Educational / Professional Background Information:

• Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership, Florida International University, 2013.
• Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language, Florida International University, 2007.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and French Literature from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, including a one-year study abroad experience at La Sorbonne, Paris, France.
• 30 years of classroom experience teaching English and/or French in Greece and the United States, primarily with high school students.

Teaching Experience

Once I graduated from high school, I knew I wanted to live in a multicultural, international environment. It began with my passion for foreign languages, which took me to Spain and France, where I studied Spanish in Salamanca and French at La Sorbonne in Paris.

I was fortunate enough to travel throughout Europe, immersing myself in its many cultures and experiences. When I returned to the United States, I formalized my education in French Literature as well as Business Administration.

I moved to Greece and taught English and French in foreign language institutes until I eventually started my own language institutes. I continued teaching and managing the schools until moving back to the United States.

I returned the same year Archimedean Schools opened in 2002, and I have been working with Archimedean Schools in different positions ever since.

Most importantly, I have been sharing with your children my love of languages and diversity. I hope to inspire them to look deeply into themselves and others and to work toward their dreams.

Learning how to motivate and serve students is my life vocation. I look forward to working with your students for as long as I can be a productive and effective member of the Archimedean Upper Conservatory mission.

Teaching Philosophy

We are all unique and yet the same. High school is a time in students’ lives when they are defining who they are, what they stand for, and what they stand against. In the process, they are discovering themselves, the world, philosophies, sciences, and the arts.

Emotions run high, and students are passionate about their future. All students come to school with the desire to do their best—no one comes to fail.

I believe a teacher’s vocation is to inspire students to be successful in whatever role they aspire to, to encourage the disheartened, to foster genuine communication and understanding with one another, and to respect and embrace our differences.

Our work is to teach students well by giving them the tools to discover their passions, guide them through the maze of decisions toward higher education, and then step aside as they move forward.

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