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Middle School (formerly Junior High): Public vs Private
Parents often ask me, if I can only afford private school for one phase, which should that be? Elementary, middle, or high school? I...

Vicky Keston
Feb 14, 20223 min read
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School Choice – Finding the Best Fit for Your Child
Here is my annual pep talk, as we wind up our private and public school applications. Choose a school for the kid you have, not the kid...

Vicky Keston
Feb 2, 20223 min read
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First Choice Letters
As we wrap up the last applications, thoughts are turning to first choice letters. What is a first choice letter? If you have a clear...

Vicky Keston
Jan 15, 20222 min read
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How to find the Best schools
Parents often ask, how do you compare schools, how can you tell which are the best schools, and whether you are choosing a great place...

Vicky Keston
Oct 12, 20213 min read
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Transferring to Private School: What next?
You’ve applied to and were accepted to private school and will be transferring in 1st-8th grade. What is next? How do you prepare? In the...

Vicky Keston
Apr 13, 20213 min read
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When will SFUSD Return In Person?
Many parents would like to send their children back for in-person learning. Some need childcare so that they can work, and others worry...

Vicky Keston
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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Public School or Private School: the Transfer Decision
In the fall of 2019, my children transferred from a public school to a private school, and parents have increasingly asked for my advice...

Vicky Keston
Dec 19, 20203 min read
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How many schools to apply to?
How many private schools should I apply to? How many public schools should I list in the SFUSD lottery? This is among the most common...

Vicky Keston
Dec 8, 20203 min read
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Video Applications for Private School
Due to COVID, private schools have adjusted their admissions process to eliminate in-person contacts. Parts of the process that used to be i

Vicky Keston
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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When Distance Learning Crashes Your Home
You can’t do it all. It bears repeating; you cannot work two full time jobs, i.e., work outside the home and oversee a child’s education.

Vicky Keston
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Back to School . . . at a Distance
As we wrap up summer, instead of backpacks and lunchboxes, we dig in for more months at home with distance learning.

Vicky Keston
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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Before the School Search
To kick off a school search, I meet with families for about an hour to discuss their wants and needs. Let's chat about topics.

Vicky Keston
Jul 28, 20202 min read
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Distance Learning in Coronavirus Times
Given the likelihood that some or all of a school year will be by distance, evaluating a school’s distance learning is an important part of

Vicky Keston
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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Need a School . . . Now?!
some parents are looking to move their children quickly, before school starts in August.

Vicky Keston
Jul 6, 20203 min read
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School Decision During a Pandemic
given the pandemic, should we put our child in public or private school? How does the pandemic and the subsequent the shelter-in-place, affe

Vicky Keston
Apr 13, 20204 min read
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SFUSD Round 2
Many of you are wondering what to do if you don’t get your first choice, or if you change your mind about which school is the best fit

Vicky Keston
Mar 15, 20202 min read
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Decision Time!
Waiting is almost at an end! Decisions are about to come out on the following schedule

Vicky Keston
Mar 8, 20204 min read
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Parenting among the critics
Choosing a school can feel like crossing a land mine. For every type of school, someone thinks it is the right choice, and someone else thin

Vicky Keston
Feb 23, 20202 min read
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Summer Camp Search
It’s the time of year when summer camp registrations start filling up, and parents who need summer childcare stress about camp.

Vicky Keston
Feb 17, 20202 min read
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New School of San Francisco Answers Your Questions
The state recently approved New School of San Francisco (NSSF)’s charter and expanded it to middle school. I interviewed co-founder Ryan

Vicky Keston
Jan 19, 20205 min read
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