Currey Ingram Conversations

It has become a tradition for Currey Ingram Conversations to revisit their annual New Year's Resolutions. Co-hosts Dr. Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher take a moment to reflect on last year's goals and unveil the priorities for 2024. There is no shortage of endeavors to keep Currey Ingram focused on the future. Tune in to discover how the resolutions remain aligned with sustainability, strategic growth, and forward-thinking.

Can community be cultivated within a math classroom? Absolutely! Listen as Dr. Isaac Nichols-Paez, an esteemed Upper School math teacher at Currey Ingram Academy, discusses his recent doctoral achievement with co-hosts Jeff Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher. During this engaging conversation, Dr. Nichols-Paez highlights how community learning can be instrumental in mathematical development. He emphasizes the value of elevating experiences within math class so all student skills and abilities can be celebrated, challenged, and supported.

Co-hosts Dr. Jeff Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher kick off the 2023-24 school year with Kelly Fish, Assistant Head of School for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives. All three leaders chime in on Currey Ingram Academy's theme of "Growing IDEAs." Listen and hear how growing is essential to a school for students with learning differences and how growth occurs by going through it, dreaming big, being adaptive, embracing flexibility, and envisioning possibilities.

Summer reading should be about choice, whether it is a choice of topic or format. Dr. Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher sit with Ginann Franklin to explore summer reading books and options. Hear Dr. Mitchell provide recommended books for leaders and parents, and listen to Courtney and Ginann discuss the value of audiobooks and graphic novels, especially as format styles for students with learning differences.

Summer camps provide a time to build skills and reduce learning loss, especially for students with learning differences. Co-hosts Dr. Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher sit down with Dr. Regan Humphrey, Currey Ingram's Director of Program Outreach, and Luke Brown, Currey Ingram's Director of Summer Programs, to discuss Currey Ingram's summer camp experiences. They discuss the value of both experiential and intensive camp offerings.

You don't want to miss Dr. Jeff Mitchell's and Courtney Gallaher's conversations with LauraTutt and Kenda Lovecchio, who share their first-year experiences as parents at CurreyIngram Academy. Laura and Kenda moved their family from out-of-state for their child to attend Currey Ingram. Listen as they tell how they have been surprised by the level of support given to parents, how their child has not only grown but thrived, and how they both can say Currey Ingram Academy is "worth every penny."

Co-hosts Dr. Jeff Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher invite Dolly Roach, Director of Admissions at Currey Ingram Academy, to discuss the admissions process. Currey Ingram's admissions starts with holding true to the school's mission while providing an individualized process for each family. Listen to how Currey Ingram's admissions team provides a personalized experience that understands the depth of learning differences, seeks to know each applicant well, and invests in each family to ensure a comprehensive admissions process is provided. An individualized admissions approach is just one of the many ways Currey Ingram Academy goes above and beyond to support students with learning differences.

Learning differences can make the process of learning a challenge. So, when students with learning differences proclaim why they love learning, it holds value. Dr. Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher ask Currey Ingram Academy students why they love learning. Join us to listen to what the students are saying and why a school's focus on students with learning differences is invaluable.

Reggie D. Ford persevered against so many odds in his life. The values he gained on his journey were shared with Currey Ingram Academy's staff and students in January of 2023. Co-hosts Dr. Jeff Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher invite Currey Ingram Academy's Athletic Director Reid McFadden and Upper School student Alexander McClory to share their reflections on Reggie D. Ford's recent presentation. Listen and hear how educational environments should inspire change, create safe spaces, embrace vulnerability, and cultivate continued growth.

Currey Ingram Academy's leaders are still holding strong with meeting their annual resolutions. Listen to co-hosts Dr. Mitchell and Courtney Gallaher reflect on the goals from 2022 as well as provide their aspirations for 2023. You will also hear Lower School students share their resolutions, get an update on the Division Head's success with their goals from 2022, and be encouraged by what our parents are saying. Overall, Dr. Mitchell and Courtney agree that life is never boring, and it is all worth it!