Workshops & Training

Campanile is available to present to schools and community organizations on any aspect of the college admission process. Recent presentation topics included “Admission by Audition,” “The Better College Essay,” “Guiding Students through Selective College Admission,” “All About Testing,” and “Tips for the Common Application.” We also provide staff development workshops for teachers, counselors, and volunteers customized to the needs of the organization or school.

Check back here for 2025 presentations.

Recent Presentations

  • Henley & Partners

  • Council on International Schools Global Forum (with Jonathan B Williams, NYU)

  • SRI European Conference

  • Morrison & Foerster, Panelist with Jeff Levy

  • SRI The Americas Conference

  • California Homeschool Network

  • CounselorMore - Supporting IECs through Covid-19

  • Panelist: UC Berkeley, Extension “Varsity Blues: A discussion on Ethical College Admissions Advising.” Free and open to the public.

  • Speaker: ED-REV, AT&T Park, San Francisco sponsored by Parents Network

  • Presenter: Independent Educational Consultants Association National Conference Denver: with Matt Bonner, Director of Admissions at Colorado College and Ben Toll, Admissions at George Washington University.

  • Guest Speaker, American Association of University Women, Redwood City, CA

  • Guest Speaker: University of San Francisco Alumni Outreach for Latino/Latina students

  • Webinar for IECA on Test Optional Programs

  • Invited Lecturer, UC San Diego College Admissions Counseling Program

  • Musical Theater Admissions with NYU Tisch, Director of Admission Chris Andersson in San Mateo, CA

  • National College Advocacy Group, Los Angeles

  • National Conference, Independent Educational Consultants Association, Scottsdale, AZ, Austin, TX

  • National Conference, Independent Educational Consultants Association, Baltimore, MD

  • San Mateo High School PTA

  • MidPen Housing Youth Leadership Training Program, San Mateo

  • Barnes & Noble (Book signing)

  • Marble Arch Test Prep Movie Screening of "Ivory Tower," Moderator

  • Brown University Bookstore, Providence, RI (lecture and book signing)

  • California Association for the Gifted

  • American Association of University Women, Redwood Shores Chapter

  • San Mateo Union High School District GATE Program

  • Peninsula Parents Network

  • Morrissey-Compton Educational Center

  • San Mateo Public Library

  • Mountain View High School

  • Fusion Academy (Palo Alto, San Mateo, San Franciscco)

  • Sterne School

  • MidPen Housing

  • College Track

  • University of California, Berkeley

  • Foster City Library

  • Meira Academy

  • Guided Path

  • Morrison & Foerster

  • Burlingame Public Library

  • Student Organizational Services, Orinda Library

  • National Charity League

  • Charles Armstrong School