We want to give you a peek inside our Coach Certificate & Mentorship Program. Coaches taking part in this academic-year-long journey have graciously given us permission to post some of their learning and reflections from the private coursework they are undertaking during this program. Where possible, we have shared the course and the action task to give context for the guest post.

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Nikki Says…

If you’re even thinking about taking The Coach course, do it. Don’t hesitate. For one the content the way it’s organized, you can’t get that anywhere. There was more than I could even go through in the entire year. But everything that is provided was useful for growing. I have said I’m a lifelong learner so I am constantly looking at ways I can evolve and change but also say somewhat constant as an educator, but this course pushed me in ways that I wasn’t expecting. I already had a certificate for coaching, I just flourished by getting clarity about what coaching is. If I could say one thing: it was getting that clarity and then able to think about what I have in my toolbox. 

Going through the coaching cycle and then having people in the cohort to talk about it with was so impactful to talk about it with. I came to almost every call because I didn’t even know that was going to be an option. To have the option to meet with my mentor when I needed to or when something was urgent. The group calls were major. 

Overall, I’m so appreciative of Kim and the other mentors for really never being judgemental. You know that we’re all on our own journey and you were able to very easily differentiate for us and things were really clear. I felt like I could trust you because you were doing your coaching job. You were modeling that for us too in those calls and that was really helpful for me, because I could see how you would speak to someone else in our call. I’m seeing it as I’m doing it and practicing it.

I can’t say enough about it. It’s more than 5 stars, it’s 10 stars.

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Level Up Your Coaching with The Coach!

If you are ready to dive deep into your coaching practice, to help you #coachbetter and build a thriving coaching culture in your school, please join us for our next cohort of The Coach!

Wherever you are in building a coaching culture in your school, The Coach will give you the strategies, skills and tools you need to make coaching a success and will empower you to confidently apply instructional coaching strategies in any situation – from building a coaching program, to having coaching conversations, to being a leader in your school community. We facilitate only one cohort each academic year so we can offer individualized support for each participant.

Coaches of all levels are welcome: you’ll start the program with a self-assessment to determine exactly what the next steps are for you!