational approaches and philosophies- not … Read more »
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| AdmissionsQuest,Education,educational consultants,educational consulting,IECA,IECA Charlotte Conference,IECA Conference | 0 comment By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest Everyone on campus or in your office conveys messages and sells the school or your services. We all think we practice pretty good customer service. Do we? Beth Black, Cherokee Creek Boys School, made the case for service in her presentation, “Everything I learned About Marketing, I Learned from a Mouse.” … Read more »
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| AdmissionsQuest,Economy and Consultants,Education,educational consultants,educational consulting,Educational Consulting Growth,IECA,IECA Charlotte Conference,IECA Conference | 0 comment By Brian Fisher, AdmissionsQuest A new conference approach has enhanced the way educational consultants & schools exchange information. Hello Speed Meetings. Nice to meet you. The speed meeting approach gives admission officers and educational consultants a quick, defined time to exchange substantive information. It could be a new introduction. It could be catching up on what’s … Read more »
By Peter Baron, AdmissionsQuest Enjoy this set of photos from the opening day of the conference. You can check out the originals by visiting the IECA’s Flickr pool: Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on Linkedinshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for laterBookmark … Read more »