Bi-Coastal · Exclusive · Invite Only — LA & Fairfield County
Elite private high schools, top public school districts & bi-coastal/international relocation home searches.
School first. Home follows.
Ask Emma— the personal service line of The Parent Circle. One question to Emma, one trusted introduction back.
An invitation-based network for families on both coasts — Westside LA and Fairfield County, CT, from Greenwich to Westport. Personal referrals for private schools and top-notch school districts, home sales, leasing and management, and international relocations — from parents who've done it, not search results.
Built for families who choose schools and homes together
One circle, two coasts. In Westside LA and Fairfield County, the school decision and the home decision are the same decision — so the Circle covers both, at the level these families actually live.
Private schools & top districts
Private school placements, applications and inside timelines — alongside honest guidance on the top-ranked public school districts, and which neighborhoods feed them, in LA and from Greenwich to Westport.
Home sales
Luxury buying and selling matched town by town and street by street — school-first advice before you offer, and trusted agents on both coasts for the sale itself.
Leasing & management
Leasing help for families renting before they buy and for owners leasing out a home — plus property-management introductions for rent collection, tenant coordination and oversight, whether you're across town or across the country.
Four Lanes · One Exclusive Circle · Two Coasts
Personal referrals, not search results
Every introduction comes from a parent in the network who has actually used the person — and from Emma's own years of vetting providers for her family and clients. Whether it's a private school placement, a home in a top school district, or a home to buy, sell, lease or have managed, you get a warm introduction in LA or Fairfield County.
Educational Consulting — incl. Tutoring & Test Prep
Private schools & top districts — which schools, which streets, which timelines — LA & Fairfield County
College counselors — honest reviews, real placement results
Tutors & test prep — subject tutors matched by grade and style; SAT / ACT / AP and ISEE / SSAT strategy
Best for: families facing 6th/9th-grade applications, starting the college process in 9th–11th grade, or fixing one slipping subject — in LA or Fairfield County.
Property Concierge: $299 one-time — the same $299 as the education side, for personal introductions to 3 vetted sales agents, leasing specialists or property managers.
Best for: buying or selling in Fairfield County or LA, leasing a home — or leasing yours out — or a second home you need managed while you're on the other coast.
School search included, not an add-on — school shortlist first: US private & public options explained, with application timelines
Then home search around it — neighborhood & home search matched to the school shortlist — LA or Fairfield County
Guidance in English or Mandarin (普通话), before and after you arrive
Relocation Roadmap: $499 one-time — a paid plan with a school shortlist first, then a neighborhood shortlist built around it, a 90-day landing plan, and one call with Emma, your one point of contact. Full relocations consulting starts at $1,500 — done-with-you support through landing, with Emma as your one point of contact and clear updates at each step, and the $499 roadmap credited toward it if you upgrade.
Best for: families relocating to LA or Fairfield County from abroad — especially Mandarin-speaking families navigating US schools and neighborhoods for the first time.
Full application consulting: $3,950 per student — a comprehensive single-student package for the full application cycle. This is Emma's full consulting service, separate from the $299 Concierge introductions and the $19/month membership.
Best for: families applying for 9th grade — or a 10th/11th-grade transfer — to private day or boarding high schools in LA, Fairfield County or top CT boarding schools.
Emma's other home turf. Explore the full Fairfield County section below — schools and test prep by town, and the local home sales, leasing and management referral network.
Tell us where you are — we'll point you to the right door
Answer three quick questions. We'll show you the most relevant part of the Circle and pre-fill your invitation request.
How It Works
A warm introduction, not a cold list
Anyone can Google. Here you ask one person: one question to Emma, one trusted introduction back — vetted, briefed on your situation, and expecting your call, with a clear update at each step.
1
Tell Emma what you need
Request an invitation below and tell Emma what you need — a school or tutoring plan, a home to buy, sell or lease in LA or Fairfield County, a property to have managed, or an international move. Two minutes, no obligation.
2
Get a shortlist or introduction
Emma personally vets and shortlists who's actually good right now — availability, fit for your child's age and your neighborhood, and real feedback from families in the network — then sends you a shortlist or a personal introduction.
3
Decide with Emma's personal review
You decide with Emma's personal review alongside you — her notes on fit, trade-offs and next steps, not a list dump. Families get clear updates at each step, so you always know what's done and what's next.
Membership
$19 /month · cancel anytime
Founding Member Rate — for less than one hour of tutoring. Pay securely through Stripe below; Emma personally reviews every new member and follows up by email.
Invitation-based membership, reviewed personally by Emma
Personal referrals through Emma's vetted network
Quarterly parent roundtables
The full Resource Guide — member-only, shared once you join
A private online community is planned for later, as membership grows — it hasn't launched yet
Secure checkout by Stripe · Starting payment — from $1,500
What We Share
The guidance that doesn't show up in search results
Real, first-hand experience from parents who are actively in it — shared through personal referrals and introductions, not influencers, not PR, not sponsored content.
I.
Academic & Admissions Ecosystem
Tutors ranked by subject, grade level, and teaching style
College counselors — honest reviews, real placement results
SAT/ACT/AP strategy: what's working right now
Summer programs that actually move the needle
Private school application timelines and inside intel
II.
Extracurricular Pipeline
Sports trainers who develop competitive athletes
Debate, robotics, and coding coaches that open doors
Music and arts programs colleges actually notice
Real internship opportunities for high schoolers
What level of commitment is actually worth it
III.
Lifestyle & Logistics
Trusted drivers and car services for kids' schedules
Housekeeping and concierge services families in the network rely on
How parents are navigating phones and social media
Coaches and mentors for high-achievers
Teen burnout — what we're actually doing about it
Building resilience without sacrificing ambition
V.
Top Picks
Parent-rated restaurants for family dinners
Travel — family trips that actually work
Books, podcasts, tools our kids are using
The services we'd recommend to a close friend
And a lot more.
Families also get quarterly roundtables and one-on-one introductions to parents who've been exactly where you are — arranged personally by Emma.
"I spent two years figuring out what a single conversation with the right parent could have told me in ten minutes."
— Parent in the network since 2023, Brentwood
About Us
The Parent Circle is run by Emma, a parent and real estate professional with homes in Los Angeles and New Canaan, and a top realtor with William Raveis in Fairfield County for 15 years. She works with a small, vetted network of tutors, school specialists, and property professionals, and personally reviews every referral.
Why Join
This isn't another parent Facebook group
Vetted, by invitation
Every family joins by referral or invitation. No strangers. No one trying to sell you something.
Real, accountable opinions
Recommendations come from named parents in the network who have actually used the provider. They are genuine because reputations are on the line.
No algorithm, no noise
Curated, personal guidance from Emma — not an endless feed or scroll engineered to keep you anxious.
Bi-coastal, hyper-local
Two coasts, town by town — Westside LA and Fairfield County, CT. The private schools, top districts, neighborhoods and luxury homes are all relevant to the life you actually live.
Private and discreet
Referrals and introductions are handled privately and personally. What's shared in confidence stays in confidence.
Time is your scarcest resource
We do the research so you don't have to. One good recommendation saves you months of trial and error.
Now Included · Fairfield County, CT
Greenwich to Westport — education, home sales, leasing & management
Emma is a top realtor with William Raveis in Fairfield County for 15 years, with homes in Los Angeles and New Canaan. This is the East Coast half of The Parent Circle: the private schools and top districts families ask about, and the agents and managers she refers for home sales, leasing and management. Fairfield listings are researched starting points — Emma reviews feedback from families in the network before anyone is presented as vetted.
Greenwich
Schools & Prep
Greenwich Academy — girls, PreK–12
Brunswick School — boys, PreK–12
Greenwich Country Day School — coed, nursery–9
Sacred Heart Greenwich — girls, PreK–12
Whitby School — Montessori / IB, 18 mo–grade 8
Greenwich High School — public, among CT's top-ranked
Carnegie Prep, Greenwich — SAT / ACT / AP & SSAT / ISEE, 35+ years in Fairfield County
Darien
Schools & Prep
Darien High School — public, consistently top-5 in Connecticut
Most Darien private-school families also look at Greenwich & New Canaan day schools — ask for the commute reality check
Advantage Testing, Darien — one-to-one SAT / ACT tutoring
Kumon of Darien — math & reading, Boston Post Rd
Best for: families who want top public schools plus private-level test prep
New Canaan
Schools & Prep
St. Luke's School — coed, 5–12
New Canaan Country School — coed, PreK–9, 75-acre campus
New Canaan High School — public, ranked #1 in CT in recent Niche rankings
Summit Educational Group, 237 Elm St — test prep & tutoring mytutor.com
Saxe Middle School families: plan the St. Luke's / Country School decision early
Westport
Schools & Enrichment
Greens Farms Academy — coed, PreK–12
Staples High School — public, among CT's top-ranked
In LA, the same home sales, leasing and management referral works in reverse — Emma refers Westside sales agents, leasing help and property managers, town by town. Tell us the town and whether it's a sale, a lease or management, and we'll match you.
Los Angeles · Private Schools
Los Angeles private high schools — day & boarding
The private high schools LA families in the network ask about — the Westside, the Valley, Pasadena and beyond, including the LA area's boarding options. A starting point for the school-first conversation; personal introductions and honest parent reviews come through the Circle.
Westside & Central
Day Schools — Westside & Central LA
Brentwood School — Los Angeles · coed day, K–12
Crossroads School — Santa Monica · coed day, K–12
Marlborough School — Los Angeles · girls day, 7–12
The Archer School for Girls — Los Angeles · girls day, 6–12
Marymount High School — Los Angeles · girls day, 9–12
Windward School — Los Angeles · coed day, 7–12
Wildwood School — Los Angeles · coed day, K–12
Geffen Academy at UCLA — Los Angeles · coed day, 6–12
Milken Community School — Los Angeles · coed day, 6–12
Loyola High School — Los Angeles · boys day, 9–12
San Fernando Valley
Day Schools — The Valley
Harvard-Westlake School — Studio City · coed day, 7–12
Campbell Hall — Studio City · coed day, K–12
The Buckley School — Sherman Oaks · coed day, K–12
Notre Dame High School — Sherman Oaks · coed day, 9–12
Oakwood School — North Hollywood · coed day, K–12
Chaminade College Preparatory — West Hills · coed day, 6–12
Sierra Canyon School — Chatsworth · coed day, PK–12
Viewpoint School — Calabasas · coed day, K–12
Pasadena & Beyond
Day Schools — Pasadena, South Bay & East
Polytechnic School — Pasadena · coed day, K–12
Westridge School — Pasadena · girls day, 4–12
Flintridge Preparatory School — La Cañada · coed day, 7–12
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy — La Cañada · girls boarding & day, 9–12
Mayfield Senior School — Pasadena · girls day, 9–12
Chadwick School — Palos Verdes · coed day, K–12
Vistamar School — El Segundo · coed day, 9–12
St. John Bosco High School — Bellflower · boys day, 9–12
Best for: families who want a boarding experience without leaving Southern California
Resource Guide
The list it took years to build
The names, phone numbers and websites behind the Circle's recommendations are member content — not published publicly. Here is what the guide covers, and how members receive it.
Members only
Shared in full with members
The complete guide — 50+ vetted providers across LA & Fairfield County, with phone numbers, emails and websites — is included with the $19/month membership and shared in full once your membership is arranged with Emma. It isn't published publicly.
What's inside the guide
Academic tutoring, test prep & college counseling contacts
Fairfield County schools, tutoring & test prep, by town
Home repairs, handymen & trusted vendors — LA & Fairfield County
Activities, enrichment, drivers & home services
Join now with the secure Stripe button in Pricing above, or start with the invitation request below — Emma follows up personally after payment.
The tutor recommendation alone paid for a year of membership. My daughter went from Bs to straight As in one semester. Worth every penny.
KL
K. LarsonBrentwood · In the network since 2022
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We were navigating private school applications completely blind. The Parent Circle connected us with three parents who had just gone through it. Game changer.
MR
M. ReyesStudio City · In the network since 2023
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I love that recommendations come from real parents I can actually talk to. It keeps everything grounded — no anonymous posts, just parents helping parents.
AT
A. ThompsonBeverly Hills · In the network since 2022
Questions
Before you ask
Tap a question to see the answer
No — you're never handed a cold list. We check fit and availability first, brief the advisor, agent or vendor on your situation, and then connect you directly; even the full Resource Guide is only a starting point.
Yes — that's exactly the combination the Circle was built for, now a dedicated lane: International Relocations Consulting, with school search included, not an add-on. Emma builds the school shortlist first, then the home search around it, as your one point of contact in English or Mandarin; most families start with the $499 Relocation Roadmap, and full consulting starts at $1,500, with the $499 credited toward it if you upgrade.
Every name comes from a family in the network that has personally used the provider and is willing to stand behind the recommendation. Emma reviews additions before they appear in the guide.
Membership is $19/month, cancel anytime — access to Emma's vetted referral network, the full Resource Guide (member content, shared once you join), and quarterly parent roundtables. The Concierge add-on is $299 one-time for personal introductions to 3 vetted specialists — the same $299 for education and property — high school consulting is $3,950 per student, the Relocation Roadmap is $499 one-time, and full relocations consulting starts at $1,500, with the $499 credited if you upgrade.
Not yet — the Circle is invitation-based and personal, with referrals, introductions and roundtables arranged by Emma, and the Resource Guide shared privately once membership is arranged. A private online community is planned for later, once membership has grown enough to sustain it; joining today starts with the invitation request below.
No — the Circle is bi-coastal by design: hyper-local Westside LA (Brentwood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Pacific Palisades, Westwood, Venice) and Fairfield County, CT (Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport). That focus is what makes the recommendations precise — the right tutor across town is the wrong tutor.
Yes — Emma refers vetted agents town by town for home sales, and connects you with leasing help and property-management introductions for rentals and homes you own. Property Concierge is $299 one-time, the same as the education side; use the request form below, pick “Property — Home Sales, Leasing & Management”, and name the town and whether it's a sale, a lease or management.
Start with the Property Concierge: tell us the town (LA or Fairfield County), the home, and whether you need leasing, management, or both. We'll introduce you to vetted leasing specialists and property managers — full-service management typically runs 8–12% of rent collected, plus leasing fees — briefed on your situation before you talk.
It's $3,950 per student for the full application cycle, covering school list building, application strategy and timeline, SSAT / ISEE planning, student essays and parent statements, interview preparation, and decision, waitlist and enrollment support. It's separate from the $299 Concierge introductions and the $19/month membership.
Yes. Emma is fluent in English and Mandarin (普通话) and works extensively with Chinese American and international families — including families relocating to LA who are navigating US schools and neighborhoods for the first time.
Membership
Request an Invitation
Membership in The Parent Circle is by invitation only. Submit your request — we review applications on a rolling basis and reach out within a week. You can also pay directly through the secure Stripe buttons in Pricing above; requests are still reviewed personally. Tell us which service you need — a private school or top district, a home sale, lease or management need, or a relocation — and we'll match your introduction accordingly.
Founding Member Rate$19/month · cancel anytime
What's IncludedInvitation-based referrals · Resource Guide · Quarterly roundtables · Private online community planned as membership grows
Concierge Add-on — Education & Property$299 one-time · same $299 for the property side · personal introduction to 3 vetted advisors, sales agents, leasing specialists or property managers
Relocation Roadmap$499 one-time · school shortlist · neighborhood shortlist · 90-day landing plan · one call
Full Relocations ConsultingStarting at $1,500 · done-with-you support through landing · $499 Roadmap credited toward it if you upgrade
Private High School Application Consulting$3,950 per student · full application cycle · boarding & day schools
