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Start A School Or Improve The Leadership And Management Of Your Established Private School With An Experienced Consulting Firm

"Are you facing challenges that are holding your school back from reaching its goals? Do you want to improve your board's performance or develop a strategic plan to focus on your future? Do you want  to start a private school or university with expert advice?"

HEG and our experienced team of Senior Associates is a premier school consultancy firm, specializing in starting schools, evaluation, management, and school-related improvement services for private, public, and charter schools, colleges, school-related businesses, and non-profits around the world. HEG is a consortium of internationally recognized school leaders and education-sector specialists with a focus on school formation, operations, buying/selling, leading, and improving the overall performance of schools. We’ve helped public and private schools, major corporations, and institutions maximize their organization's performance or achieve their dream of starting their own for-profit or non-profit K-12 school, career college, or US International University. Be it one school or part of a planned land development project in a new city such as Kapolei, Masdar, King Abdullah Economic City, or Songdo, Korea. Our team of professionals have hundreds of years of combined experience developing world-class schools. Our clients are based in the US, Canada, and Internationally and we're experienced working on local and major international projects. Our mission is “To help you to start or maximize your school's performance to the highest standards of excellence.” 

Quick Overview Of Our Consulting Services

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We Can Help You Start A School

We're the premier global organization for opening private schools period.  HEG is dedicated to providing customized turn-key solutions to help you start your own private or independent school. Our Team of experienced associates form a consortium of global school formation experts who've started and led prestigious private schools in the US, Canada, and Internationally (Middle East, Asia, India, China, Singapore, and more!). If you're looking for expert guidance in starting your own school or post secondary institution, you've come to the right place. Our experienced team is already put together and can provide turn-key services (e.g., marketing, accounting, staffing, fundraising, project management, accreditation, training, programming, marketing, designing, architecture, planning, procuring, infrastructure). By leading the development of your school from the ground up, you'll have a better school, which will be ready on time and under budget. Why invent the wheel and do it on your own. With our collective experience of professionals, and our knowledge in starting and leading schools, we can guide you through the challenges you'll face. Our Senior Associates have, as part of our collective experience, been involved in helping to start, develop, and/or lead a variety of prestigious private K-12 private schools and post secondary institutions.

Listed below is brief list of our associate's school formation projects: (Click to expand) 

- US Projects click to expand
  • Island Pacific Academy: IPA is a secular, co-educational, independent school offering programs from PreK-12. It is currently Grades PreK-8 with 1 grade added each year up to Grade 12. One of our associates was engaged by the Estate of James Campbell to start an independent school in the City of Kapolei, Hawaii, in 1999. The consultants oversaw the entire school formation process (e.g., market study, raised funds, built the school, hired Head of School and key staff). The school is now operating in its third year with over 600 students taught in a 65,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility.
  • Sage Hill School: SHS is a Grade 9-12, Coed college preparatory day school founded in 2000 on a 30-acre campus with academic buildings, library, gymnasium, football/soccer field, baseball field, outdoor basketball and sand volleyball court, and outdoor amphitheater. It has an enrollment of 450 students. It is accredited by WASC, NAIS, CASE, and CAIS.
  • Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy: Santa Ynez is a Grades K-8 Private Interdenominational, coed, religious, nonprofit school of 152 students, and belongs to the ACSI.
  • Fisher Island Day School: FIDS is a Grade Prek-5 Private coed, non-denominational, university prep school. Students are exposed to languages (Spanish and Mandarin Chinese) technology, strong academics, and inculcation of strong character.
- Canadian Projects click to expand
  • West Point Grey Academy : WPGA is an independent, Prek-12, university preparatory, co-educational school started by one of our associates and a group of dedicated professionals in 1996. It opened it doors to +300 students enrolled in PreK-Grade 8. Bill Wan was the founding Director and Doug Halladay was the founding Senior School Director and Deputy Head. The school is now ranked #1 academically in the province of British Columbia.
  • Aspengrove School: Aspengrove School is the first and only Prek-12 independent, non-denominational, co-educational, university preparatory school located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. One of our associates was engaged by a group of founding parents in 2002, and advised on the formation of the school over a 12 month span, from the ground up.
  • Stratford Hall School: Stratford Hall is a K-12 ICo-Ed IB preparatory private urban school based in Vancouver, BC. One of our associates was engaged by a group of founding parents, and advised on the formation of the school.
- International School Projects click to expand
  • Dalian Maple Leaf International High School: Students are registered as BC students and write the same Grade 10, 11, and 12 BC examinations as resident students in BC and graduate with the same BC Ministry of Education transcripts and graduation (Dogwood) diploma as resident students in BC. English program taught by BC certified teachers. Inspected annually on-site and certified by BC Ministry of Education. Over 2,300 students are currently enrolled.
  • British Columbia Canadian International School of Cairo: It offers a British Columbia program from PreK - Gr.12. All subjects are taught in English and all the academic staff must be BC College of Teachers certified. The school is certified by The BC Ministry of Education and is inspected annually.
  • International School Songdo: ISS will open in 2010 and will be Korea’s first international K-12 private school for Korean citizens and international students. ISS is located in the new international free economic zone city of Songdo, Korea. The school is located on 24 acres in a new state-of-the-art 500,000 sq. ft facility and provides a co-ed- college preparatory IB program supporting 21st century learning.
  • Dresden International School: DIS was founded 1996 and has grown steadily from 13 pupils to almost 500 from 44 nations. The school has its campus in the historic city of Dresden, and is a non-profit Grade PreK-12 (ages 2-18) co-ed international preparatory school, and a member of the European Council of International Schools and an International Baccalaureate World School.
  • Thuringia International School: THIS was founded in 2000 and is a PreK-12 co-ed international private school located in Weimar, Germany, offering a world-class learning experience to all children through an internationally recognized curriculum. It has grown to 265 students and is a member of ECIS, AGIS and IBO.
- Post Secondary Projects click to expand
  • Stenberg College: Stenberg College was acquired in 2002 by a joint venture company that owns CATO. It offers post secondary diploma programs in the area of nursing and allied health care.
  • Center For Arts And Technology: CATO is the industry leader and a respected digital arts school, with campuses in Kelowna, B.C., and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was formed by one of our associates in a joint venture with the Center for Digital Imaging and Sound (CDIS), a leading Vancouver film school. CDIS was subsequently acquired by the Art Institute of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (now know as the Art Institute of Vancouver).
  • Pacific Institute of Trades and Technology: We're presently working with a group of investors to start a new trades and technology institute in Surrey, British Columbia, using the Red Seal Programs of Industry Trading Authority and accreditation through PCTIA
  • American National College: Offers Sri Lankan students affordable alternative to spending 4 or more years overseas pursuing higher education. Students obtain 1-2 years of credits toward Associates or Bachelor Degrees at ANC. All courses are 100% transferable to partner Universities in the USA, offering US University courses taught by US professors, US textbooks, and course outlines.
- Recent School Formation Projects click to expand
  • Please click here to see additional projects that HEG has recently been involved with.


They are flexible and a joy to work with...

"The Halladay Education Group is a very professional team that brings a myriad of talents to private schools and are quite focused and results driven. They work efficiently and are task-driven. As a start-up school we have so many items in our punch-list to complete and Doug and the HEG team came in and helped us with almost every aspect of the operations in a very short time frame. They are flexible and a joy to work with. I would recommend them to any group that wants to start a world-class international school or improve their performance of your established private school."

-- Dr. Jorge Nelson, Headmaster, International School Songdo, Korea

 

Strives To Make The Big Picture a Reality...

Doug is highly motivated and approached his services with a great deal of enthusiasm and professionalism …He is highly skilled in helping us visualize and strive to make the big picture a reality. Doug advocated to the board the needs of the school and ways of prioritizing and practical ways of attaining those needs…His knowledge of strategic planning and board governance as a consultant is incomparable.”

-- Becky Warren, Principal, Westmont School, B

Starting A School On Your Own Can Be Challenging

Starting a school is a complicated and unique project that requires a team of experienced professionals who have had direct experience with all of the elements of school formation, and can take you from concept to operating your school. We can provide full “turn-key” services (e.g., feasibility studies, business plan, project management, human resources, marketing, and more). HEG can work with you in each of the stages of school development related to starting and operating your school, and can assist you with planning, forming, and operating your new school...around the world. There are many reasons why HEG continues to be the leader in the development of schools. We can help answer your questions...

  • Do you want to start a school either for profit or as part of a housing or community development project?
  • Do you want to start a non-profit independent school but are not sure where to begin?
  • Do you feel the idea of starting a school is viable but you are not sure what needs to be done next?
  • Do you want professional support and guidance to ensure the sustainable success of your new school?
Next Step With Opening a School: If you are interested in receiving written material about HEG's school formation services, or would like to discuss your particular schooling needs, please contact Doug Halladay directly to find out more about our School Formation services or other . You can set this up by sending him an email to info@halladayeducationgroup.com or calling directly at 1-604-868-0002. Don't wait...make your dream a reality!

Company Brochures

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We Work With For-Profit and Non-Profit Clients

From our headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, we provide innovative services globally, including: strategic planning; board governance; Head of School evaluations and searches; starting schools; institutional assessments; admissions and recruiting; surveys; policy development; and, the design, implementation, and management of major international development projects. Please click here to see more about our recent private school consulting projects. We understand that every institution and project is unique, and our approach provides a flexible and specialized team of consultants specifically chosen for each individual client. Halladay Education Group provides innovative private school consultant services tailored to a number of education sectors, be it for- or non-profit Private or Independent PreK-12 schools, non-profit organizations, educational reform projects for NGO's or Ministry of Education, or founders that want to open their own  private schools, colleges, or universities. For more information on each, just click on the service you're interested in.

Free Special Reports/eBooks on Starting and Leading Your Private School More Effectively
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Background Of Our Firm's President

Douglas Halladay has been helping private and public schools and for- and non-profits operate and manage their organizations more effectively as well as assisting founders open private schools for the past 25 years. Our team of experienced associates have combined to start +20 private schools and colleges around the world, and lead their own institutions. Doug has spent 15 years as a senior educational leader in some of the most prestigious private schools in North America, helping children excel and boards maximize the performance of their schools. As President of Halladay Education Group, an independent school consulting firm, he has rolled up his sleeves and lived "in the trenches" with schools and leaders, helping them to start and lead the best schools possible. Over his career, he's been the Superintendent with a educational management firm in Canada and the USA, Head of Queen Margaret's School on Vancouver Island; Head of Fraser Academy in Vancouver; founding Senior School Head at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver; and before that a Senior Curriculum and Resources Coordinator with B.C.’s Ministry of Education. He knows and understands the needs of private and public schools and non-profits, and want to help to make your organization even better.

Your Next Step

If you are interested in our private school consulting services and would like to receive written material about HEG, or would like to discuss your particular needs, please contact Doug Halladay directly to find out more about our services. You can set this up by sending him an email to info@halladayeducationgroup.com or calling directly at 1-604-868-0002. We also invite you to continue browsing my web site by clicking on Our Service.

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Private School Consultant - Douglas Halladay
Douglas Halladay,
B.A., T.Cert., M.A.
President and Founder
Halladay Education Group Inc.		 Private School Consultant
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