Bragging rights and a $100,000 plus payday is on the line. When it doesn’t, which is rare, there are ample avenues to improve on the experience and ensure that the students are getting the most out of their time around the table.The Super Bowl of No Prep returns! 256 small tire cars will battle it out to see who is the champion of champions! Two days of none stop no prep action from the baddest street and track racers from across the country. That sort of structure personal engagement is central to the Choate experience and, when it works, which it usually does, it’s awesome. With the curriculum development grants that I’ve received over the last few summers, I’ve been able to tailor the courses and assignments to areas that I know will resonate with students and colleagues, as well as designing a new course, on the history of the Quinnipiac, Wallingford, Rosemary Hall, and Choate, from scratch. Particularly in history and government classes, the chance to help students see how we got to where we are now is just exhilarating. Both in the Navy and at Choate, the opportunity to be surrounded by such talented and committed people, each working diligently in pursuit of a common set of goals, is invigorating. In addition, all residential faculty advisers and the amazing Student Activities Team, are committed to imparting support, wisdom and FUN to students who are new to boarding school.īefore returning to teaching, I spent six years as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy, serving on USS ENTERPRISE, in Baghdad, and at the Pentagon. These programs are designed to foster mentoring relationships, inclusion, and belonging throughout the whole year. Both new International students and new students of color can opt in to mentoring programs where they are matched with returning upper-form international students and students of color, respectively. Our Director of Global Programs also serves as Adviser to International Students. Here at Choate, we have a long-standing network of support for our students coming from abroad, helping students adjust to boarding school, and supporting students with marginalized racial identities. It's during this time together with all new students, as well as the Pathways Mentoring Program mentors and mentees, that my Associate Dean and I can clearly state to all new students: "You belong here as your whole self." Belonging is about accepting everyone fully, including differences and competencies. I love getting to have time with new students during orientation days.
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