Courtney Fincher
PreK Director and Team Teacher
Courtney Fincher is the Director of the Odyssey Pre-Kindergarten program. She values the opportunity to nurture children through the rapid growth of early childhood. She believes it is never too early to instill the concepts of self knowing, communication, compassion, and community.
She strives to support the children in her care in developing self-confidence in balance with interdependence. It is her goal that children leaving her class will have a core understanding of themselves and the skills that will serve them in every aspect of life. Courtney values working in a school where children can experience the developmental spectrum from early childhood through high school.
Courtney holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of West Virginia and has extended her coursework in the field of Early Education. She carries her love of service, psychology, and healing arts into her relationships with the children. In harmony with the Odyssey vision, she sees a bright future for the children she teaches today, and looks forward to seeing what will happen as this special community grows.
Courtney is engaged with the Early Education Community in a variety of ways. She serves on The AB Tech advisory committee for their Early Education program, is a NEXT Emerging Leader participant, and a graduate of the Early Childcare Directors Institute. In 2015 she was awarded the National Recognition for Childcare Excellence.
Current News & Events
Check out this poppin’ 3D bulletin board displaying summer reading projects designed to get kids engaged in reading in creative ways! 🔨📚📝📖✂️🖍🌟 #bulletinboardsofinstagram #reading #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #3d #bulletinboards #creative #integral #teachers #k12 #asheville #ashevillenc #integral #education #readingismagic
Parents getting oriented! 🦉 #schooliscool #weloveourfamilies #welcomeback #backtoschool2019 #backtoschool #parenting #ashevilleparents #parentorientation #integral #education #creative #collaborative #community #prek #k12 #asheville #ashevillenc
😍 One of our Executive Directors just purchased this gorgeous vase to support our PreK program. It was made by our uber talented teachers! Have we told you how talented our teachers are?! 🌺 You can buy one for yourself or pick up some delicious coffee and baked goods every Friday morning on campus! ☕️ 🥐 #vases #flowers #deskcandy #beautyonyourdesk #supportus #prek #prekteachers #teachersofinstagram #talentedartist #integraleducation #wholeself #creative #collaboration #education #asheville #ashevillenc #school #ceramics #handmadewithlove #clay
Happy First Day of School! 🌈🎒 #teachersofinstagram #teachermusic #music #firstdayofschool #k12 #prek #integral #creative #collaborative #school #asheville #community
T-2 hours until our first Welcome Back Party starts! Can’t wait to see everyone on campus this afternoon and tonight! #excitedteachers #teachersofinstagram #weloveyou #backtoschool #ashevillenc #asheville #k12 #prek #schooliscool #welcomeback #backtoschool2019
As part of Faculty Orientation, we take an Expedition Day to learn by doing, play, and connect. This year, we had a contra dancing workshop and Pad Thai cooking lesson. We contemplated the Integral model and our relationship with competence, confusion, and comfort zones. . . . #learnbydoing #workhardplayhard #teachersofinstagram #contradance #cooking #farmhouseliving #dance #padthai #contemplation #competence #expedition #lifelonglearning #teachers #ashevillenc #integraleducation #collaboration #beautifulviews #beautifulpeople
We begin every morning of Faculty Orientation with centering. This morning our PreK teachers led us through the sweetest activities - learning our letters through dance, practicing our unicorn breath, and listening to an original story (that will become a children’s book created by our teachers 🤩)... we were joined by this little special guest who’s counting down the days (okay, years) until he can join this classroom! . . . #prek #prekindergarten #asheville #ashevillenc #k12 #integraleducation #schooliscool #getcentered #findyourcenter #learntogether #playtogether #theletterh #littlechairs #weloveourteachers
Today, teachers did yoga, searched for treasures, set goals, posed for pictures, and started the epic journey that is Faculty Orientation! The 2019-2020 odyssey begins! 🌼 #weloveourteachers #weloveschool #orientation #faculty #backtoschool #portraitphotography #goals #getoutside #integraleducation #integral #teaching #asheville #ashevillenc #k12
Racing kid-designed, kid-made cars in their engineering class at camp! We’ve had a great summer swimming, creating, and playing! Thanks to all our sweet counselors, junior counselors, and of course, our camp families for a great season! Happy last week of camp! ☀️ #whatsummershouldbe #summercamp2019 #swim #play #make #getoutside #racecars #asheville #ashevillenc #summer
Today we spent time in the studio recording the pilot episode of our new podcast!🎙Stay tuned for details! #podcast #radio #recordingstudio #education #integraleducation #k12 #ashevillenc #speakintothemic #leadership #directorsdirecting
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