Helping You Find the Right School and Build a Home in Your New Community
Whether you're relocating for work, returning from abroad or moving to a new city, choosing the right school is an important part of making a new place feel like home.
I help you understand the schools, explore the possibilities and make connections that help your child and family settle into a community where you can thrive.
I Know What It Takes to Build a Home in a New City
As a dad, I moved to New York City for my wife's corporate relocation, moved with schools to Aspen and San Francisco and lived abroad in Australia. I faced the same questions your family is facing now: which neighborhood fits, which school is right and how to manage it all at once.
Families helped plan school searches in a new city
My Core Communities for Day Schools
Aspen
Moving to the Roaring Fork Valley often means weighing small local schools against longer drives and boarding options. I lived and worked in Aspen and know the valley from Aspen to Carbondale.
Worked at Aspen Country Day School
Chicago
Chicago is home. I help families weigh city neighborhoods against the North Shore and western suburbs, and plan around selective enrollment timelines that differ from private school deadlines.
Graduated from and returned to work at Latin School of Chicago
New York
I moved my own family to New York and went through Manhattan admissions as a parent. I help families weigh the city against Westchester and Greenwich, including midyear entry.
Worked at The Dalton School
San Francisco Bay Area
I worked in both San Francisco and the East Bay. I help families weigh neighborhoods, commutes across the bridges and day schools against boarding options.
Worked at Head-Royce School and Town School for Boys
A Network Beyond These Communities
A National School Network
Experience working with 175+ boarding and day schools across the country and abroad.
International Experience
Six continents traveled, plus firsthand experience living and relocating abroad.
Working With School Leaders
Schools have turned to me for advice on serving their families, as I've worked alongside admissions teams, coaches and school leaders nationwide.
When I Can Help
The timing of a move and where you land shape every school decision. My help follows your timeline, from before the move to settling in.
Before the Move
Learning your school options early, even before the destination is settled, can help you see how schools connect to every other choice: the neighborhood, the commute and the timing.
Narrowing the Search
Discovering schools and neighborhoods that match your family's hopes, needs and priorities.
Making the Decision
Visits, admissions conversations and the timing and requirements of transfers, which differ from a typical application cycle. I also help locate neighborhood schools and prepare for visits, and talk through what each step or application reveals, so you can move forward with clarity.
Settling In
Belonging doesn't happen just by arriving. Finding the right school community can ease your way into your new home, and I stay available as your family adjusts, academically and emotionally.
When Timing Doesn't Cooperate
Not every move follows a clean timeline. For families relocating on short notice or at an unpredictable point in the school year, I build a plan around the time you have.
At every stage, I'm available to help you strategize, think through timing, organize priorities and talk through how the move is going.
FAQ
Planning a move
Can you help before we've settled on a city?
Many families reach out before they've chosen where they're moving, because the school landscape can shape that decision. I can help you compare schools in each city you're considering.
What do you help with during a move?
Everything school-related: admissions, school culture and new opportunities for your children, so your family can settle into your new home. I can also help you think through neighborhoods alongside schools.
Moving internationally
What if we're relocating internationally?
I can help, and I've done it myself. An international move brings school systems, calendars and expectations that can look different from what your family knows. I've lived through an international relocation and worked with international schools on admissions, so I can guide your family through a process with many moving parts.
A New City. A New School. A New Community.
A move brings both possibility and uncertainty. By listening to your family's hopes, I guide you toward a school where your family can start to feel at home.
Schedule an introductory 15-minute call to talk through your move.
Let's Talk About Your Moveor write to anson@ansonkendall.com
Relocating through your employer? See how I work with relocation teams
States & countries where I've worked with schools