This year’s WEBA conference in Locarno Switzerland was in a word — exceptional. Amazing opportunities for families who care to invest in their children’s education in ways unthought of even 10 years ago. Hotelier schools and advanced boarding schools in Switzerland, Fashion schools in Paris, Wilderness Programs in the US, Culture & Language programs for adults in Italy, summer programs in Switzerland — if you can THINK it, it’s available. John F Kennedy International School caught our eye this year in providing a family with a ‘harder to fit’ profile in need of a scholarship with opportunities to learn, skiing and lots of outdoor activities. 90 Children, 20 nationalities, provide a large family feel. MOD’ART International Fashion in Paris is another with a bent on design and management, particularly useful for the over 18 English speaker who need applied study and internship in France. G’staad International in Switzerland is exceptional for the right family of a young lady or man who needs an extraordinary boarding experience. All and all, we have new opportunities with partners throughout Europe.
Best from our new office here in Amsterdam, where, yes, we are finding youth with “too much time” on their hands, just like youth in the US. We are providing opportunities in bringing the best of US programs to the Netherlands and Western Europe through aftercare. Aftercare services include curriculum, coaching, skill building, and communication. We are teamed up with the best therapists here in the EU and in the US. We don’t market ‘troubled youth’, ‘exceptional youth’, rather, we are skilled in helping youth who lack a concrete, creative approach to their own development. They learn to ‘pull their own wagon’, so to speak, and motivate to excel beyond their own expectations.
Sincerely,
Dr Burdick — International Expert in Consulting for education and treatment