Simón Bolívar School Teachers

Here is an example of some of our dedicated staff. Most of our teachers have a masters degree in teaching Spanish to foreign students.

	Monica Astudillo Licentiate in Sciences of the Education, focus on Language and Spanish Literature. 15 years of experience. She loves the cafeteria and fresh-baked bread offered during the coffee break at school!		Ma. Augusta Cornejo Studies in  Language and Spanish Literature. 12 years of experience.
	Bertha Parra Degree in Language and English literature.  Studies in tourism and gastronomic and theatre for infants. She also has experience as a kindergarten teacher. She likes hiking, travelling, music, arts, cooking and photography.  10 years of experience.		Angel Guiracocha 2 years experience in teaching Spanish. Studies in Commercial Engineering and Accounting at Universidad Católica de Cuenca. His interests are music, history and aspects of Ecuadorian culture.
	Santiago Pulla 4 years of experience. Degree in systems and tourism administration technician.  He has a great ability for dancing, singing and playing guitar, quena, charango and flute.		Miguel Pesantez Licentiate in Education Sciences. 15 years of experience.
	Fausto Balarezo Licentiate in Sciences of the Information and Communication Science. Degree in English and French Languages. 12 years of experience.		Juana Garcia Licentiate in Arts and Design. 12 years of experience.
	Martha Pulla Licentiate in Social Communication. 12 years of experience. She’s also a dancing teacher in various rythms:  salsa, merengue, tango.  Has been also an elementary-school English teacher for 15 years.		Viviana Pesantez Bilingual-superior secretary. 7 years of experience. She likes to listen to music and play basketball.
	Teresa Hermida Teresa holds a degree in English Literature, Sciences of Education and Psychotherapy. She has 20 years of experience teaching Spanish.		Lucía Sigüenza Lucía holds a degree in Computers Engineering. She has 4 years of experience in teaching Spanish.
	Carlos Parra 4 years of experience teaching Spanish. He has studies in liberation theology, mountain guide and Andean musical instruments.		Rafael Méndez Rafael holds a degree in Psychology and Sociology. He has 5 years of experience teaching Spanish. He likes extreme sports and outdoor activities. He loves working at school since he can meet a lot of people from diverse cultures around the World.
	Esteban Arévalo 3 years of experience in teaching Spanish.  Currently studying Language and Spanish literature. He loves to learn about indigenous cultures, dance and play  folkloric music.  He likes to work at school because he can meet many people from around the world, make friends and share experiences.		María Elena Parra 3 years of experience in teaching Spanish. Studies in Education Administration, First Aid and infirmary.  Has experience in eldery care.
	Maricela Cajamarca 2 years of experience in teaching Spanish. Licenciate in Education, languages specialty. She has experience as an English teacher, and likes history and tourism subjects. She loves the atmosphere at school and the different activities organized for students.		José Luís Pacheco 2 years of experience in teaching Spanish. He loves to dance, cook and listen to music. Degree in Education Sciences with specialty in language and literature and audiovisual language.
	Fredy Javier Ordóñez 4 years experience in teaching Spanish. Studies in Spanish language and literature at Universidad Católica de Cuenca. His interests are music, history and aspects of Ecuadorian culture.		Francisco Delgado Panchito gives Salsa lessons at Simon Bolivar for around 4 years, he's the teacher who everybody likes because all the students want to learn about the Latin rhythms.