Questions families ask
Who is The Inner Syllabus for?Students heading to college and the parents who love them: high school juniors and seniors, students in their first year of college, and their families. Homeschooled and college-bound teens can also join the Critical Thinking Practicum. We work in person in Greensboro and across the Piedmont Triad.
How is this different from tutoring or college counseling?Tutors help with a subject, and admissions counselors help students get in. The Inner Syllabus prepares students for what comes next: knowing how they learn, what they value, and how to run their own week once the structure of home is gone. Parents get coaching of their own, side by side.
How do we get started?Come to a free evening workshop (about 70 minutes, students and parents together) or book a free intro call. From there you can choose the program that fits your student’s timing, with no pressure. Get started →
When is the best time to begin?Becoming fits best in the spring of senior year or the summer before college. The INS 201 Boot Camp begins with a summer launch and continues through the first semester, and 1:1 coaching can start anytime, including mid-year when the pressure is real. See both series →
What is the parent’s role?Parents move from manager to consultant. You get support for your own side of the transition: when to step in, when to step back, and how to stay close. Your student’s reflections stay theirs, and in 1:1 coaching we agree up front on what gets shared.
What does it cost?The evening workshop and the intro call are free. [Program pricing: we’ll go over options on your free intro call.]
What it’s like
What actually happens in a session?Students bring something real: this week’s schedule, a recent test, a decision they’re weighing. We look at what happened, then design one small experiment to try before we meet again. You can see the process at the free workshop.
What will my student walk away with?A clearer sense of how they learn and what they value, plus tools they build themselves: a weekly plan, a study approach for each kind of course, and a map of where to turn for help.
My student isn’t interested. Will this still help?Reluctance is common. It often fades once students see this isn’t another class or another adult telling them what to do. A free intro call is an easy first step.
How big are the groups?Groups of 3–4, or a cohort of 6–10 for Becoming, so every student is heard.
In person or online?Workshops meet in person in Greensboro. 1:1 coaching can be in person or by video.
Can coaching continue once my student leaves for college?Yes. The Boot Camp runs through the first semester, and 1:1 coaching works well by video from campus.