TRAVEL & PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
ATTENDANCE
Training attendance for your entire Powered by Compass Team is a required part of our Compass Camp partnership. Please contact your Coach if you have any attendance concerns for this event.
LOCATION
All sessions will take place at the Valor Compass Center which is located at 4523 Nolensville Pk, Nashville, TN 37211.
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE TIMES
Please book flights that allow you to be fully present for all sessions. Plan to arrive at the Compass Center no later than 9:15 am CT on Wednesday February 1st. To ensure you do not miss any sessions on Friday please book a return flight leaving at 4:30 pm Central time or later on Friday February 3rd.
PREPARE YOUR TEAM
We know leaders will continue to face challenges this School Year- which makes the time away for connection and learning both hard to navigate and even more needed. Ask for support from your manager and teammates by planning for coverage and setting the expectation that you will be offline during sessions. While you are engaged in training at the Compass Center, all participants are directed to put personal devices such as phones and laptops away to avoid distractions and to be fully "dropped-in" and present.
MEALS
We will provide a light breakfast, coffee, snacks, and lunch on all 3 days of the training, and we will be hosting a Cohort wide social event Thursday evening. Let us know if you want some recommendations for dinner on the other nights you are here.
LODGING
When booking hotel accommodations, consider that the Compass Center is closer to Brentwood than downtown, but hotels in the Green Hills neighborhood, downtown Nashville, and the Gulch are all within a reasonable distance to Valor. If you want a more unique Airbnb experience, East Nashville is the most eclectic part of town with a wider variety of restaurants, bars, and entertainment, albeit a bit further from Valor. Airbnb tends to be approximately the same cost as a moderately priced hotel in Nashville.
REQUIRED PRE-WORK
STORIES OF IMPACT
(1 per School, ~30 minutes. Due January 30th)
One of the ways we continue to cultivate Investment in Circle is to intentionally gather and share stories of how this work is impacting our community. As a PBC team we are asking you to identify one story of impact from this School Year and prepare to share this with our Cohort 4 Community at Training.
An effective story of impact centers on a specific way that your community has been impacted by Compass, in the form of story-telling. For example, is there a specific Student who has been deeply impacted by their work in Circle? Is there a particular moment you observed in Circle that stuck with you for weeks to come? Is there a teacher who has been changed by the opportunity to connect with Students in this way? Is there a way your core culture has shifted or changed in a way you can demonstrate?
You may choose any format to share your story but please include a concrete artifact or evidence that can help bring the story to life. This might look like photo, video, audio, and/or direct quotes from community members. Please copy & paste your final materials to this slide deck by January 30th.
TRAINING 8
COHORT 4
Detailed Training Agenda
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1
9:00a - 9:30a Check-In & Light Breakfast/Coffee
9:30a - 10:30a Training 8 Opening
10:30a - 11:45a Experiential Circle
11:45a - 12:45p Lunch
12:45p - 2:15p True North 201
2:15p - 2:30p Break
2:30p - 4:30p Attune & Validate 201 & Day 1 Closing
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
8:30a - 9:00a Arrival & Light Breakfast/Coffee
9:00a - 10:30a The Case for Comprehensive Human Development: Part 1
10:30a - 10:45a Break
10:45a - 12:00p The Case for Comprehensive Human Development: Part 2
12:00p - 1:00p Lunch
1:00p - 2:30p Certification Team Action Planning
2:30p - 2:45p Break
2:45p - 4:30p Your Personal Growth Story
5:00p - 7:00p Dinner: Sinema | 2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3
8:30a - 9:00a Daily Arrival & Light Breakfast/Coffee
9:00a - 10:00a Day 3 Opening and Contemplative Sit
10:00a - 10:15a Break
10:15a - 12:00p Student Voices: Youth Participatory Action Research
12:00p - 12:45p Lunch
12:45p - 2:30p Closing & Circle