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Interests: Interior design, new recipes, animals, camping, and running/hiking outdoors.
Things that make me smile: children’s art..I love the simplicity, the use of colors and joy of how kids express their world through art.
Educational Philosophy: Art should be messy. If you are not covered in glue, paint and glitter then you are holding yourself back from the creative process. I encourage mixed media pieces. I love to see my students making good use of every medium I have available.
Favorite Part of My Job: Watching my students grow up. It’s a privilege to be a part of their lives. To see them grow a little more every year, to see their personalities develop more and more. I am extremely proud to be a small part of an amazing school that is raising kind and open minded human beings.
My Hero: Women. Women who are teachers, mothers, married, single, stay at home moms. Women have the unimaginable ability to do it all. We are often the heartbeats of our family. We support, heal, fight, protect, encourage and provide without hesitation.
What I value Most: Kindness.

Interests: Music, camping, reading, playing cards, games.
Things that make me smile: My children, the funny things my students say, listening to my kids play guitar and bass.
Educational Philosophy: Perfection is never the expectation, 100% effort is the goal. I also believe in “happy accidents”.
Favorite Part of My Job: Interacting with my students.
My Hero: My mom and Ted Lasso.
What I value Most: Family time.

Interests: Cooking, baking, knitting, reading, arts, and shopping
Things that make me smile: My kids, my granddaughter, and spending time with family.
Favorite Part of My Job: When my students learn something new, and practice the language.
My Hero: My parents
What I value Most: My faith, Kindness, responsibility, curiosity, and reflection

Interests: I am passionate about language, culture, and education. I enjoy exploring different teaching strategies that make learning engaging for students. I also love reading, traveling, and learning about history.
Things that make me smile: Seeing my students grow in their language skills and confidence, hearing them use Arabic in conversations, and witnessing their excitement when they make connections between language and culture.
Favorite Part of My Job: Helping students develop an appreciation for the Arabic language and its rich history. I also love seeing their progress and enthusiasm when they realize they can understand and communicate in a new language.
My Hero: My parents, who instilled in me the values of hard work, kindness, and lifelong learning. They always encouraged me to pursue knowledge and share it with others.
What I Value Most: Respect, integrity, and the power of education. I believe that learning a new language opens doors to understanding and connecting with people from different backgrounds, fostering empathy and global awareness.

Interests: A walk in a wild place, music, art…. a life poetic mixed with some european futbol!
Things that make me smile: the aha! moments
Educational Philosophy:  Socrates: “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”,  Confucius: “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” ,  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”   
Favorite Part of My Job: It seems to go without saying, I love working with young people.
My Hero: yo-yo ma (today, anyway)
What I value Most: Thoughtfulness, honesty, joy

Interests: Reading, traveling, learning new languages.
Things that make me smile: Flowers, cats, elephants, a good memory, my son’s witty remarks.
Favorite Part of My Job: Getting to interact with so many children and seeing their sense of accomplishment when they learn a new song.
My Hero: Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist, composer, and educator, and the founder of the Suzuki Method of music education.
What I value Most: Honesty, integrity and determination.

Intereses: Superarme profesionalmente cada día más.
Cosas que me hacen sonreír: Ver a mi familia feliz, convivir con mis amigos y compañeras de trabajo.
Parte favorita de mi trabajo: Ver a mis alumnos disfrutando de mi clase y aprendiendo.
Mi héroe: Dios y mi familia.
Lo que más valoro: Valoro cada dia que puedo abrir los ojos y respirar, la integridad de mi familia y la oportunidad que me dio NMIS para ser parte de este gran equipo.