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Emily Zimmerman
French teacher
Emily is a native French speaker who moved to the US in 1996. She graduated from the Michelin French School in Greenville, SC in 2001 and attended Clemson University from 2002 until 2007. She received a
B.A. in French & International Trade and a B.A. in German. Emily is now attending school full time in pursuit of her MAT in Elementary Education. As the second eldest of eight children, Emily enjoys interacting with children of all ages. When she is not in class or teaching French, Emily substitute teaches at local schools and tutors. Her hobbies include running, bike riding, cooking, reading, and traveling. She and her husband (who is a 5th grade teacher at Christ Our King School) try to
make it to France to visit her relatives at least once per year.
MOLLY DARGAN
French Teacher
Molly Dargan has had a passion for the French language and culture since an early age. Molly's best friend growing up moved to the U.S. from France, and therefore she was exposed to French on an almost daily basis and was able to visit France numerous times with her friend's family. Molly chose to major in French Studies while at Sewanee: The University of the South and minored in History. She lived in the south of France during her junior year abroad and returned to France for a few months after graduation. After working in Charleston for a few years, she realized she missed speaking French. She decided to pursue her South Carolina teacher's certification through the College of Charleston, and is now certified in French, k-12. She student taught at Stall High School in the spring of 2009 and began teaching 4th - 8th grade French at Mason Preparatory School in August of 2009. Although she loved teaching, she decided to take some time off after her daughter, Eliza, was born. Molly is excited to return to teaching and looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm and love of French with her students!
Maria Gallego
French and Spanish Teacher
Maria is a native French and English speaker with a profound love of languages especially Spanish and more recently, Brazilian Portuguese. She has tutored children and adults in foreign language
since 2005 and has taught several conversation classes at the College of Charleston. In 2008, she completed a Bachelors of Science in Physical Education with minors in Spanish and Psychology. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Education in Languages and enjoys singing with the choir at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, playing Capoeira, dancing and planning her next trip abroad!
Paulina Suzan Stevens
French and Spanish Teacher
Paulina earned her Bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston in 2011 majoring in French and History. She is a native of Mexico and moved to Charleston in 2008. In addition to being a native Spanish speaker she lived in Bordeaux for a year as an Au Pair achieving complete fluency in French. She has a strong love of language instilled in her by her parents, who sent her to bilingual English and Spanish schools from preschool until her graduation from high school. Last year she began studying German!
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