Raphael Elkind
EF Coach/Tutor
Raphe enjoys helping students set goals and implement systems that help them reach their potential as learners, while promoting their abilities as readers, writers or mathematicians. He believes it all starts with relationships. This means that connecting with students is vital to the process of making progress and positive change.
- SUNY New Paltz - BA Sociology
- University of Bridgeport - MS Education
- Having high expectations and tapping into individual strengths will help students to take charge of their work and foster independence.
- Hard work, effort, time, practice, repetition lead to growth and it’s all about learning from one’s mistakes.
- My goal is to help students redefine themselves as learners, develop their interests, and to live, work and play intentionally.
- Moving forward involves constant experimentation with various strategies and reinvention of oneself in order to discover what works and leads to developing new habits and better outcomes.
- There is no such thing as a “one size fits all” approach.
- One’s purpose in life is to “show up” for yourself and others.
- Reflection is key to the process of moving forward
- Learning/EF coach at Sasco River Center since 2021
- Fifth grade at New Canaan Country School for 30 years
- Foster Care Social Worker in New York City
- Horizons at New Canaan Country School literacy specialist, teacher and volunteer
- Volunteer Camp Counselor at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children with life limiting illnesses
- An award winning environmentalist, Raphe serves on the board of Save the Sound
“In the long run, the quality of our lives depends on the quality of our habits.” - James Clear, author of Atomic Habits