Enrichment Services for Parents & Students

Celebrating
parenthood. Empowering growth,
one family at a time.

ESW is built on one belief: that the right support, provided early enough, changes everything. ESW works with families, wherever they are in their journey, to build the conditions children need to thrive, whether through early prevention or in moments of crisis. For students ages 14–18, that support now includes practical life skills, college preparation, financial literacy, and individualized postsecondary advising.

Start the Conversation Our Programs
Pre-Birth → Adolescence
Support at every stage of parenthood
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From the beginning. Pre-Birth through Adolescence
Whole-Family Approach
Physical
Emotional
Social
Cognitive
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Our Mission

Preventive wellness
for the whole child.

ESW is a family wellness community that supports parents in creating the home environment children need for holistic development—emotionally, socially, physically, and academically. Through workshops, the ESW Roadmap, personalized coaching, and enrichment activities, families gain the knowledge, tools, and ongoing support to raise confident, resilient, and thriving children.

Outcome Focused
Personalized plans that promote balance, resilience, and lifelong well-being for every family.
Whole-Child Philosophy
We honor each child's individuality, encouraging healthy development and meaningful real-life experiences.
Preventive & Evidence-Informed
Education, guidance, and early support grounded in research-based best practices — before challenges escalate.
Strictly Confidential
Personal information is never shared with partnering entities without explicit request and consent of the family.
Who ESW Serves

We meet your family wherever you are.

The ESW Wellness Roadmap is built around your family's stage and your child's individual developmental needs—from before they arrive through the teenage years.

01
Planning & Prenatal
Building your family's foundation before your child arrives
  • Preparing your home environment
  • Planning daily routines & logistics
  • Exploring childcare & care decisions
  • Setting intentions for your journey
02
Newborn & Postpartum
Navigating new parenthood with structure and support
  • Newborn routines & sleep
  • Postpartum support & adjustment
  • Infant development awareness
  • Healthy feeding decisions
  • Partner communication
03
Early Childhood
Toddlers through preschool — building emotional regulation and healthy habits
  • Understanding toddler behavior & boundaries
  • Language & learning
  • Social development
  • School readiness
04
School Age
Elementary through adolescence — navigating relationships, growing independence, and academics
  • Emotional awareness & resilience
  • Peer relationships
  • Parent-child communication
  • Academic confidence
Student Services · Ages 14–18

Educational enrichment for the years ahead.

ESW provides structured educational enrichment services that prepare students for the transition out of high school and into further education, training, or work. Programs are offered as live small-group workshops and one-to-one advising, with guidance tied to each student's real situation.

Every service leaves the student with something useful. Students keep a defined set of materials, and families receive written feedback at the close of the program.

A clear path by age and stage
Ages 14–15
Life Skills for Success develops the self-management and communication skills that later academic and career work assumes.
Age 16 · Grade 11
College prep or financial literacy workshops provide orientation and practical checklists. Students who want sustained support can begin the advising sequence in the fall.
Ages 17–18 · Grade 12
Advising continues through applications, financial aid, decisions, and enrollment. Students beginning later can enter through Accelerated Application Support.

Small-Group Workshop Series

Three live online sessions, each 1 hour 15 minutes, with no more than five students. Every student completes a short intake before the first session, and every family receives a written note after the final session.

Life Skills for Success Ages 14–18 · Three sessions · Online

Students work on practical competencies that young adults are often expected to know without being directly taught: managing time and commitments, breaking down work that feels too large to begin, communicating with adults, and following through on obligations. Sessions cover planning, procrastination and attention, writing or speaking to an adult, asking for help, repairing a mistake, navigating unfamiliar offices and forms, and setting a goal with a first step.

The work continues between sessions through real-life tasks such as sending an email, making a phone call, or following through on a commitment. Students record each attempt in a private reflection log. No one is asked to role-play in front of the group, and parents join the final fifteen minutes for guidance on supporting independence.

Students receive a Life Skills Toolkit, their completed reflection logs, and a milestones checklist matched to their age band.

College Prep Workshop Series Ages 16–18 · Three sessions · Online

This series gives students and families a practical overview of the full college preparation process without requiring a multi-year advising commitment. Students survey four-year and two-year colleges, technical and certificate programs, apprenticeships, and direct workforce entry, then learn the timeline from grade 11 through enrollment.

Sessions cover building and researching a balanced college list, contacting admissions offices, planning recommendation letters, understanding application rounds and deadlines, approaching the personal essay, completing financial aid forms, searching for scholarships, and reading an award letter. Parents join the final twenty minutes for the financial aid portion.

Each student receives a College Prep Checklist populated with their own dates and target schools, covering the fall of grade 11 through the first week of college.

Financial Literacy Workshop Series Ages 16–18 · Three sessions · Online

Students learn to read a paycheck, understand withholdings, compare employee and contractor status, choose a first bank account, avoid common fees, and build a budget from actual numbers. The series also covers credit scores, credit cards, student loans, emergency savings, compound interest, retirement accounts, employer matching, basic investing, a first tax return, and common financial scams.

Students are never asked to disclose family income, debt, or financial circumstances. Exercises use shared examples, and Personal Money Plan worksheets remain private. Parents join the final twenty minutes to discuss education borrowing, cosigning, and Parent PLUS loans.

Students receive private Personal Money Plan worksheets and a Financial Milestones checklist organized by age and stage.

One-to-One Advising

Individual guidance for students in grades 11 and 12. Each advising block closes with a defined set of materials, and families may begin at any block when the earlier materials are already in hand.

Career & Postsecondary Advising Ages 16–18 · Five sequential blocks

Across grades 11 and 12, ESW guides the student through selecting, applying to, and enrolling in educational options that fit their academic and professional goals. Advising also covers curriculum and course selection, career exploration, and postsecondary opportunities. Sessions are 45 minutes unless otherwise noted.

1
Career & Postsecondary Foundations
Grade 11 fall
10 × 45 min
Explore college, training, and career routes; plan senior-year courses; build a résumé, LinkedIn profile, or portfolio; and complete an application for an internship, job, or volunteer role.
2
College List & Readiness
Grade 11 spring
14 × 45 min
Finalize a college list and requirements checklist, establish admissions contacts, plan campus visits, request recommendation letters, and draft the personal statement.
3
College Application Support
Summer
6 × 2 hr
Complete the personal statement, Common Application or equivalent, and all college-specific supplemental essays with sustained time for drafting and revision.
4
Submission & Financial Aid
Grade 12 fall
12 × 45 min
Audit applications against requirements, submit early applications, confirm recommendation letters, complete financial aid forms and scholarship applications, and prepare for interviews.
5
Decisions & Matriculation
Grade 12 spring
10 × 45 min + 3 summer
Compare aid awards by true net cost, address appeals and waitlists, submit the deposit, and prepare for advising, placement testing, housing, orientation, course registration, textbooks, and campus activities.
Accelerated Application Support Ages 17–18 · Twelve sessions · One-to-one

For students who begin the process later in grade 12, the first session reviews the transcript, remaining deadlines, and existing materials to identify which institutions remain realistically reachable, including colleges with rolling admission. The remaining sessions compress the essential sequence into focused, extended meetings.

Support covers the college list, requirements checklist, recommendation requests, résumé, personal statement, supplemental essays, application submission, and financial aid and scholarship applications. No earlier advising block is required.

Programs can stand alone or build on one another. All student services are delivered live by ESW staff. Workshops are capped at five students, and advising is always one-to-one.

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For Families

One plan. Everything
your child needs.

Every family has its own story. ESW meets you in yours — building your personalized ESW Roadmap around your child, your home, and your goals. Designed to create real, lasting change where it matters most.

Begin here

Start with a complimentary
30-minute introduction.

The ESW Roadmap is a personalized, three-month investment in your family's foundation. Because every family is different, we begin with a complimentary 30-minute conversation to understand your needs and share how ESW can support your journey.

What's included in your ESW Roadmap
  • A Plan Built for Your Family
    Your ESW coach takes the time to get to know your child, your dynamics, and your goals before a single recommendation is made.
  • Three-Month Personalized Roadmap
    A structured plan built around your family's stage, your child, and your goals — designed to grow and adjust as your family evolves.
  • Weekly Coaching Sessions
    Walk the journey together with your ESW coach through every step of your three-month Roadmap, with weekly coaching sessions and progress reviews.
  • Family Resources & Support
    Curated guides and developmental tools tailored to your family's stage — accessible anytime your family needs guidance.
Start the Conversation
Your ESW Roadmap

A plan built for your family.

Every family's journey with ESW begins with a conversation. From there, your ESW coach takes the time to get to know your family — your child, your dynamics, your goals — before a single recommendation is made.

How Your Roadmap Comes Together
1
Meet Your Family
A warm, in-person, activity-based session where your ESW coach gets to know your family — naturally, and without pressure.
45 minutes
2
Share Your Goals
A guided conversation where you and your ESW coach explore what matters most to your family and where you'd like to grow.
45 minutes
3
Receive Your Roadmap
Your personalized ESW Roadmap is presented — a clear, collaborative plan built around your family's unique needs and goals.
45 minutes
4
Walk the Journey Together
Your ESW coach supports you through every step of your three-month Roadmap with weekly coaching sessions, and a progress review at six weeks and at the end of the three-month cycle.
30 minutes per session
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Our Approach

The ESW standard is built on
what actually works.

Every ESW program is designed around what developmental research and decades of direct experience confirm — not wellness trends or generalized advice. We ground our work in the science of child development and what families need to cultivate within the home to support it at every stage. Our approach is rooted in establishing a safe and supportive family environment as the foundation for your child to explore, learn, and grow with confidence, giving families the clarity, consistency, and tools to build that foundation intentionally.

ESW walks alongside you as a parenting partner.
01
Evidence-Informed,
Not Generic
Every ESW program is built on developmental science and decades of direct experience with children and families— not wellness trends or one-size-fits-all solutions. Your plan is shaped around your child, your family's values, and your goals. The research informs the framework; your family defines the plan.
02
Preventive and Supportive
When It Matters Most
ESW is designed to meet families before challenges arise and alongside them when they do. By building the habits, communication patterns, and family dynamics that create stability, ESW reduces the likelihood of challenges escalating — and strengthens a family's ability to navigate them when they do.
03
A Living Plan,
Not a Fixed Program
Children grow and families evolve. The ESW Roadmap moves with you— reviewed, refined, and adjusted across each cycle so the support your family receives always reflects your current situation, not where you were when you started.
Who We Are

A team focused on family wellness.

ESW brings together expertise from disciplines that rarely speak the same language — but should. Our programs are shaped by:

  • A deep understanding of human development
  • The impact of social-emotional connections on growth
  • The essentials of maintaining physical wellness
  • The educational science of how children learn and master skills
  • The holistic understanding of how stress and family dynamics affect families from the inside out
Founder, Lead Educator & Director of Programs
Soraya Valentin
M.Ed., Educational Leadership  ·  B.S., Biology

Soraya founded ESW from a place every parent knows well — the deep desire to get it right for your child. As a parent herself, and with over two decades working alongside families and children across schools and communities both here and abroad, she came to understand something that changed how she saw her work entirely: the most powerful classroom a child will ever have is home. That understanding is at the heart of everything ESW does. Soraya brings over two decades of experience working closely with children, families, and educators to ESW— translating research and real experience into practical, personalized support for every family ESW works with.

Credentials
  • M.Ed., Educational Leadership — University of Kentucky
  • B.S., Biology — Stony Brook University
  • Certifications: Instructional Coaching; Inclusion of Students with Special Needs; Curriculum Mapping
Holistic Wellness Advisor
Myrtho Marra Chilosi, MD
Gastroenterologist Physician  ·  EMDR Psychotherapist

Dr. Chilosi brings a holistic lens to ESW's family wellness work, with a background spanning conventional medicine and holistic wellness. Her expertise in trauma-informed and integrative family health informs ESW's program design — ensuring the full spectrum of what families carry is recognized and met with genuine care. When parenting challenges intersect with deeper stress, emotional strain, or complex family dynamics, her perspective helps ESW approach those conversations with intention and equips families to recognize when additional professional support may be beneficial.

Credentials
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Specialization in Gastroenterology — La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • Psychotherapist EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) Psychotrauma, Italy
For Schools & Community Partnerships

When home and school
speak the same language.

Children flourish when the adults in their lives are working from the same foundation. ESW partners with schools and caregiving institutions to build that alignment through three areas of support: professional development for educators and caregiving staff, family parenting workshops, and structured partnership programs. Together these create a shared understanding of child development and consistent strategies that strengthen the connection between home and school.

Educator & Caregiver Professional Development
Practical workshops and training sessions that equip educators and caregiving staff with a deeper understanding of child development, strategies for fostering supportive learning environments, and the tools to strengthen communication between school and home.
Family Parenting Workshops
Thoughtfully designed workshops that bring ESW's evidence-informed approach directly into the school community— giving families the knowledge and practical tools to reinforce their child's development at home.
School Partnership Programs
Flexible, structured engagements designed around your institution's specific mission, culture, and community — from a single professional development session to a sustained academic year partnership.
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School children Family and school

"When educators and families operate as partners, children benefit from clarity, stability, and the emotional foundation to grow with confidence."

Why It Matters

Home is where it all begins.

The home environment is the foundation of a child's long-term success
Small, consistent parenting shifts compound into lifelong advantages for children
Emotional wellness at home shapes confidence, resilience, and academic performance
Prevention is far more powerful — and far less costly — than intervention
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Celebrating the journey of parenthood as part of a supportive community that empowers your own unique path as a parent.
— Soraya
Let's Connect

Start
the conversation.

Whether you are a parent ready to begin or a school or organization seeking partnership, we would love to hear from you. Every conversation starts with a complimentary 30-minute introduction — no pressure, no commitment.

info@GrowWithESW.com
(929) 419-5264
Virtual & in-person · New York City & Nationwide