Applying to Private School? Here's What You Should Have Done by Nov. 15
By Caleb Park
KEY Admissions Advisor
What We Offer
Academic Planning
Maximize your child’s success through our academic planning process. By targeting weaknesses and developing tools to ensure each child is excelling as quickly as possible, KEY works with your child to ensure results. By getting the right advice, putting education first, and committing to the right program, your child will be able to work through challenges and make improvements that will not only positively impact their current school life, but university and post-education life as well.
Private School Admissions Consulting
KEY admissions experts bring to the table an unmatched level of collective experience to serve you in helping your child gain admissions to private schools in Vancouver, across Canada, the United States, and internationally. Our streamlined, simplified private school admissions application process takes care of all of the details for you without sacrificing quality.
SSAT Prep Classes
KEY has developed a unique SSAT program incorporating group and individual lesson plans, allowing our teachers to customize the curriculum to your child’s strengths and weaknesses. A comprehensive online support system is included for every student taking the course, which allows them to track their progress and identify areas of improvement. The combination of digital and face-to-face learning has demonstrated the greatest score improvement.
To register, please call us at (604) 638-5398
KEYS to Leadership
Our KEYS to Leadership (TM) three-part program builds the crucial leadership skill of debate, public speaking, and our proprietary Keys to Success curriculum; these skills are essential for taking on any leadership role, be it in the academic or public sphere. Upon course completion, your child will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the unique balance between moral character, justice, leadership and teamwork.
Sign up today: Please call us at (604) 638-5398.
We believe in the best quality, especially when it comes to the education of our children. KEY has worked with both of our children. Our son took KEY’s etiquette course and after that we noticed a remarkable change in the way he interacts with others, especially adults. Our friends and relatives have even commented on his increased confidence. KEY helped our daughter gain admissions to one of the most competitive private schools by advising us every step of the process. KEY’s levels of dedication, service, and quality are unmatched. We have no doubt that KEY will be the go-to place for families wanting the best admissions advice and enrichment programs.
Academic Planning & Assessment
This assessment provides a holistic overview of your child’s academic profile and learning behaviours to ensure that the recommended classes are targeting the specific weaknesses of your child and are customizing realistic learning outcomes to achieve the family’s objectives.
Book your complimentary assessment today: Please call us at 604 638 5398
Reading and Writing Comprehension
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We perform a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s reading and writing skills to determine their current levels, weaknesses, areas for growth, and interests to create a plan that helps them grow in skills and confidence in order to find their own voice.
Soft Skills Assessment
How your child presents him/herself can make the difference when it comes to success in the classroom, in the admissions process, and ultimately, in life. Our assessment includes examining soft skills including confidence, attitude, personal conduct and communication styles to determine the best approach to offer transformational learning experiences that enable personal growth.
Learning Style Assessment:
Each student learns in different ways. At KEY, we do not take a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Instead, our assessment includes an evaluation of how your child learns. Through this approach, we can better understand how to help your child access their learning goals, match them with the teacher(s) whose teaching style suits them best, and provide customized resources to ensure their success.
Thanks for all of your hard work and outstanding contributions for my son’s achievement. In his private school interview, I saw a different side of my son; a confident, positive, and polite young man. After the principal of Richmond Christian School interviewed my son, he made offered admission on the spot and welcomed my son to the school community. It was great news for both my son and me. I believe Richmond Christian School will be a great challenge for my son and I’d love to ask KEY’s assistance to continue helping him achieve a higher level of educational goals and realizing his value in life.
Success Story
She again thanked KEY for everything that we did to ensure that her two children got into one of the more competitive private schools in town. Before her children came to KEY, they were polite and kind, but shy and quiet. Through our Keys to Success program, they learned about different topics and subjects, all the while improving their English. They also developed their confidence through presentations to their class and during the parent-teacher night performance. Moreover, not only did they make friends in class, but they also learned to work well and cooperate with students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. For their interview preparation, we taught both students how to interact with their interviewers and how to ask them questions about Collingwood. They also were taught how to greet and say goodbye to the interviewer properly with the right handshake, eye contact, and smile.
KEY Corporate Culture
At KEY our approach to building a team begins with the values of intelligence, passion, and innovation.
We look for like-driven people who bring an agility, enthusiasm, and an ability to pioneer new concepts to the organization that inspires and ignites abilities in all of us:
INTELLIGENCE. PASSION. CULTURE FIT.
With this approach, we empower our team to rise to challenges that helping families through the process of providing their children with the best opportunities to succeed in school and in life.
As entrepreneurs in a burgeoning industry, we rely on the innovation of the people we work with to create vibrant learning space. We offer a supportive environment for our employees as we do each family KEY serves.
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