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Seniors Meg Cook and Andres Lazaro lead a group on Discover CCC Day.
December 2, 2010
Stephanie Cruz, Managing Editor
Perspective students are lining up to investigate Central’s campus, on the hunt for the true heart of the school. They’re looking for the action behind the scenes—what happens beyond the beige paint on the buildings, the freshly-mown grass in the courtyard and the intricate sign on Haines-Bayshore. And they’re finally getting to see it.
Discover CCC is a new activity put on by student ambassadors to assist in helping families and kids truly discover what it is that this school has to offer. This is the first year that a program like this was put into effect, especially different because it takes place during the normal hours of a school day.
Families are guided by a group of three or four student ambassadors, who serve as, for the most part, walking encyclopedias. They provide quick responses to all questions thrown at them about this and that, uniforms and detentions, academics and extracurriculars.
The school has always done an open house in which parents can meet with teachers and some students to talk about classes and daily routines. This new interactive tour, though, was created with the objective to provide a tangible encounter for families.
“I wanted parents to experience what the students experience every day,” Director of Admissions Helen Lambert said.
These days are meant to be somewhat of a predecessor to shadowing a student. Parents, and occasionally their children, are presented with an overall feel for the school, with an adequate amount of interaction with teachers. In a way, Discover CCC is like a midpoint between the somewhat detached school tour and the up-close-and-personal observation that is shadowing.
Overall, feedback from the first-ever Discover CCC day on Oct. 12 was positive.
“The guides were very helpful and gave detailed answers. The tour was well-organized and impressive,” Anne Marie Spriggs said, a mother from St. Paul’s School who just wanted to ‘check it out.’
Parents claimed to enjoy the tours and the quiet atmosphere of the campus. They especially appreciated seeing teachers-in-action, who seemed to make things fun but also educational, the eternal goal for any school.
It seems as though the tour is for anyone and everyone—even families who already had a child currently attending the school found it helpful. Missy Lierman, mother of junior Andy Maher, just wanted to show her younger son everything about the school. The tour gave them a great look at day-to-day campus life.
Surely, whether the impression is good or bad, families will unearth something new about the school through Discover Days. It was a successful first try, at least, according to everyone involved.
“The way you envision how something will be and the way that it actually turns out are always different, and you hope that they match up closely. I think we met our goals,” Mrs. Lambert said.
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