Organizational Coaching

Are you finding it hard to maintain your grades in multiple classes? Are you worried whether you’ll be ready for the next step in your academic life (i.e high school, college, etc.)? Do you often find yourself scrambling at the last moment to complete an assignment or study for a test? Do you sometimes feel like you just don’t know how to study the right way? Organizational coaching will help you overcome these challenges and build a bridge to self-directed sustainable academic success.

What is organizational coaching?

School can sometimes feel like a never ending struggle to put out fires. Organizational coaching is built on the mission of teaching students how to keep the ground watered so that fires don’t ignite.

Organizational coaching is an individualized holistic approach to building effective academic habits, namely organization, routine, time management, and study skills. Academic habits can support us, freeing up time to plan for the future and enjoy downtime without worry, or they can bog us down, leaving us overwhelmed and anxious. When students develop academic habits that work for them, they have time to be excited about their future because they know they have the necessary tools to manage the present. Organizational coaches help students build and hone these tools, so they can be empowered to plan and execute effective study routines. The ultimate goal of organizational coaching is to help students become self-directed learners who achieve sustainable academic success.

"I can definitely state that Clayborne helped my daughter manage anxiety with test taking, which led to grade improvement and an overall increase in confidence. I think the key to our phenomenal experience at Clayborne has been that your staff meets the student where they are at and builds the confidence and skills to help students understand their potential – and achieve it." Parent of Geneva.

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How will I know if it’s working?: Typically, it’s good to assess whether coaching is working after about one month. Think about the reasons you sought out a coach in the first place and ask yourself a few questions: Do you feel more confident with your academics? Are your grades improving? Do you feel less stressed? Are you procrastinating less? Do you feel like you are making progress? Coaching takes an indefinite amount of time, but you should see some progress in the first month. If you don’t, discuss your concerns with your coach, and you can figure out the next steps together. Coaching is an excellent tool, but sometimes students need additional kinds of support.
How long will I need an organizational coach?: Some students only need coaching for a few months. Others have coaches throughout their academic careers. The length of the coaching process will depend on the depth and breadth of your needs, as well as your level of commitment to the process. Ultimately, we aim to help you develop the skills, tools, and confidence necessary to excel without coaching.
How frequently should we meet?: It depends on your needs, but typically, once a week for one hour. That said, the regularity of the sessions matters more than their frequency. Since one of the goals of coaching is to build a consistent routine, you should plan on meeting your coach on a day and at a time you are consistently available.
What happens in a typical organizational coaching session?: Organizational coaches are interested in your study process, and we encourage students to examine their study process as well, so we start each session by reviewing the previous week. If something went well, we want to know what methods and strategies you used that led you to succeed. You may be able to use these same methods and strategies in the future. If something didn’t go well, it can give us some insight on what to avoid in the future. Then, we map out the schedule and make goals for the upcoming week. Each new assignment provides us an opportunity to introduce and practice study skills and organizational strategies. Over time, you will be given more responsibility to fill-out and manage your own schedule, but your coach will still be there to provide guidance and reinforce study skills and organizational strategies as needed.