Teachers
Our Team
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Javier Baez
School Director, Spanish-Language Teacher And Interpreter
Javier is a professional Spanish-language teacher, Instructional and
curriculum designer, Interpreter, and translator with over 20 years of
experience teaching for Barlovento School of Spanish, TDSB’s, the TCDSB,
TCFSB, Banks, and many other corporations in Toronto, Canada. Javier
studied Administration, Economics, Human Resouces, Adult Education,
Music and Languages (Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese)
at universities in Toronto, Canada, and Colombia, South America. -
Cara Bennison
School Co-Director Administrator, Curriculum Developer And Teacher
An experienced professional, Cara has 5 years of Spanish-language
education. She trained in Environmental Studies and Languages at
University of Toronto, Canada. Cara is a gifted teacher with 10 years +
experience, specializing in children ages 4-12. She has developed
Spanish curriculums and printable and digital resources for both
children and adults. Additionally, she works in Spanish language
translation and interpretation. -
Mirella Duque
Spanish-Language Teacher
Experienced professor from Ecuador, currently based in Ottawa.
Mirella has over 6 years experience in the field of Education, teaching
both adults and children. Mirella has 7 years experience in radio and
television, and is part of our consulting team for corporations doing
business in Latin America. Mirella holds a bachelor degree in
Journalism. She is fluent in Spanish and English.
