Private Prep Webinars
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At Private Prep we have access to some of the top experts in their educational fields. Learn from them on specific subjects with our Thrive in 30 webinar series.
We’re here to help with upcoming and past webinars covering a range of topics. Join us for 30 minutes while we answer your questions in real-time.
Upcoming Webinars
Answers when you need them
High School Unlocked: Your Guide to a Confident Start
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | 12pm EST
With the transition to high school comes heightened expectations. Join Private Prep’s Director of Executive Functioning to learn concrete strategies to ensure your child rises to the challenge! We’ll share tips to help them confidently juggle extracurriculars and academics, study for long-term retention, and develop self-advocacy skills.
Navigating the New SHSAT Format: Strategies, Insights, and Practical Steps for Success
Wednesday, May 20, 2025 | 7pm EST
Join NYC Admissions Solutions and Private Prep for an informative webinar on the new SHSAT format. We’ll cover key changes, unique strategies for the online version, and provide practical next steps for preparation. You’ll also get insights on scoring, eligibility, specialized high school admissions, and test logistics. Whether you’re a family just beginning this process or an educator refining your approach, this session will give you the tools to succeed.
Recent Webinars
Expertise at your fingertips
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A Roadmap to College Admissions Success: from Freshman Year to Application Day (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)
Private Prep's Director of College Admissions discusses what colleges are looking for from students and how your child can get a head start on preparing for the future. Get first-hand knowledge of the college admissions process and discover how to create a roadmap to admissions success for your child.
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The Current Testing Landscape: ACT Changes and the Digital SAT (March 3, 2025)
Our Director of Test Prep and Curriculum, Emily Lubejko, leads this webinar examining the digital SAT, upcoming changes to the ACT, and testing roadmaps.
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Private Prep’s Webinar Series: Holistic Strategies to Boost Student Mindset
Register to watch on-demand. Learn about performance techniques that can help your students thrive in and out of the classroom. You will walk away with tools and resources that empower your students to develop a growth mindset.
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2024 Parent Webinar Series: Essential Tips for a Smooth Transition to the School Year—In Partnership with Anxiety Institute and Fusion Academy (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)
Register to watch on-demand. Join us as we review executive functioning skills such as organization, time management, and prioritization, and discover tools that help children find what works best for them as they begin to maintain their own work flow and schedules.
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Thrive in 30: Rising to the Challenges of High School (September 13, 2022)
With the transition to high school come heightened expectations. Join Private Prep's Director of Executive Functioning to learn concrete strategies to ensure your child rises to the challenge! We'll share tips to help them confidently juggle extracurriculars and academics, study for long-term retention, and develop self-advocacy skills.
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Thrive in 30: Making the Leap to Middle School (September 13, 2022)
Moving from elementary to middle school means big changes ahead! Join Private Prep's Director of Executive Functioning to learn how students can adjust their organization systems for their first year navigating multiple teachers, classrooms, and sets of expectations.
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Thrive in 30: Essential Tips for a Smooth College Transition (July 27, 2022)
Join Private Prep's Director of Executive Functioning to learn proactive steps students can take to ensure a smooth transition into their first semester of college, with tips on everything from effective study strategies to accessing campus supports!
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Thrive in 30: College Transitions
Have a student heading off to college? Join our Director of Executive Functioning and Director of Admissions Counseling for a dynamic discussion of the transition to college and how students can be proactive access resources, and set themselves up for success as they navigate this new educational context.
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Thrive in 30: Finish the Year Strong (April 14, 2021)
The end of the school year is coming up, and we know that brings extra stress in the form of finals, essays, AP exams, the desire to pull grades up, and sorting out plans for the summer. Students and their parents are invited to join our EF coaches for ideas about how to build effective study plans, clarify your writing process, and not get burned out.
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Creating Structure and Using a Calendar (September 16, 2020)
Part Five of our Thrive in 30: Executive Functioning Webinar Series:
Most parents would agree that using a calendar of some sort is an important skill for kids to learn, but what’s the best way for children to do that? Learn how to easily teach your child structures around monthly, weekly, and daily planning so they can meet their responsibilities more consistently. Join our EF coaches for this 30-minute webinar to learn more.
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Time Management & Course Correction (September 9, 2020)
Part Four of our Thrive in 30: Executive Functioning Webinar Series:
Creating a plan that children can execute requires that they be able to accurately assess how much time a given task will take and be flexible enough to accommodate inevitable changes and setbacks. While many of us expect children to develop those skills out of necessity, there are concrete steps parents can take to speed up that process and make your life (and theirs) a bit easier.
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Building Motivation and Beating Procrastination (August 26, 2020)
Part Two of our Thrive in 30: Executive Functioning Webinar Series:
Parents often ask us, “How can I convince my child to value sleep over screen time?” or “What can I do to encourage my teenager to start projects well before they’re due?” Join our executive functioning coaches for practical ideas about how to increase your child’s motivation for effortful tasks and give them the push they need to get started early.
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Simple Skills of Successful Students (August 12, 2020)
Part One of our Thrive in 30: Executive Functioning Webinar Series:
Is your child smart but still struggling in school? Motivated to do well on a project but not sure where to start? Join our EF coaching team to learn more about foundational skills tied to time management, organization, and self-reflection that are central to student success. This 30-minute webinar will also feature concrete ideas to help your child develop these skills so as to reach their full potential.
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Goal Setting and Follow Through
A Thrive in 30 Webinar:
Join our Director Performance Prep and our Director of Executive Functioning for a Thrive in 30 webinar that introduces research-based best practices for setting goals in a way that you and your children can follow through on them.
Recent Partner Webinars
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Smart Study Skills For Student Success: Boost Their Mid-Year Mojo (January 11, 2022)
Studying effectively for exams is a crucial skill — and it’s one that many kids never learn. Some kids struggle to stay focused using old-fashioned methods like flashcards. Others panic at the hefty memorization loads brought on by exam week. Still others grow resentful when their methods fail to yield the results they want.
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For better or worse, studying is a part of academic life, and it requires patience, practice, and trial & error. If your child has struggled to find a study method that works for them, join our special guest Leslie Josel, an ADHD-academic and parenting coach, award-winning entrepreneur, and author as she pulls back the curtain to show you the methods she uses to help students prepare for exams. -
Thrive in 30: Mindfulness for Students
Ring in the new year with a new skill: mindfulness. Join Jennifer Tilliss, founder of Superstar Life Coaching LLC and mindfulness instructor, for a Thrive in 30 Webinar that showcases a taste of Koru Mindfulness.
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Watch Jennifer demonstrate how mindfulness can assist us in managing stress levels, staying present, and striving for our goals. We also explore how students can create a mindfulness routine of their own, enabling them to achieve greater focus, develop more resilience, and deepen their capacity for self-compassion. Join us, and learn how to connect to the present.
Additional Resources
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Parenting Teens During a Pandemic
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The Ultimate Kid-Friendly Online Resource Guide
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Our Top 10 Tutoring Tips
Quick tricks from our team to help you home school with the best of them
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How You Can Learn About Colleges from Home
Virtual campus tours, website deep-dives, and more
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