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Our Friends in Boarding program is designed for those individuals and organizations - not eligible for traditional membership - which serve, study, or otherwise are deeply involved in the TABS community of schools.
TABS sponsorships come in all shapes and sizes to better serve you, our sponsors, regardless of your target market or budget.
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Charlotte Prep boasts a Montessori Pre-K-K followed by an extraordinary K-8th. Founded on the principals of academic excellence, character development & leadership in a diverse, inclusive community.
Primary Contact: Elizabeth Goldstien, Director of Finance and Operations [email protected]
212 Boyce Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
T: 704 366 5994 ext. 1108
Independent pre-8 school
Primary Contact: Amanda Richard, High School Transition Counselor [email protected]
333 Dolores Street San Francisco, California 94110
T: 415 861 5432
Graland is a PS-8 school serving 700 students in Denver, Colorado.
Primary Contact: Josh Cobb, Head of School [email protected]
55 Clermont Street Denver, Colorado 80220
T: 303 399 0390
The Gordon School is a racially diverse nursery through eighth grade coeducational independent school in East Providence, Rhode Island.
Primary Contact: Noni Thomas Lopez, Head of School [email protected]
45 Maxfield Avenue East Providence, Rhode Island 02914
T: 401 434 3833
The Lexington School, PreK -8, was recently recognized as the #2 best, private, elementary school in the nation by The Best Schools organization. It is located in Lexington, Kentucky.
Primary Contact: Una MacCarthy, Head of School [email protected]
1050 Lane Allen Road Lexington, Kentucky 40504
T: 859 278 0501
Whitby is the first school in the U.S. to combine Montessori with International Baccalaureate program. Our students 18 months–Grade 8 are challenged to ask big questions and solve real-world problems
Primary Contact: Jacqueline Quigley, Director of Secondary School Counseling [email protected]
969 Lake Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
T: 203 869 8464
The leading authority in Australia on boarding for school-aged children, promoting the interests and well-being of boarders, boarding staff, boarding parents, & institutions.
Primary Contact: Richard Stokes, Executive Director [email protected]
PO Box 5569 Brendale QLD, 4500 Australia
T: 61-7-3205-4940
BSA is the United Kingdom Association serving and representing member boarding schools, training staff and promoting boarding education in both independent and state boarding schools.
Primary Contact: Robin Fletcher, Chief Executive [email protected]
60 St Martin’s Lane London, WC2N 4JS United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 20 7798 1580
IECA is a not-for-profit, international professional association representing experienced independent educational consultants.
Primary Contact: Mark Sklarow, Chief Executive Officer [email protected]
3251 Old Lee Highway, Suite 510 Fairfax, Virginia 22030
T: 703 591 4850
NAIS is a nonprofit membership association that provides services to more than 1,800 schools and associations of schools in the U.S. and abroad, including more than 1,500 independent private K-12.
Primary Contact: Jefferson Burnett, SVP, Education Innovation [email protected]
1129 20th St., NW Washington, District of Columbia 20036
T: 202 973 9714
AFS Educational Consulting is dedicated to working closely with families to find and apply to the highest-quality and best fit educational institutions.
Primary Contact: Anne Sheppard, CEO [email protected]
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
T: 313 908 3163
Kentrexs has been helped 3000+ Chinese students enrolled in different boarding schools , most of them are among TABS.
Primary Contact: Ruth Taixian Piao, President [email protected]
No.20 Chaowaida Street, Suite 602 ,Union Tower Beijing, 100020 China
T: 213 465 4825
Educational specialists that support families in navigating all aspects of the ever-changing world of admissions.
Primary Contact: Jodi Liston, President [email protected]
51 Bedford Road Katonah, New York 10536
T: 914 301 5422
Educational consulting and concierge services
Primary Contact: David Korb, Educational Consultant [email protected]
121 Mount Vernon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108
T: 617 585 9589
Deep Springs Education (DSE) is engaged in the business of international secondary schools and colleges preparation.
Primary Contact: Fei Wei, Founder, Chairman & Director of Counseling Program [email protected]
Room 206, the 2nd Floor, Building A, Changfa Center, No.300 Zhongshan East-Road, Qinhuai District. Nanjing City, 210000 China
T: +86 25 52257788
GEC guides and supports students and families that are navigating important academic decisions. Services include academic advising, boarding and independent day school consulting and college planning.
Primary Contact: Kathrn Garrett, IEC [email protected]
Charlotte, North Carolina
T: ?980 677 0311
When you choose GEG you are welcomed by a highly individualized consulting practice. We make it our mission to identify the “best fit” schools that also meet your expectations.
Primary Contact: Victoria Newman, Founder & Executive Director [email protected]
6 Riverside Avenue Riverside, Connecticut 06878
T: 203 742 1230
At Griffin Global, we are passionate about placing students in American educational settings that will prepare them for rewarding and successful lives.
Primary Contact: Jon Harris, Founder & President [email protected]
104 Mansion Lane Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 19096
T: 610 551 5334
Ivy Talent Education is a Boston-based international education group. Ivy Talent provides education services for students attending or applying to American secondary schools and colleges.
Primary Contact: Lily Wang, President [email protected]
300 Tradecenter Suite 3650 Woburn, Massachusetts
T: 617 301 5106
Since 1992, hundreds of families have turned to Judi and her team of seasoned professionals to help them identify, apply to, and get admitted to their “best fit” boarding schools around the world.
Primary Contact: Judi Robinovitz, Certified Educational Planner [email protected]
900 Broken Sound Parkway Suite 100 Boca Raton, Florida 33487
T: 561 241 1610
Helping you find a school that has the level of challenge, pressure, or competition that is appropriate for your child.
Primary Contact: Marylou Marcus, Educational Consultant [email protected]
139 Carley Road Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458
T: 603 924 6888
We provide personalized guidance for families through the school search and application process focusing on the specific needs of each student.
Primary Contact: Allison Matlack, Director / Educational Consultant [email protected]
PO Box 920815 Needham, Massachusetts 02492
T: 781 640 7360
We with students throughout their educational career, guiding them from elementary school placement, to secondary boarding and day school planning, then to college, and through grad school placement.
Primary Contact: Don McMillan, President [email protected]
266 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116
T: 617 536 4319
Pilcrow Advisors is a therapeutic & educational consulting firm serving clients worldwide between the ages of 8 - 30.
Primary Contact: Jamie Goodman, Founder, Educational Consultant [email protected]
1880 Garland Ave Highland Park, Illinois 60035
T: 847 400 2545
The mission of RNG International Educational Consultants is to transform lives and provide innovative solutions through expert educational advice for students and families around the world.
Primary Contact: Michelle Grappo, Educational Consultant [email protected]
383 Corona Street Suite 300 Denver, Colorado 80218
T: 720 627 6940
Sequoia Group seeks for the optimized means of solutions focusing on lifelong career management as a study-abroad and educational planner.
Primary Contact: Young Park, CEO & Founder [email protected]
Jeil Bldg., 4Fl. 61 Gangnam-daero 58-gil, Gangnam-gu Seoul, 06260 Korea, South
T: +82-2-569-5433
Shang International Education Group (known as Shang Learning) is China’s premier international education solutions provider.
Primary Contact: Nini Suet, Founder [email protected]
Floor 4, Section 1, UIBE Huade House, No.12 Huixin East Street Chaoyang District Beijing, 100029 China
T: +86 400 060 1010
For over 20 Pamela Tedeschi has helped families navigate the school admission process. She assesses students to recommend schools that will maximize the student's potential.
Primary Contact: Pamela Tedeschi, President Educational Consultant [email protected]
10220 River Road Suite 111 Potomac, Maryland 20854
T: 301 951 0131
Lloyd Paradiso, a Founding Member of IECA, is the President of the Admissions Authority, a multi-faceted educational consultancy serving families domestically and abroad for forty years.
Primary Contact: Lloyd Paradiso, President & CEO [email protected]
2010 Eton Court West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382
T: 267 975 7580
The Bertram Group helps families find schools and colleges where their children encounter the right balance of challenge and guidance to achieve their maximum potential.
Primary Contact: Camille M. Bertram, Founder and President [email protected]
8 Wright Street Suite 107 Westport, Connecticut 06880
T: 203 255 2577
ULead Education helps elite students from Mainland China realize their dreams by providing high-level, personalized advising and tutoring.
Primary Contact: Christina Dan Wang, Founder and Senior Consultant [email protected]
, China
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Established in 1975, our consulting services are for student placement across a range of schools, including junior boarding school, boarding school, private day school, summer school and university.
Primary Contact: Jennifer Bush, President [email protected]
237 Arcadia Road 03-02 Singapore, 289844 Singapore
T: +65 9758 1910
IBSC is an international membership organization that has developed a global coalition of schools dedicated to enhancing the development of boys through education.
Primary Contact: Amy Ahart, Chief Operating Officer [email protected]
PO Box 3165 La Jolla, California 92038
T: 646 838 1589
ISS provides customized, student-centered services to schools and educators that exemplify best practices, catalyze innovation, foster collaboration, and connect educators around the world.
Primary Contact: Dana Watts, Director of Research and Development [email protected]
15 Roszel Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540
T: 609 452 0990
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and developing the talents of academically advanced pre-college students around the world.
Primary Contact: Joshu Fisher, Program Manager [email protected]
McAuley Hall 5801 Smith Ave., Ste. 400 Baltimore, Maryland 21209
T: 410 735 6018
NCGS is the leading advocate for girls’ schools, connecting and collaborating globally with individuals, schools, and organizations dedicated to educating and empowering girls.
Primary Contact: Natalie Demers, Director of Research Initiatives and Programs [email protected]
PO Box 5729 Charlottesville, Virginia 22905
T: 434 205 4496
NPEA is a membership organization that connects the people, practices, and innovations essential for eliminating barriers to educational access and college and career success for underserved students.
Primary Contact: Karin Elliott, Executive Director [email protected]
One Appleton Street 4th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02116
T: 617 423 6300 ext. 284
SEEDS ensures that its students, who all come from low-income homes, have the knowledge, skills, access and support to thrive in selective day and boarding schools or universities.
Primary Contact: Andrew Gilliam, Vice President of Admissions and Placement [email protected]
494 Broad Street Suite 105 Newark, New Jersey 07102
T: 973 642 6422
As the public face of private education in NYC, we are the preeminent provider of advisory services for school admissions.
Primary Contact: Gina Malin, Executive Director [email protected]
115 East 82nd Street Suite #1CD New York, New York 10028-082
T: 212 737 7385
Prep for Prep develops ethical and effective leaders who reflect our diverse society for the enduring benefit of all.
Primary Contact: Jackson Collins, Associate Executive Director [email protected]
328 W 71st Street New York, New York 10023
T: 212 579 1390
EMA supports our members by offering the resources and tools that help enrollment leaders and schools thrive.
Primary Contact: Peter Baron, Chief Member Relations Officer [email protected]
CN5339 Princeton, New Jersey 08543
T: 609 683 5558
An expeditionary education school based in Maine and the Florida Keys; delivering character education through challenge and adventure. Custom expeditions for students and faculty available.
Primary Contact: Amy Root, Director of Education and Innovation [email protected]
21 Elm Street Camden, Maine 04843
T: 855 802 0307
Alzar School is a semester school for 10th and 11th grade students whose mission is to build leaders who positively impact the world.
Primary Contact: Sean Bierle, Head of School [email protected]
PO Box 1609 83611 Cascade, Idaho 83611
T: 833 862 5927
Conserve School is a semester-long immersion for high school juniors and advanced sophomores in environmental studies and outdoor activities located in Wisconsin's north woods.
Primary Contact: Stefan Anderson, Head of School [email protected]
5400 N. Black Oak Lake Road Land O Lakes, Wisconsin 54540
T: 715 547 1300
ASSIST is a U.S. based non-profit organization that places outstanding international students on one-year scholarships in American independent schools.
Primary Contact: Martin Milne, Vice President [email protected]
68 Bridge Street Suite 203 Suffield, Connecticut 06078
T: 860 668 5706
We provide provides an integrated Pre K - 12 international education solution to Chinese families, through operating bilingual Pre K - 12 schools, English enrichment programs, sports coaching and more
Primary Contact: Celine Zhang, Manager of International Education [email protected]
American-Chartered School for Turkish Students, operating in Istanbul.
Primary Contact: Margaret Halicioglu, Dean of Student Affairs [email protected]
Kurucesme Cad No 87 Arnavutkoy Istanbul, 34345 Turkey
T: +90 212 3592270
The SCGSAH is a state-funded arts boarding high school.
Primary Contact: Matthew Burns, Vice-President for Student Development [email protected]
15 University Street Greenville, South Carolina 29601
T: 864 282 3777
The Gatton Academy is a state-wide, public, residential STEM program on the campus of Western Kentucky University in which students complete their last two years of high school by starting college.
Primary Contact: Lynette Breedlove, Director [email protected]
1906 College Heights Blvd #71031 Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
T: 270 745 3605
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