Cooper Faculty Share Expertise, Perspectives
Estrada Invited to Speak, Mosier's Artwork Exhibited through September
Upper School Counselor Dr. Diego Estrada and his colleague, Visual Arts Department Chair Bob Mosier, have each been sharing their extensive expertise and training in Houston this month.
Estrada Invited as Featured Speaker on Emotional Intelligence
Dr. Estrada was invited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest as a featured speaker at the 2019 Deans/Student Life Director Conference that was held in Houston on September 9. Using The John Cooper School as an example of a campus that is leading the way in social and emotional learning, he spoke on the topic of “Creating Emotionally Intelligent Schools” to approximately 90 deans/assistant heads of schools from independent schools of the Southwest.
Using professional development funding provided by Cooper, Estrada trained at Yale University on “Anchors of Emotional Intelligence,” along with fellow Cooper administrators Elisa Inman, Gillian Crane and Rebecca Brady. At Cooper, he presents regularly to students, teachers and parents on the tools developed by the program. Estrada is also a certified teacher of Search Inside Yourself, the emotional intelligence program developed at Google by leading experts in the field and is offering a program on the subject for Cooper faculty. In addition to presenting at the ISAS conference, Estrada was also invited to speak at Memorial High School in Houston and spoke on the topic of Mindfulness.
Visual Arts Department Chair’s Work Exhibited in Houston in September
Visual Arts Department Chair Bob Mosier has had his art exhibited around the world and published in numerous books and magazines. An accomplished sculptor working in metals for many years, Mosier’s most recent creations have been “thread paintings,” created using a sewing machine to create 3-dimensional images. His fabric pieces are now part of a month-long exhibit being held at The Redbud Gallery located in The Heights in Houston through September. Mosier has taught art for 21 years at Cooper and 44 years total to students ranging in age from elementary through graduate level.
The John Cooper School
From Curiosity to Wisdom
The John Cooper School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school. Our mission is to provide a challenging education in a caring environment to a diverse group of select students, enabling them to become critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens and leaders, and lifelong learners.
The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff, and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices, or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, or age.
The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff, and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices, or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, or age.
© 2019 The John Cooper School. All Rights Reserved.