Teacher-Coach-Mentor Model

At Landon, you are known.

Relationships are foundational at Landon, which is why a Landon boy’s math teacher, tennis coach, and advisor may very well be the same person.

In fact, Landon teachers, like Bill Zaiser, are required to coach and mentor students because we believe the connections they form with students in these roles allow faculty to educate every boy more effectively.

As teachers and students see each other in different lights, they develop a common language and experience that can be leveraged to the boys’ benefit. You can see how this plays out in the classroom and all over campus.

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What is TCM?

Boys work harder and achieve more when they respect and connect with their teachers. Landon faculty members are experts in boys’ education and know that boys will only fully open themselves to complex intellectual problems and inspirational ideas when they trust that their teachers genuinely care about their well-being and success.

This is the basis of our entire educational approach – what we call Teacher-Coach-Mentor – and the exceptional men and women at Landon treat this responsibility with the seriousness, commitment, and energy it deserves.

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Alex Parker speaks with students in Pielage Amphitheater

Alex parker, Upper School History teacher and head varsity Hockey coachTeacher-Coach-Mentors can best support each boy through their successes and hardships because we're better set up to know what they're experiencing on campus, at the rink, or at home. When the boys become closer with their peers through advisory or in the classroom, they're more likely to perform as a team on the ice, support each other away from the rink, and ultimately graduate from Landon as well-rounded young men.