“ Serving as a mentor this year was a great learning experience for me . I ’ m pretty sure I learned more from my mentee throughout this year ...”
“ Serving as a mentor this year was a great learning experience for me . I ’ m pretty sure I learned more from my mentee throughout this year , seeing how he has over 20 years experience in education . I think this program is helpful and inviting for new employees all while creating a climate of relationships knowing we have each other ’ s best interests in mind .” — Emily Smothers Cox , Instructor of Fifth Grade
“ I ’ ve loved serving as a mentor this year for two incredible new teachers ! As CPA has been home to me since I was a student here , it ’ s been a joy to share my love of this place and seek to make my passion contagious to these teachers who have become friends . I think the mentor program is a fabulous new initiative to make all teachers feel a part of the CPA family .” — Emily Crane Leuck , Instructor of Kindergarten
“ My academic mentor has done a phenomenal job mentoring me and helping me . She has modeled excellent leadership and vision for our Upper School Learning Services in taking our services to the next level .
My athletics mentor has done an excellent job of mentoring me with the coaching aspect . We meet weekly , and his wisdom has proven invaluable in dealing with situations and people , as well as in the administrative role of the head coach . He has modeled a Biblical coaching methodology that has been awesome to learn .” — Landon Scott , Learning Services Specialist , Head Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach
“ The mentoring program was so helpful this year ! This first year was a breeze because of my mentor ! The main benefit of the mentor program was that it highlighted important milestones or events coming up . Most days I am involved with the daily or weekly tasks at hand , but it was VERY helpful to zoom out to the quarter / semester view to see what was coming . I would never have survived this year without those checklists to make sure I was completing everything required of me . A second benefit was the availability of my mentor . Absolutely any question I had was immediately answered . Overall , the mentoring program was a key component of my success as a first year teacher ! Thank you so much !” — Lucas McCroskey , Instructor of US Science
“ I truly enjoyed the mentor program this year . I like to care for , encourage , and help people , and this was a great opportunity for me to welcome new teachers and assist them as they began their work at CPA . This program is very beneficial as new employees transition into their teaching role at the Academy .” — Erin Kitchin , Instructor of Preschool
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