Faya Hoffman, Educational Consultant and Co-Founder of My Learning Springboard (MLS), is a graduate of List College at Columbia University and JTS, where she earned dual degrees. Faya then received a Master’s degree at JTS specializing in Curriculum and Instruction. Faya is trained in PAF Reading Intervention, an Orton-Gillingham based approach, Judith Hochman’s Teaching Basic Writing Skills, Singapore Math, and a variety of other programs, methodologies, and curricula.
Faya strongly believes in the power of collaboration and advocates for a holistic, 360-degree view of education that is grounded in sensibility and balance. Faya and her husband, Brad Hoffman, founded My Learning Springboard in 2009.
Faya and Brad partner with each family to provide an integrated and meaningful experience, which often includes collaboration with school faculty and related service professionals at a family’s request. Through their unique structure and individualized approach, they offer a wide range of services to students, families, and schools. They see learning as a lifelong journey, and their goal is to help students of all ages enjoy the ride, build confidence, and achieve success.
Faya and Brad are both Board Certified Educational Planners (a specialized type of Educational Consultant) and Learning Specialists. As a boutique multidisciplinary educational consulting firm and Learning Concierge ® service, My Learning Springboard offers a wide range of educational consulting services at every level from nursery through college.
These services include:
- School Planning & Admissions Consulting (PreK-12) and College Counseling
- Private Tutoring and Executive Function Coaching
- Test Preparation
Our school planning and placement expertise includes both day schools and boarding schools across mainstream, specialized, and therapeutic settings as well as virtual schools and homeschooling.
Professional Associations
Faya Hoffman is a Board Certified Educational Planner (AICEP) and Professional Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) with specialty designations in mainstream day and boarding schools, specialized schools for students with learning disabilities, and therapeutic placements, including therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, and wilderness programs. She is also a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) as well as the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP).
My Learning Springboard is a member of ISAAGNY, a consortium of independent schools in and around New York City, and Brad Hoffman C0-Chairs the committee Friends of ISAAGNY, which includes educational consultants and community-based organizations. My Learning Springboard is also a member of The Enrollment Management Association (EMA, formerly SSATB) as well as WISER, the Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources (WISER), which is a network of professional leaders in the Washington, DC metro area.
Faya Hoffman’s Corporate Background
Prior to joining My Learning Springboard, Faya was Director of Public Relations for Karla Otto and, previously, an Account Executive with Paul Wilmot Communications. Faya represented luxury brands and major fashion labels, including J. Mendel, Solange Azagury-Partridge, John Galliano, Kanye West, Jerome Dreyfuss, Oscar de la Renta, Tommy Hilfiger, and H&M. She was also responsible for managing and executing fashion shows each season for New York City and Paris Fashion Weeks. Beyond her fashion clients, Faya also represented American Ballet Theater and God’s Love We Deliver.
Faya Hoffman’s LinkedIn profile
