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Climbing Big Hills and Navigating past critics 0

Apr 15, 2020

Amy Platt is delighted to be the Head of School at the Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School. Amy is passionate about excellent instruction and working with teachers to be the talented professionals they are destined to be. Amy holds a PhD and an MA from the University of Toronto. When Amy is not at work she can be found on long-distance bike rides, pondering the larger issues facing education.

3 Big Ideas

Education is better with ice cream
Challenge will make you better
Everybody needs a mantra

Show highlights

The cornerstone of what you're building is formed around knowing your vision, mission AND values.
Learn how Amy overcame feeling sidelined as a leader
Amy shares leadership principles, mental endurance and benefits of creativity
Go at the big hills in life and in leadership if you expect growth and strength
Amy tells how the Mastermind community transforms leadership

“I just want the Ruckus Maker to know that they can take any mundane moment and make it powerful if they really use the factors that are there to help transform moments.”

-Amy Platt

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