“As a teacher, coach, advisor and trip leader at La Jolla Country Day School, I provide opportunities for student experience, knowledge, growth and leadership in the classroom, on local running trails, and on hiking trails in Utah. I support and encourage students as they discover the greatness around them and within themselves.”
 
Scott Sanders has worn many hats during his tenure at LJCDS. Currently, he teaches French and History, coaches cross country, and leads the EE trip to Southwest Utah. His two children, Ethan ’21 and Logan ’22, are both Country Day “lifers” now enjoying college in Oregon and New York. 
 
Mr. Sanders has coached the cross country teams since 1999 and has been head coach since 2001. During this time, the teams have won a combined 18 CIF and 15 Coastal Conference championships and finished as runners-up seven times at CIF and nine times in the conference. The women’s team has competed at the State meet 12 times, with four top-10 finishes. The men’s team has made 17 appearances, with five top-10 finishes, including third place in 2012 and 2013. Coach Sanders was named San Diego section Boys Coach of the Year in 2013. A season highlight for Coach Sanders is the annual Alumni Run.
       
Summers as a camp counselor inspired Mr. Sanders to pursue a teaching career. After a junior year in Paris and graduation from Washington & Lee University, he began teaching at a boarding school in Maine. A master’s in French from Middlebury College soon followed. Before joining the LJCDS faculty in 1998, Mr. Sanders taught in Los Angeles and also spent a year teaching in Colorado, where he developed an abiding love for the Denver Broncos, trail running, and skiing. Additionally, he likes to travel with his family, hang out with his dogs, take lots of pictures, read, hike, and eat sushi.

Ms. Sung’s favorite quote is by Scott Hayden: “Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners and the love of bringing the first two loves together.”