We are delighted to offer the Ensign Peak Academy Academic Coaching service for our students. You may meet with your academic coach as often as needed, to support your learning. We offer academic coaching for a variety of needs. Please review the options below.
Meet Laura Waite
Laura Waite is an excellent Academic Coach for English, Literature and time and task management for all courses. She grew up in California, earned an Associate Degree from Ricks College (Brigham Young University-Idaho), married a very handsome and talented man, and raised six children (all girls except five!) After 20 years, she went back to college at Grand Canyon University online and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English Education. She has also earned endorsements in business and marketing and gifted and talented education.
Laura just moved to Richfield, Utah where she and her husband are planning to build a house. She has two granddaughters and one more on the way! She loves walking on the beach, hiking to waterfalls, and paddling her kayak. Her favorite activities include writing, traveling, reading, watching movies, and playing games with her family. One of her more ambitious goals is to visit all of the temples in the United States. She also loves to learn and teach and is excited to do it every day!
Meet Ben Muhlestein
Benjamin S. Muhlestein is an excellent Academic Coach for history, principles of liberty and leadership, and literature. He resides in Overton, Nevada and is a husband and father of a beautiful wife and six wonderful children. He served a Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Hawaii Honolulu Mission. He received his Bachelor’s of Paralegal Studies from Utah Valley University in 2002, and earned his Master’s Degree in Classical Liberal Arts from George Wythe University in 2016. He has mentored youth and adults nationally and internationally for many years. He taught Seminary for an entire school year as a student teacher. He is the Founder of Illuminating the Light Within, Restoringthefounders.com, The Quintilian School of Oratory, and The George Washington Character Curricula. Benjamin has a deep passion for learning and teaching principles of liberty and freedom, and has great faith in the rising generation of youth to rise to the full potential of who God needs them to become.
Meet Alyssa Jensen
Alyssa Jensen is first and foremost a wife and mother to five amazing children. The Jensen family has been homeschooling for the past seven years and have really enjoyed learning in a gospel centered setting. Alyssa graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She has taught off and on in the public school setting as well as teaching English online. Alyssa has also developed and taught curriculum for a variety of homeschool classes and co-ops.
Alyssa grew up in West Valley City, Utah where she met her very own knight in shining armor (sir lancer of Granger High school). Alyssa married her knight in 2001 and have moved their way across the country living in Arizona, New Mexico and the past decade in South Carolina. They now reside in League City, Texas.
Alyssa has a passion for learning and loves to teach because she learns so much. She is often found serving with the youth and children in the church. Her favorite service was when she was able to teach early morning seminary. Alyssa is a certified personal trainer and behavior change specialist. She loves being active and pushing herself in the gym. One of her favorite things is to see the light of understanding illuminate in someone she is teaching.
Meet Carolyn Marriott
My name is Carolyn Marriott. I provide academic coaching for students of all ages in a variety of topics, including Spanish, History, English and Literature. Besides homeschooling my own seven children, I have decades of experience teaching youth in church and academic settings. I specialize in catering to individual needs and encouraging time management skills to help students reach their goals.
How to Purchase Academic Coaching Sessions
Academic coaching sessions must be purchased prior to setting up your appointments. You may purchase any number of sessions on the Tuition webpage, as often as you like. Each 30-minute session is $20.
How to Sign up for a Academic Coaching Session
After purchasing sessions, you’ll be enrolled in the Academic Coaching service in Canvas where you will be able to access the sign-up sheet.
Appointment Cancellation Policy
We understand that sometimes you won’t be able to keep your appointments. To honor our academic coaching schedules, 24-hour written notice is required to cancel an appointment without charge. You will be charged for a missed appointment without this notice. Please use the Canvas Inbox to let your academic coach know that you will not be keeping an appointment. Please also remove your name from the appointment time slot on the sign up sheet.