WiseStart™ for K-8
Students
Why Choose WiseStart™?
The WiseStart™ program is designed for K-8 students who need guidance on independent and boarding school admissions, academic and executive functioning support, and/or early college guidance during middle school.
WiseStart™ allows you to plan your child’s education early and with expert advice — one of the most important things you can do as a parent. Our WiseStart™ counselors and tutors will support your student through every step of their educational journey. You will work directly with your WiseStart™ counselor — all of whom have direct admissions and guidance experience — to set goals and implement a plan of action to set your student up for life-long success. You will also have a dedicated client relations liaison to ensure you are getting the most out of your program. No other consultancy offers this level of expertise and support for K-8 students.
How WiseStart™ Works
The first step of a personalized WiseStart™ program is an Initial Consultation, which includes an in-depth pre-screen of your student’s profile followed by a 90-minute meeting with the counselor of your choice. With the Initial Consultation, your family will receive expert feedback based on your child’s academic history, a customized evaluation and detailed, strategic action plan, a Profile Building Catalog tailored to your student’s needs, goals and interests, and a comprehensive standardized testing plan. Following the consultation, you will receive detailed session notes as well as a customized program recommendation for ongoing work with your dedicated WiseStart™ counselor.
Comprehensive WiseStart™ programs are comprised of three core areas of support: School Placement, Tutoring and Executive Functioning Development, and Early College Guidance. WiseStart™ counselors and tutors will create a bespoke WiseStart™ program tailored to your family’s needs and goals to ensure your student actualizes their educational goals.
How WiseStart™ Can Help You
Navigating School Placement
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With endless options to choose from, finding the best-fit school for your student can be challenging. Your WiseStart™ counselor will advise on different options – from private or public to parochial, day, or boarding schools – and different curricula, like AP or IB, language immersion or PBL, and more. They will help you decide which schools will enable your child to thrive and be happy, and will develop a strategic admissions plan to help your student gain admission to their top-choice schools.
Tutoring and Executive Functioning Development
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WiseStart™ tutoring services provide concierge-level support for students in elementary through middle school. Our tutors are subject-matter experts, learning specialists, and skills coaches who will provide support for any tutoring need, including standardized test prep for the ISEE, SSAT, SHSAT, study skills and academic support to ensure your child earns strong grades, and building executive functioning skills to lay a strong foundation for the rest of your student’s educational journey.
Early College Guidance
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To maximize chances of success in the hyper-competitive college admissions process, families need to start preparing as early as possible. Your WiseStart™ counselor will work with your child to lay a solid academic foundation in middle school, explore their interests, and identify short- and long-term goals to ensure they build a compelling college applicant profile.
WiseStart™ Counselor
WiseStart™ Counselor
Senior Counseling Team Leader
WiseStart™ Counselor
Academic Advisor
Counseling Team Leader
WiseStart™ Counselor
Academic Advisor
Counseling Team Leader
Get Your Student on the Right Track
