Weeks Bridge Consulting
Our Mission
Our goal is to work with families to nurture your children to help them become the best versions of themselves in all aspects of their endeavors. We help you support your child in reaching their full potential.
When it comes time to apply to colleges, you can have ease of mind: your child will have spent years developing their passions and interests. Instead of being a hurdle to jump through, college admissions becomes the natural next step in your child’s personal growth.
What We Do
College admissions anxiety is sweeping the nation. When high school strikes, the burden of the college application process looms over families. Apprehensive high schoolers and panicked parents search far and wide for a way to package their soon-to-be-collegiate child in the best light in order to gain acceptance into prestigious universities—in the process, sacrificing four precious years of personal growth, active presence in their daily lives, and the rich experiences that their teenage years have to offer.
What if you didn’t have to worry about any of that?
Here at Weeks Bridge Consulting, we look at child-rearing and education as completely interdependent. We believe that instilling a love of learning and a sense of wonder and discovery in your children is the best investment a parent can make. By encouraging children to view and engage with the world in an open way, parents help them develop into life-long learners, being able to apply their knowledge and curiosity across disciplines and empowering them to enact the meaningful change they want to make in the world. Our approach is a holistic one that blends the different aspects of a child’s life, from academic to extracurricular and social, in helping your child become a strong and independent thinker.
Aban is always phenomenal at giving advice in all facets of life not only because she has a strong grasp on how people and institutions function but also she listens and truly understands my situation, oftentimes better than I understand it myself.
She always sees the forest through the trees and thinks of advice that I never would have come up with otherwise. Moreover, Aban is not afraid to say the truths that I needed to hear, so I could remove the barriers that I made in my own life. To put it succinctly, her words have helped me thrive.
Aban sees the obvious that has escaped you as a parent. What she offers is not only her wisdom but also the willingness to be honest and tell you as she sees it.
Since we began taking Aban's advice, our family has become much more able to support our daughter in school and in her work towards the fulfillment of her general dreams and goals. The result is a happier and more focused child.
Harvard alum and instructor at a prestigious liberal arts college
Law professor and parent of a teenage girl
Focus Areas
Assessing school fit for the child
Balancing extracurricular activities with school
Allowing the child to find and develop their passions and talents
Guiding the child to develop and trust their inner voice
Giving the child tools to forge their own path
Assisting parents in navigating their involvement in the child’s education
Helping parents to empower the child with a sense of purpose and resourcefulness
Providing the child with motivation necessary for success
Aiding parents in leading the child to be their own advocate, thus limiting adult interventions
Deliverables
Preschool
Researching and choosing appropriate school placement
Evaluating and introducing new activities for the child or nurturing their involvement in existing ones
Developing strategies to foster the child’s long-term interest in their endeavors
Navigating parental involvement in the child’s activities
Elementary & Middle School
Helping the child grow as an active and happy member of the whole family
Fostering meaningful community involvement and an understanding of themselves in relation to others
Navigating playdates and the development of the child’s socialization
Resolving and learning from occasional negative teacher/peer interactions
Supporting the development of the child’s passions
Diversifying the child’s activities while maintaining a focus on their individual character
Working on the child’s time management skills
Helping your child bring out their inner voice and stay true to themselves
High School
Helping the child approach key transitions
Reassessing the child’s involvement in their activities, with a focus on their passions and motivations
Developing positive relationships with teachers
Allowing the child to take ownership of the higher education discussion
Fostering long-term drive and motivation in the child
Establishing a learning-focused family environment
College & Beyond
Helping newly matriculated students make the most of their experiences in higher education
Evaluating summer internships and opportunities for future success
Preparing new graduates to show their best selves in interviews
Developing short-term strategies to thrive in new environments
Setting in motion post-graduate plans over the mid- and long-term
Instilling self-guided frameworks for continued growth
Method
First Session
Meet with you (the parent) first and evaluate your priorities through a set of specifically designed questions.
Second Session
Meet with you and your child, going through a personalized questionnaire to explore existing involvements and routines in order to define challenges and establish goals.
The Plan
We present our findings as a set of recommendations and a plan that we will help you implement with your child.
The Implementation
During the implementation phase, we will meet with you and your child periodically to measure progress and tweak methods.
Leadership
Aban Makarechian, Founder
Aban Makarechian is a registered architect and mother of three children. Makarechian uses her 14 years of experience as an architect to listen to the client’s needs, form a design concept, refine the solution and realistically schedule the project timeline with milestones.
As a mother of three children who participated professionally in the arts and sports while excelling at school, Makarechian has gained a unique insight as how to help parents navigate the sensitive process of raising productive members of society. All of her children are very involved in giving back to their community through what they are passionate about. Her eldest child graduated from Harvard college in 2016 and is a second-year student at the Harvard/MIT M.D.-Ph.D. program. Her middle child graduated from Harvard in 2018, and is currently applies her years of experience as member of Team USA in management consulting. Her youngest child is a concert pianist and a sophomore in the Harvard-New England Conservatory dual degree program. The three siblings were featured in the 2014 book Legendary Locals of Brookline.
Makarechian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Wellesley College, and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, incorporating studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in both her undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Contact Us
Interested in learning more? We'd be happy to chat.
+1 617-620-7217