Teacher
Language Experience


Mehdi Ait Taleb
French

Native of Belfort, France. Extensive experience tutoring children of all ages in his native tongue. Also fluent in English and conversational in German.



Elizabeth Alvarez
Spanish

Native of Mexico. Former Physician with extensive experience in pediatrics. Passionate and experienced foreign language educator.



Alma Ascencio
Spanish

Native of Mexico. 10 years prior experience working with young children. An instrumental pioneer of our Flossmoor center since 2003. Raising her son bilingually.



Johanna Barrantes
Spanish

Native of Lima, Peru. Currently completing Bachelors degree in French and Italian language and literature from University of Illinois Chicago. Passionate about helping children grow up in a multicultural environment and become multilingual individuals.



Edwin Barrera
Spanish

Raised bilingually in the US. BA in Spanish Literature from University of Chicago. Has led Language Stars’ Spanish programs since 1999. Leader of Language Stars’ teacher training.



Janeth Barrera
Spanish

Native of Colombia. Experienced cultural liaison to international students living in Colombia. Degree in marketing with a passion for helping children learn.



Elena Beccaria
Italian

Native of Fossano, Italy. Earned her Italian teaching certificate while successfully developing and teaching cultural programs in pre-elementary schools around Italy. Passionate about languages, fluent in Italian, French and English, and proficient in Arabic.



Virginie Benard
French

Native of Paris, France. Extensive experience teaching French to young children. Also fluent in English and Spanish.



Maria Bernaldo
Spanish

Native of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Over 13 years of teaching English as a second language to children. Passionate about sharing native language with American children.



Silvia Bolasco
Italian

Native of Rome, Italy. Has a degree in Modern Languages and Communication with a minor in Spanish, Anthropology and Sociology. Extensive experience with children from tutoring, babysitting and working as a student's assistant.



Isaias Cairampoma
Spanish

Native of Peru . Extensive experience working with children, as well as, his native language. Furthered his passion for Spanish Language and Literature by attending collegiate courses.



Yue Chen
Mandarin

Native of Beijing, China. Earned a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Fine Arts. Extensive experience teaching art to children of all ages.



Alice Chiu
Mandarin

Native of Banqiao City, Taiwan. Over four years of experience teaching young children Mandarin Chinese and English. Previously was the director of a successful English language institute.



Valentina Correa
Spanish

Native of Caldas, Colombia. Previous experience immersing children through acting and theater. Extensive experience working as an au pair.



Tania Cuevas
Spanish

French teacher for grades 1 through 6 at the Pedagogical Institute ABC in Costa Rica. Experience teaching Spanish for the Language Cooperation Program in Bordeaux, France.



Awatif Doubaj
French

Raised and schooled in French in native Morocco. Experienced preschool and art teacher holding a French teaching certificate. Passionate and practiced Language Stars teacher committed to teaching French to young children.



Lucia Duran
Spanish

Native Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Passion for sharing her language and culture with children. Mentored and led youth camps in her home country.



Julieta Falla
Spanish

Native of Guatemala. Successfully organized tours and educational programs for children and adults in a Guatemalan art and cultural museum. Extensive experience working with young children as a nanny and elementary school teacher.



Vanessa Feuerstein
German

Born in Mumbai, India, raised in Germany. Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Western Michigan University. Experience teaching life skills to middle school students and family consumer science to high school students.



Fabiana Garro
Spanish

Native of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina. Masers Degree in Education with a concentration languages. Over 15 years of experience teaching children in prestigious elementary schools in Argentina.



Diego Giraldo
Spanish

Native of Manizales, Colombia. Multiple years of experience teaching English and math to young children in his home country. Earned a degree in Modern Languages from the University of Caldas in Colombia.



Jessie Gottschalk
German

Extensive childcare experience, including German instruction to children in the U.S. Has studied in the U.S. and Germany.



Daniel Alarcon Hewitt
Spanish Native of Chile. Earned his bachelors degree in teaching from the prestigious Universidad de Concepcion. Over six years of experience teaching English to children and adults of all ages.


Viviane LaBorgne
French Native of Nantes, France. Helped prepare students for the French foreign language exam through reading, writing, speaking and listening activities. Fluent in French, English and German.


William Li
Mandarin

Native of Beijing, China. Multiple years of experience teaching English to young children in China. Enthusiastic about sharing his native language and culture to American children.



Ling Liu
Mandarin

Native of China. Received a bachelor's and a master's degree in Chinese Literature and pedagogy from the prestigious Hubei College of Education. Multiple years of experience teaching young children in China.



Carlos Mendez
Spanish

Native of Colombia. Over 10 years of experience teaching language to children of all ages. Fluent in English, Spanish and French.



Luz Elena Mendieta
Spanish

Native of Manizales, Colombia. Obtained Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Caldas. Over 6 years of teaching English to young children in Colombia.



Ariana Miranda
Spanish

Native of Cancun, Mexico. Extensive experience working with bilingual children in Mexico. Excited to teach her native language to American children.



Paula
Morales-Zapata
Spanish

Native of Colombia. Obtained her teaching certificate from a prestigious teaching university in Colombia. Over 6 years teaching experience with Kindergarten aged children.



Lina Moreno
Spanish

Native of Manizales, Colombia. Obtained Bachelor's Degree in Modern Languages from the University of Caldas. Extensive teaching experience with elementary school aged children.



Claudio Rabadan
Spanish

Passionate about teaching his native language and culture to children. Enjoys teaching Latin American folk dance to children. Pursuing a B.A. in Bilingual and Bicultural Elementary. Education from Northeastern Illinois University



Oscar Ramirez
Spanish

Has been teaching Language Stars programs since 2005. Developed and led educational projects for schools and museums. Successfully taught university level English classes.



Alexis Rodriguez
Spanish

Native of Bogota, Colombia. Extensive experience as Au Pair to 3 young children between the ages of 1 and 7. Experienced in teaching reading, writing and art to children in her native country.



Nayeli Rojas
Spanish

Native of Mexico City, Mexico. Extensive experience teaching English to young children between the ages of 3 and 14. Fluent in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.



Alfonso Ruiz
Spanish

Native of Madrid, Spain. Has over nine years experience teaching Spanish and English to both Spanish and American chidren. Extensive experience teaching in a language immersion environment.



Oskar Sanchez
Spanish

Native of Bogota, Colombia. Received a BA in Pedagogy from the Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga in Colombia. Has over four years experience teaching music and language to young children.



Jeniffer Serrano
Spanish

Extensive experience as an au pair for three young children between the ages of 4 and 11. Passionate about sharing her native language to American children through the FunImmersion method.



Tatiana Virgilio
Spanish

Native of Bogota, Colombia. Experience working as an Au Pair to American children. Excited to teach her native language through the FunImmersion method



Emilio Vrdoljak
Spanish

Previous director of language school in native Argentina, with over 10 years of teaching experience. Passionate about helping young children learn foreign language.



Min-I Wang
Mandarin

Native of Changhua, Taiwan. Over fve years of experience teaching young children English. Excited to share her native language with American children.



Katrin Welke
German

Native of Berlin, Germany. Over 10 years experience as nanny to children between the ages of 2 and 12. Extensive experience teaching art to elementary school children.



Linda Katherine Wilson
Spanish

Native of Granada, Nicaragua and raised in Costa Rica. Successfully led multiple educational initiatives for young children at Radio Arte, a community radio station in Chicago.



Liping Yang
Mandarin

Graduated from the prestigious Tianjin University with a degree in Education. 17 years of teaching experience in China, Canada, and the United States. Passionate about teaching young children her native language.



Jenny Zamora
Spanish

Native of Bogota, Colombia. Obtained Bachelor's Degree in Bilingual Education from the University of Francisco Jose in Bogota, Colombia. Extensive experience as au pair to three yound children.



Xiaoxi Zhang
Mandarin

Native of Xi'an, China. Extensive experience teaching her native language to children and adults. Passionate about sharing her love of languages to children.






 

"With the help of positive and energetic teachers, my two oldest children are able to comprehend and speak more than I could after two years of high school Spanish!"


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