Our vision is to educate children; not only for the short term, but for any academic challenges in the future. We work with students and teach them to use their strengths to overcome any weaknesses and to learn to be independent learners.

Our Mission and Methodology

Through one on one attention, we cultivate interests and provide a variety of teaching (and self-teaching) strategies. Our focus is skills preparation; we evaluate our students’ individual needs and design a curriculum to maximize their strengths. Our flexible scheduling and stress-free environment is optimal for fulfilling our objectives.

Our Process

A sample experience for a student of Wychwood Educational Consultants first involves taking placement tests so their specific talents and possible gaps in knowledge can be determined. We start where they are and move forward. This assessment may not be governed by their current grade level in school – while a 10th grader may only really be comfortable with 6th grade math, a sixth grader may need the challenge of a full Algebra course. We have a variety of materials that enables us to tailor a curriculum to fit each child. We balance both the parent’s and the student’s wishes, encouraging the students to set and attain goals on their own. We provide the skills necessary for them to achieve academic success.

The Director

Madelyn Shoopak is the director of Wychwood Educational Consultants (WEC) based in Florham Park, New Jersey.  She has presented at educational conferences including the New Jersey Association of College Admissions Counselors (NJACAC), New Jersey Association for Gifted Children and, most recently, The Learning Conference of The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life. These workshops covered topics as diverse as “Homeschooling Gifted Children”, the feasibility of homeschooled, high school students’ inclusion in local college programs and classes, and “Experiential Learning in the 21st Century”. Over the years she has participated in numerous professional development opportunities such as annual ACT Educator Workshops, NJ Holocaust Commission Training Sessions and more recently, classes on “The Global Impact of Learning Disabilities” as well as the use of ‘Visual Supports’ for young people on the autism spectrum.