Owners
Vicki Cockrell-Williams - USA
Vicki has lived in Plano for 25 years. She has two children, ages 11 and 14. 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.
 
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.
 
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.
Directors
Allen Campus
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.
 
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, Andrea and Alejandra.
 
Castle Hills/Carrollton Campus
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 with special needs children. Teaching children is her 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.
 
Coppell Campus
Gladys Monsante - Peru

Flower Mound Campus
Esmeralda Estep - Mexico

Frisco Campus
Beatriz Gomez - Colombia

Grapevine/Southlake Campus
Key Requeijo - Venezuela

North Dallas Campus
Amy Aldrete - USA

 
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