From a love of working at Athlos headquarters in Boise, Idaho, to a passion for the Athlos model and the excitement of visiting an Athlos school, there’s so much to like about Athlos. Here are some reflections from the Athlos headquarters staff on their favorite things about Athlos.
My favorite thing about working at Athlos …
“My favorite thing about working at Athlos is the culture and how we actively look for new ways to build on it and share what makes Athlos special as a team and with others as we work toward our unified vision.”
– Rachel Flachbart, technical writer/policy analyst
“My favorite thing about working at Athlos is participating in our daily movement breaks. It’s rare to find companies that break up their work day with yoga, dancing, mindfulness activities, or freestyle basketball. Movement breaks allow us to model what we teach in our schools and contribute to our unique Athlos culture.”
– Juliana Giovannini, school launch specialist
“My favorite thing about working at Athlos is the ability to work toward one of my many passions, education. Working at Athlos allows me to contribute to an organization that is strengthening America’s struggling educational system and for that I am grateful.”
– Alexa Basquill, executive assistant
“My favorite thing about working at Athlos is being surrounded by people who are 100 percent invested in the lives of the kids we serve and share a passion to change public education for the better.”
– Abby Fereday, founder’s associate
My favorite thing about visiting a school…
“My favorite thing about visiting Athlos schools is getting to learn and play right along with the students. The staff and leadership at our schools do an awesome job of bringing the model to life, and being able to participate in that and learn with and from them is amazing.”
– Caitlyn Scales, school growth coordinator
“My favorite thing about visiting an Athlos school is seeing the kids in the classroom learning our curriculum and living the Performance Character traits.”
– Jonathan Gillen, director of school finance
“My favorite thing about visiting an Athlos school is seeing the Healthy Body and Performance Character pillars coming to life in the classroom and on the turf. It’s exciting to see how intentional students, teachers, and coaches are when implementing movement and character into their days and to see the positive impact of these additions.”
– Tabitha Bower, social media specialist
My favorite thing about the Athlos model…
“My favorite thing about the Athlos model is that it is preparing the young minds to be our future.”
– Shawn Vang, school finance specialist
“My favorite thing about the Athlos model is the response I see from folks in the community when they realize that the best things they hope for their children found their way into one holistic model that we call the three Pillars of Performance. Seeing that lightbulb go off because the model is so awesome really is my favorite moment!”
– Caitlyn Scales, school growth coordinator
“My favorite thing about the Athlos model is the platform it gives us to innovate in the field of physical education. The long-term athletic development approach to physical education that we are taking is pushing the envelope for what quality physical education could and should look like and the professional development/support we are able to provide the athletic performance coaches (PE teachers) is something that is not happening anywhere else.”
– Peter Verdin, associate director of Healthy Body