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Ms. Lizette Diaz
TK/K Spanish Ms. Diaz is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and her first language is Spanish. She has 29 years of teaching experience and she has worked in a variety of educational settings from Head Start to 5th grade in the public school system. She taught Spanish in Puerto Rico, Maryland, Texas and most recently, 10 years in Colorado. In her free time, she loves traveling, cooking and salsa dancing. She is very excited to be a teacher at All Souls this year!
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Mrs. Mirella Gosch
TK/K Spanish Instructional Aide Mrs. Gosch was born and raised in Guatemala, Central America and migrated to Los Angeles in 1988. Mrs Gosch raised three children in the Catholic education system and is a true believer in a faith based education. Mrs. Gosch joins All Souls after working 12 years as a PK-PS teacher assistant and teacher at St. John of God in Norwalk.
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Ms. Melissa Rivas
1st and 2nd Grade Spanish/English Ms. Rivas was born and raised in Los Angeles. Growing up, she attended both public and Catholic schools, and really values a Catholic education. Her experience in education includes volunteering as a tutor at her local library, and teaching English to a group of Chinese students during a summer program in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China. She is also a recent AmeriCorps graduate of City Year Los Angeles, where she tutored and mentored elementary students in South Los Angeles. She is on her second year at Mount Saint Mary's University pursuing her M.S. in Education.
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Mrs. Ligia Muñoz
Spanish Support Teacher Mrs. Muñoz joins us from St. Therese School in Alhambra where she taught 5th grade and Spanish to the upper grades. Having attended Catholic School for 12 years, she is an advocate of Catholic school education and the traditions and values passed to the students and their families. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and has trained in a variety of Latin styles of dance since the age of eight.
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Mrs. Sandra Perez
1st and 2nd Grade Spanish Mrs. Perez was born in Mexico. She grew up in Ventura County, California. A teacher for over 10 years with combined public school and Catholic school experience in California. Mrs. Perez has taught Pre-K through 12th grades. This is her first year teaching at All Souls!
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Mr. Jose Luis Plascencia
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Mrs. Xochitl Gutierrez
3rd-4th Spanish Gutierrez was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She served as the Assistant Superintendent in Mexico for 10 years. In her years of experience, Mrs. Gutierrez has taught Pre-K through 8th grades. She was part of the Math team in Education Reform in Mexico and collaborated in the statewide reading program “Biblos” team. She immigrated to the United States four years ago and attended Pasadena City College ESL courses for two years. Outside of work, she and her husband like to spend time with their two puppies Dulce and Mia.
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Mrs. Monica Arroyo-Khatib
5th-7th Spanish, Middle School English and Social Studies Mrs. Khatib has 20 years of experience in teaching. She was born and raised in East Los Angeles and is fully bilingual. In 1994 She moved to Mexico City where she completed her formal education. She obtained a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and Teaching English with a specialization in young learners and adolescents from The Anglo Mexican Foundation. Mrs Khatib obtained the Certificate of Teaching English (CELTA) from Cambridge University, England and The Diploma for Teachers and Trainers from Cambridge University, England graduating with distinction in 3 of the 4 areas of study. She has taught English, Spanish, Social Studies, School for Parents, and became a Teacher Trainer. She has taught elementary 1st to 4th grade Spanish Language Arts and English Language Arts at The Churchill International School using the International Baccalaureate Program, and middle school 5th to 8th grade at New Horizon School, Pasadena. She has had the opportunity to enrich her life teaching students from every part of the world and the wonderful experience of living in Tripoli, Lebanon.
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