Faculty
Our faculty members believe that meaningful learning occurs through positive and supportive interaction with other children, teachers, parents, and responsible citizens of the community. Parents, teachers, and other children have important contributions to make towards the education of a child.
Our Pre-K teacher, Ana Duran, who holds her degree in Early Childhood Education from the Catholic University of Bolivia, has been working in the Spanish Immersion programs for Montgomery County Public Schools for 16 years. Mrs. Rodas is the Coordinator of the Primary years school program. Mrs. Rodas holds a Masters degree in Education and Teleducation (Distance Learning and Mass Media). Mrs. Rodas has also held prominent positions such as Chief and Supervisor of the Distance Learning program in the Ministry of Education of Lima, Perú. In the United States, Mrs. Rodas has taught Spanish in the Literacy programs for children and adults. She has been working at BIS since 2004. Other BIS Faculty members are Lilian Corvera who graduated from the University of Maryland with a BA in Early Education, Maria Eugenia Ramírez who has a BA from the University of Saint Dominic of Lima, Peru. She has worked at Rock Creek International School and COEUS. A important addition to our faculty has been Mirdalia Claros who graduated with the highest academic achievement, Magna Cum Laude from the Academy of Professional Teachers, Francisco Gavidia in El Salvador, and had won four consecutive awards for best teacher of El Salvador until her arrival in the United States. All teachers in the Primary School have been working for BIS for many years and are held in high regard by their colleagues, students and parents.
All BIS teachers are certified in the US or their home countries. All BIS teachers have extensive experience teaching Spanish abroad and in this country. All BIS teachers participate in regular staff development and program development training. Program supervision is provided by Viviana Cruz, the School Principal.