Oppidan in the USA

Oppidan Education is a global leader for mentoring children through middle school, grades 5-8. With a program of foundational skills work, Oppidan supports children to thrive within competitive schools, and to reach for future success.

What we do

We pair children with a 1:1 mentor to support their personal and academic growth, giving them a toolkit of skills to thrive within any competitive environment.

We believe every young person should have a mentor: an inspiring person invested in their future. Mentoring develops confidence, academic attainment and engagement in school life. Our mentors are trained to help unlock student potential, fulfil academic goals and nurture aspiration.

  • Middle School Journey

    Ages 10 to 14

    A one-year foundational 1:1 mentoring experience that supports students across three key areas – self, study skills and speaking – to be their best selves in school now and for the future.

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  • Interview Journey

    Ages 10 to 14

    For those facing selective school placement into independent day or boarding schools, we offer a series of 1:1 sessions with a mentor. Students follow our trusted curriculum, tried and tested with more than 10,000 children at this age phase.

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  • Daily mentoring

    Ages 10 to 14

    Bridging the gap between executive function coaching, academic tutoring and therapy, an Oppidan mentor is on call after school to spark engagement, instil good habits, foster confidence and be there to support the week’s challenges. 

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We know what we’re not.

Oppidan Education is not a provider of school placement advice and test prep for US schools and colleges. We are proud to partner with a handful of trusted consultants and test prep tutors who work in tandem with our approach. 

 We believe that ‘it takes a village’ to support a student, and encourage parents to scaffold their child’s progress through school with the right stakeholders for the right tasks. 

 We will be happy to discuss the wider context of your child’s school placement or college plans and to make clear how best our program of skills mentorship complements and underpins those plans. 

Student stories

Salar

From Winchester College to Georgetown

Salar’s journey with Oppidan began in 2016 with the process of selective entry to secondary schools. A shy athlete, Oppidan’s programme built his confidence for speaking and writing, learning to structure his thoughts on paper, to be more organised and to express his strengths clearly to adults. On the back of a successful boarding school experience, Salar is keen to launch a career in finance from Georgetown.

About Oppidan Education USA

Our work in the USA has been spearheaded in New York by our co-founder, Henry Faber.

Head Boy at Eton College before studying at Oxford University, Henry has spent 10 years enabling mentorship for tens of thousands of students and advising families on how best to develop their children to access and thrive within the world's best schools and universities. Henry and his co-founder Walter were recognised as Forbes 30 Under 30 founders for social entrepreneurship and are winners of the Great British Entrepreneurship and Education Investor Awards. 

Henry is in NYC every few weeks, giving him the chance to support US families with the right contextual understanding and face-to-face time. 

Henry Faber (L) and Walter Kerr (R), co-founders of Oppidan Education

Get in touch

For any enquiries, please get in touch with Henry directly using the contact form below.