Instructors
Camila Ramos Bernardes Spanish and Portuguese
Camila has a degree in Languages with a specialization in Spanish, and teaches all levels of Spanish and Portuguese. She makes her classes enjoyable and fun and helps her students have real conversations.
Candace Longjohn-Constant Cree
Candace has taught Cree for the past 19 years and is currently working on a Masters of Indigenous Languages. She gives her students hands-on-practice in a language teaching setting, allowing them to better understand Cree spirituality, values, and beliefs.
François Chateigner French and German
François has been with our program since 1998 and teaches all levels of French and German. His interest in language is both practical and poetic and he endeavours to bring his students to appreciate the beauty of the language as they learn the practical skills.
Giuliano Gullotti French and Italian
Giuliano teaches all levels of French and some Italian classes. He teaches with positive encouragement and is a firm believer that a relaxed atmosphere can be conducive to retaining complex concepts.
Helena Larsen McKay French
Helena grew up understanding the joy of expressing oneself through different languages and holds a degree in French Education. She enjoys creating a positive and "discovery" learning environment for her students.
Irène Gould French
Irène has been with our program since 2005 and teaches all levels of French. She is much appreciated for her humour, her organizational skills, her teaching approach, and her willingness to help students succeed.
Ismaël Besharah French
Ismaël teaches beginner and intermediate levels of French. He has a passion for sharing the language that he loves with others and for helping students reach their own goals for language learning.
Jeffrey Klassen French
Trained as a linguist, Jeffrey brings passion and expertise to the instruction of language and grammar. He infuses his teaching with humour and heart so that the learning comes naturally.
Kerri Anderson French and Portuguese
Kerri has been with our program since 2011 and teaches Portuguese and French. Having learned several languages as an adult, she believes that learning a second or third language allows us to better understand another culture and see the world from a different perspective.
Lara Guerrero Spanish
Lara has been with our program since 2005 and specializes in teaching Spanish 1. Her classes are fun, relaxed, and give students lots of opportunities to speak in a variety of contexts.
Maria Nesbet Spanish
Maria has been with our program since 1993 and teaches all levels of Spanish classes. She enjoys connecting with each student to encourage active participation and to give ample opportunities to increase speaking and listening comprehension.
Martin Gonzalez Spanish
Martin has been with our program since 2003 and teaches the beginner levels of Spanish. He is a life-long learner, and believes learning a language is a journey commanding a lot of commitment and effort, but that it can also be a lot of fun.
Nathalie Ruel French
Nathalie is eager to help new students learn French and blends practical French language skills with a glimpse of different French speaking flavours from around the world.
Sarah Moar French
Sarah Moar grew up in various parts of Canada, attending schools in both French and English. She teaches French and is honoured to be part of a community of people who have gathered together to learn from each other.