Faculty Feature: Guillaume Sanchez
Meet 3rd grade French Teacher, Guillaume, who joined SDFAS along with his wife at the start of the school year. With 17 years of teaching experience, Guillaume creates a positive classroom environment that encourages students to express themselves with ease, and freely bounce off each other’s ideas during class discussions and collaborative work. To cultivate a […]
Faculty Feature: Claire Selva
Second-grade teacher, Claire Selva, joined SDFAS in 2013 as a creativity visionary who welcomes spontaneity in the classroom. Claire has actively developed and spearheaded SDFAS’s numerous musical performances throughout the years while teaching year-round. Growing up in Ardèche, France, Claire’s passion for music is rooted in her childhood years spent playing the flute and participating […]
Faculty Feature: Sylvia Aka
After weeks of featuring our Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers, we’re shifting our focus to our 2nd grade classrooms to close out the year. Sylvia Aka’s been a part of SDFAS for the past 5 years, and comes with an extensive background in physical education. She’s been an educator for two decades, and her love for […]
Faculty Feature: Pauline Dubeaux
Pauline Dubeaux is one of our 1st grade teachers who boasts in creating a structured classroom environment for her students and strives to treat each one of them as her own. At a young age, Pauline met a teacher who changed her life and inspired her to become an educator. She obtained her BA in […]
Faculty Feature: Sarah Le Boyer
We’re a few weeks away from wrapping up the school year, and have a few more teachers to feature before rounding out our final term. Today’s Teacher Feature highlights our kind and energetic 1st grade English Teacher, Sarah Le Boyer, whose bright smile instantly lights up the classroom! Her fresh and unique approach to teaching […]
Faculty Feature: Elisabeth Perdereau
Celebrations for Teacher Appreciation week are in full swing at SDFAS, and our campus isbuzzing with excitement. As our week continues, we’d like to dedicate this Tuesday to focus the spotlight on one of our exceptional 1st grade teachers, Elisabeth Perdereau, whose calm, tenacious demeanor makes her classroom a perfect learning oasis for her students. […]
Faculty Feature: Layla Gibson
We’re here to welcome the first week of May to a brand new Faculty Feature! Meet one of our teacher assistants, Layla Gibson, who joined SDFAS in December 2022. Laylaadministers classroom support to ensure a cohesive, successful and nurturing environment. Working with 2 classrooms equips Layla with an excellent versatility, an astute mind, and a […]
Faculty Feature: Camille Plantier
Meet Camille Plantier, one of our young, gracious, and easygoing Kindergarten teachers. Her passion for teaching began at an early age from play-dates with her teddy bears in a makeshift classroom where she played teacher and taught lessons. Prior to pursuing teaching, Camille received her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology with a minor in Education […]
Faculty Feature: Wendy Lizarraga
Wendy’s dreams of becoming a teacher began when she was a little girl living in Mexico. Surrounded by four brothers and numerous cousins, her rambunctious childhood paved a way for her to become the nurturing and joyful educator she is today. She’s called SDFAS her second home for the past 13 years and beams with […]
Faculty Feature: Shanon Mazeaud
We’re kicking off the first week of April by featuring one of our talented and compassionate Kindergarten teachers, Shanon Mazeaud! Shanon has worked with the SDFAS team for over three years and teaches with versatile methods to create a holistic and dynamic classroom. With 17 years of teaching experience under her belt, Shanon confidently commands […]
