Ana Homayoun

Overcoming Learning Lags: World Languages

Many of our students returned to in-person learning after having a remote or hybrid learning situation since March 2020. At Green Ivy Educational Consulting, we’ve noted increased anxiety and stress around math (particularly upper level math), writing, and world languages including Spanish, French, and Mandarin. This is the first in a three part series of … Read more

Tips for Admission to the California State University (CSU) System

The California State University (CSU) application is a bit more straightforward than the University of California (UC) system, which does include a series of Personal Insight Questions (PIQs) to answer. Consider this list of background information and tips to be aware of as you navigate through the CSU application: 1. Similar to the UC system, … Read more

Back to School — Balance and New Beginnings in the Fall

This blog post was first published on anahomayoun.com. Greetings! In my office, we’re going back to our school year schedule today…and we have the school year buzz…When I started to draft this newsletter, I wanted to offer back-to-school strategies that could be used to help students ease the transition in a post-pandemic school year, but … Read more

Bounce Back: Tools to Address Pandemic Learning Lags

Across the country, families and students look toward the upcoming school year with a combination of hopefulness, excitement, and uncertainty. At Green Ivy, we’ve seen that many teens and children are thrilled by the idea of being back on campus with their friends, communities, and teachers. At the same time, families express nervousness about whether … Read more

The Big Picture: Summer at Green Ivy

At Green Ivy, we know summer 2021 feels especially momentous —and our Summer 2021 services are designed to promote wellness, academic readiness, and self-expression through a wide variety of mini-courses and workshops. Curious to learn more? We wanted to share broad overviews of our five categories of summer services: college application support, writing workshops, subject-specific … Read more

New Horizons: Summer at Green Ivy for Middle School Students

Summer almost always seems to usher in a collective mood change. It provides an opportunity to try new things, discover hidden passions, and explore new places. Now, more than ever, middle school students will be looking toward the summer with excitement in their eyes. At Green Ivy, we know that middle school students are going … Read more