Jocelyn Averitt has been a teacher for 25 years. Born of British parents and raised in Paris, France, she is perfectly bilingual French/English. She holds a B.A. in philosophy from University of London, UK and a B.A., M.A. as well as a professional diploma in clinical psychology from the University of Paris 7. ... Having also obtained a diploma in translation from the British Institute of Paris, she worked as freelance translator for several years . Teaching was a revelation to Jocelyn when she “accidently” discovered it while substituting for an English teacher. She then changed careers and trained as a teacher in the French Education system . She has taught at kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. She came to Greenville, South Carolina in 2009 with her American husband and two daughters. Jocelyn taught French at the Montessori School of Greenville where she worked for nine years, using mainly theatre techniques. Since 2010 she was in charge at the Michelin French School (EFB) of the afterschool program (Ateliers) teaching French in tutoring -type groups to French or French-speaking children enrolled in American schools. From 2013 she also taught English at primary and secondary level at EFB. At ISG she is teaching the dual language K3-K4 class as well as some English classes at the secondary level. Jocelyn’s teaching philosophy is to consider each student as an individual and she loves helping the younger children bloom. She also likes to foster independent thinking. She enjoys teaching students how to better express their thoughts orally or in writing. Her favorite activities are reading , listening to music, and traveling as well as , of course , spending time with her family. She enjoys discovering different countries, and has traveled extensively in Europe, India, Cambodia, where she volunteered in a rural school, and Israel where she spent a summer working on a kibbutz.

Ana Luisa Arriaga Pérez was born and raised in México and is a proud French citizen. She graduated valedictorian of the social sciences department of the UVM with a Masters degree in communication sciences. At 22 years old she moved to France to pursue her dreams. After two years of perfecting ... perfecting her French and obtaining a Bachelors degree in “Lettres Moderns” she spent two years and a half at the Université Nancy2 and graduated with a DSS in communication of enterprises and organizations. Ana’s first Job was as the head of the communications department at the Technical General Direction for L’Oréal In Paris. After more than ten years in France, life and family brought her back for two years to México city, where she worked as a freelance communications consultant for corporations. She subsequently moved to the United States were she has juggled family and work. Since moving here she has worked as Sales Manager for BCBG and MaxAzria and as a Bilingual teacher assistant for the Blythe Academy After-school. Her most recent work was as a translator (English, French, Spanish and Italian) for various agencies and Greenville Hospitals.Her experience knowing four different languages and living in three different countries has given her an increased sensibility to the beauty of cultural differences. She has two kids of which is very proud. Her son is heading to The University of South Carolina to study International business and her daughter is starting high school. Her general skills are, patience, problem solving, flexibility, communication, teamwork, creativity, attention to detail, and roject management. Her main focus is her family but she also enjoys photography, painting, swimming, skating, staying informed, movies and reading…. and she loves KIDS!

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