TEACHER LAURA
Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and a Graduate Certificate in Spanish Language Education. Originally from Colombia, she has been teaching English, French, and Spanish as a second language both in the USA and her home country since 2018, across various educational levels from kindergarten to adult in private and public schools.

She is very creative and passionate about languages and cultures, Laura strives to immerse students in the Spanish language while sharing her Latino cultural traditions, customs, and holidays alongside those of other Hispanic countries.

TEACHER DIANE
Diane is a veteran Spanish teacher living in South Carolina. She has experience teaching all levels of high school Spanish (1 to Advanced Placement) as well as college level. She has worked as a public and private school teacher since 1992 and has been tutoring privately for a few years. She spent her junior year of college at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. She also studied in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

She has attended multiple comprehensible input workshops and seminars. She has been an AP Grader for the past ten years and has been a table leader for the last four.

Students say she is passionate about languages, especially Spanish, and loves presenting information in a comprehensible way.

TEACHER SARAH 
Sarah has been teaching Spanish since 2017 and has taught both middle school and high school. She has a mater’s of science in education and a bachelor’s in Spanish. Sarah is a passionate, driven educator. Her goal is to make an impact on each individual student. She love seeing students have lightbulb moments with Spanish. Students say she is positive and engaging.

TEACHER VAL
Valerie has experience teaching Spanish to ages 3-18. She has over seven years of experience working with students from all over the world both as a school teacher and an online teacher. 

She grew up speaking both English and Spanish in Texas. She has lived overseas in Madrid, Spain teaching ESL to students from kindergarten to adults. Through this experience, Valerie has adapted to the Spanish teaching culture and learned new ways to approach student learning. Students love working with her because she is kind, engaging and a warm listener.


TEACHER NIKKI 
Nikki is the founder of Skillabration. She has been teaching since 2005. She graduated with a bachelor's in Spanish and a master's in education with a focus in Spanish.

She loves teaching  students ages 8-14 and offers two classes: Spanish I for Middle School and 1-on-1 Tutoring.

In 2016 she shifted from public school teaching to teaching online full-time for more freedom and creativity in her work. She taught ESL online from 2016-2020 and shifted to teaching Spanish on Outschool in late 2020. 

Nikki has had countless experiences traveling to Mexico. She did a cultural exchange for six weeks in Cuautitlan Izcalli in the State of Mexico when she was just 15 years old. She also studied abroad in San Sebastian, Spain for three months the summer before her junior year in college. 

Her teaching style is based around the two C's: Connection and Communication. She likes to get to know students and cater the lessons to their interest and learning needs.

TEACHER JAMIE
Jamie has a Bachelor's in Spanish and Elementary Education and a Master's in Education with a focus on Literacy Studies.  Over the last 18 years she has taught in a in a wide variety of educational settings including public school, private school, and homeschool co-ops, as well as educating her own children.    

She has taught Spanish or taught other class content IN Spanish using a variety of styles, including full Spanish Immersion, Spanish as an enrichment course, Middle School Spanish, as well as Spanish 1 and 2 for High School.  

She loves sharing her love for the Spanish language with children of all ages and seeing their joy as their proficiency and self-confidence grow!