Faya Hoffman, Educational Consultant and Co-Founder of My Learning Springboard, 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.
Under the leadership of Brad Hoffman and Faya Hoffman — a husband-and-wife team and both Board Certified Educational Planners and Learning Specialists — My Learning Springboard is a boutique multidisciplinary educational consulting firm and learning concierge® service offering a wide range of educational consulting services at every level from nursery through college. These services include: 1) academic tutoring and executive function coaching, 2) test preparation, and 3) school planning and college counseling. 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.
Faya and her husband partner with each family to provide an integrated and meaningful experience, which often includes collaboration with school faculty and related service professionals. 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. They founded My Learning Springboard in 2009.
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. Within IECA, Faya serves on the committee for Education and Training.
She is also a member of The Enrollment Management Association (formerly SSATB), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Small Boarding School Association (SBSA), the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), and the Association of Educational Therapists (AET).
My Learning Springboard is a member of ISAAGNY, a consortium of independent schools in and around New York City, 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