Meet Your Teachers

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Charlee is an ESL (English as a Second Language) and Spanish teacher whose background includes improving the language and literacy skills of students of various ages and cultures. She believes in demystifying the process of learning a new language and making it accessible for all age groups. She likes to use stories, art, and poetry to demonstrate the connection between creativity and language.

Charlee holds a master's degree in TESOL & World Language Education from the University of Georgia as well as a bachelor's in Spanish from Valdosta State University.

Miranda enjoys helping English learners from all over the world gain confidence and self-sufficiency in their English. She is comfortable teaching writing, reading, and grammar, but she most enjoys a conversational approach that focuses on speaking and listening. She believes practicing through social situations is one of the best ways to strengthen one’s English skills.

Miranda has a bachelor's degree in Linguistics from The University of Georgia as well as a certification in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).  Before transferring to UGA, she attended Columbus State University, where she led ESL classes and cultural excursions for Japanese study abroad students.

Over the course of her career, Madeleine has enjoyed teaching history, English as a Second Language (ESL), citizenship classes, and GED courses. She has been fortunate enough to live in Japan, Morocco, Germany, and Terceira Island, as well as California, North Dakota, Washington D.C., and Florida. You could say she has a lot of experience interacting with people of varied backgrounds! 

Madeleine has a B.S and M.Ed in Secondary Education. She loves teaching people of all ages and relishes the interaction and rapport that she establishes with her students.

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Ana is an experienced Spanish instructor, having taught language, history, and culture classes to learners of all ages, from preschoolers to adults. She is passionate about traveling, which has led her on adventures through several European and Latin American countries. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology, a master’s degree in history of the Hispanic world (CSIC, Madrid, Spain) and a master’s degree in World Languages - Spanish language and literature (University of Nevada, Reno).