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| Founding Owners |
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Vicki Cockrell-Williams - USA |
| Vicki has lived in Plano for 30 years. She has two children, ages 19 and 16. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is currently finishing a Master of Education. Although not a native speaker, she loves the language and culture. Vicki loves working with children and wishes to share her love of the Spanish language with them. |
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Mónica Ramirez - Mexico |
| Monica moved to Plano in 1995. She is from Mexico City, where she earned a degree in Computer Science. She is married and has two children, ages 8 and 6. Monica loves sharing her culture and language with the children in the United States. Her children are bilingual and she would like to give this gift to other children in the United States. |
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Josie Gerber - Peru |
| Josie has been in the United States for 11 years. She is from Peru where she studied Graphic Design. She is married with three children ages 10, 6 and 2. Josie loves working with the children in the United States and teaching them the songs and customs she learned as a child. Josie's children are bilingual, so she knows how natural it is for children to learn and speak two (or more!) languages. |
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| Campus Owners and Directors |
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| Allen Campus |
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Owner/Director – Paulina Parker - El Salvador |
| Paulina was born and raised in Florida. At the age of 10 she moved to El Salvador, which she considers home. A passion for teaching motivated her to earn a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and Master's degree in Family Counseling. Paulina owned and directed her own preschool in El Salvador for 12 years. In 2002, she moved to Texas where she taught 4 year olds at a Christian preschool in Frisco. In 2003, she started the Spanish Schoolhouse Afterschool program for the Frisco ISD. She continues to direct the program for multiple school districts. She is blessed to be the director and owner of Spanish Schoolhouse in Allen. It allows her to enrich the lives of children with academic excellence and the Spanish language. She is married and has two daughters and two stepsons. |
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Owner/Director – Carmen Acosta - El Salvador |
| Carmen, originally from El Salvador, moved to Texas in 2005 after living in Miami. After earning her Bachelor's degree in Handcraft Design, she worked as a professor of Arts at the University of El Salvador. In addition, she worked as a Coordinator of Design with an artisan program for the United Nations. Upon moving to Texas, she began working for the Spanish Schoolhouse where she enjoyed sharing her culture and language with children. She is very excited about being a Spanish Schoolhouse Assistant Director and owner. She has two daughters. |
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| Arlington Campus |
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Director - Ana Baylon – México |
| Ana was born and raised in Chihuahua, México, where she obtained a Degree in Business Administration. She has been married to her husband for 11 years and has two daughters. Prior to joining the Spanish Schoolhouse team, Ana owned her own childcare center in Alexandria, VA. She has now been working with children for over ten years, and she finds teaching extremely rewarding. She is excited to offer a program that provides children with the confidence and knowledge to be anything they want to be, while giving them another view of the world around them. |
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| Castle Hills/Carrollton Campus |
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Owner/Director – Gabriela Ramirez - Mexico |
| Gabriela has lived in Texas for 6 years. She is from Mexico City, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education and an Associate's Degree in Psychology. She was a teacher in Mexico for more than 20 years and has special training and experience in teaching children with special needs. Teaching is Gaby’s passion in life. She is very happy to be the Director of her own school and to be able to share the Spanish traditions and language with the children in the United States. |
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| Coppell Campus |
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Director – Gladys Monsante – Perú |
| Gladys grew up Lima, Perú. She came to the United States 29 years ago, and lived in Los Angeles and Miami before settling in Texas. She earned a B.A. as an English Educator and another degree as a Bilingual Executive Assistant. Gladys has been married for 22 years to her high school sweetheart, and together they have 3 sons (ages 13, 16 and 20). She loves children, and has worked in early childhood education for 16 years. She feels blessed to be part of the Spanish Schoolhouse community, where her roles have included Receptionist, Assistant Director, and Director. |
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| Frisco Campus |
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Director - Beatriz Gomez – Colombia |
| Beatriz was born in Medellin, Colombia. She first came to the United States 20 years ago and lived in Ohio for several years while her husband completed his Master’s degree. They returned to Colombia for awhile before returning to the Dallas area permanently in 1996, with their two daughters, now 15 and 19. Beatriz has worked at Spanish Schoolhouse since its opening. She has worked as a preschool teacher and a teacher coordinator, and has been the school Director for the past two years. Beatriz loves working with her team of teachers, and especially loves watching the children grow in their love of the Spanish language. |
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| McKinney Campus |
| Owners/Directors - Rafael Mena (Mexico) & Ann Mena (USA) |
| Rafael was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. Rafael, a native Spanish speaker, earned his PhD from Ohio State University and has taught university level courses since 1993. Ann was born and raised in New Mexico. She holds a Masters degree from Stanford University and a minor in Spanish. She has been involved with Spanish Schoolhouse for the past 6 years. Ann has a love of learning and enjoys challenging and teaching young children. The couple has two young children who both graduated from the Spanish Schoolhouse program. It was through their experience as parents that they learned about and grew to love Spanish Schoolhouse. With their passion for education, and their experience raising bilingual children, they are thrilled to bring the program to local families as owners of the McKinney campus.
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| Rowlett Campus |
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Owner/Director – Rebeca Zambrano – Mexico |
| Rebeca is a native of Mexico and has lived in Texas for 7 years. She holds an Associate's Degree in Special Education and has been teaching children for over 20 years. She also holds a Degree in Social Services which has given her the special opportunity to help underprivileged families in Mexico. She is married and is the proud mother of four children who are also bilingual and bicultural. Rebeca is delighted to be the owner and Director of Spanish Schoolhouse in Rowlett, where she is able to share her culture and her passion for teaching with children. |
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| Southlake Campus |
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Director – Vicky Flores – Mexico |
| Vicky was born and raised in Mexico where she earned her degree in Interior Design. She and her husband moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 1999. They have a 13 year-old son who is bilingual. Vicky knows personally the value and advantages of speaking two languages. She has been a part of the Spanish Schoolhouse team since 2004, and has worked at several campuses in both teaching and administrative roles. She is proud to be the Director of the Southlake school, where she loves to share her culture and traditions. |
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