MA in Education with majors in Russian and
English (ESL) from the University of Brandenburg, Potsdam, Germany, 1990
Studies included courses at the Russian
Language Institute in Moscow, Russia and the University of Washington,
Seattle
Teaching experience includes ESL for
Russian speaking people, German and Russian language courses at various
college and language institutes around the Seattle area, lectures for the
WAFLT association, teaching at the Eastside German Language School and
functioning as the school’s principal for two years, teaching German to
grade level classes in public schools and custom/private lessons for adults
and children
She is raising two children bilingually and travels to Europe frequently
Member of the Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT)
Anne Jaeger
Masters in Education with majors in History and Russian Language, Teacher’s College in Dresden, Germany, 1985
Certified Teacher for Special Needs children, studies in theory of Sensory Integration and Montessori
Teacher since 1985
Teacher in elementary, junior high and high schools, as well as in schools for children and adults with special needs and preschools in Germany
Arrived in Washington in 1996
Teacher at the Eastside German Language School, Issaquah since 2001
Teacher at the ABC German School since 2002
Mother of two sons, who are being raised in English-German environment
Heike Missal
MA in education with majors in English (ESL), Russian (1992) and French
(1996) from Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, Germany
Studies included courses at Rostov-on-Don University, Russia and 2 semesters
as an exchange student at Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Taught grades 5 through 12 in Germany, tutored German in Michigan and French
in Canada
Moved to Canada in 1997 and worked as an international proofreader for
German and Russian at Corel Corporation, a Canadian software company
Moved to Seattle in 2000
Worked as an assistant at a Montessori pre-school
Has 2 daughters who are being raised bilingually
Viktoria Dillon
Received BA in Education, BS
in Education, University of Münster,
Germany, 2004
Taught elementary grade level in Holzminden, Germany, 2002-2003
Worked as a child care provider for children ages 1-8, Seattle,
2005-2007
Moved to Seattle in 2005
Lives with her husband and son
who is being raised bilingually in Bellevue
Ulrike Stoll
M.A. Degree in Germanic Languages and Literature, Ohio University, Ohio,
2007
M.A. Degree in Education with majors in German as a Foreign Language,
minors in British Studies and German Literature, University of Technology,
Dresden, 2005
Teaching experience as a teaching assistant at the Ohio
University, Ohio, 2005-2007
Teaching German for Ukrainian (Kiev, Ukraine) and
Bulgarian students (Plovdiv, Bulgaria), 2004,2005
German teacher for foreign
including American students, Dresden, Germany, 2003-2006
History teacher for
English students, Isle of Man, England, 2002
Ulrike lives in Seattle and is
eager to work with German speaking and German learning children
Mai-Kirsi Meissner
Graduated from IULM,
University of Languages and Communication of Milan, Italy.
BA in Foreign Languages and
Literature (Major in German Language and Literature).
Taught German language and
literature in different public and private High and Middle
Schools in Pavia, Italy (1992-2000).
German teacher at the ISU of
the University of Pavia, Italy.
Teaching experiences for
language schools, translations for private and public companies
(German, Italian)
Moved to the U.S. in 2004 with
her husband and 2 children, where she worked as a substitute
teacher for all school levels for the Acton Public School
District, Massachusetts.
Mai-Kirsi moved to Washington
in summer of 2008 and enjoys many sports (fencing, swimming) and
any kind of outdoor activity with her 2 children, who talk
German and Italian at home.
Christina Bach
Masters in Musical Education
with majors in Piano and Singing from the Musical Conservatory
in Cologne, Germany, 1994
Certified Teacher for Musical
Kindergarten, studies in Orff Music School and different early
development programs
Certified Teacher "Teaching
Music to Adults", University of London, 2005
Private Piano Teacher in
Germany and the UK since 1988
Teacher in music schools in
Germany since 1994
Arrived in Washington in 2009
Mother of one son, who is
raised bilingually
Nadia Bening
Graduated from Humboldt Schule
(German School) in San José, Costa Rica.
• Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of
Hamburg, Germany.
• Teaching experience includes Spanish and German for students
of all ages and Math in German for Middle School students.
• Has worked as a Spanish Language teacher since 2007 at three
different Eastside schools for students 6 months old through 3rd
grade.
• Nadia moved to Sammamish in 2006. Her two children are now
trilingual in Spanish, German and English.
She believes that language is
the key to a culture and therefore to a whole new world of
exciting experiences for children.
Shirin Niami
Graduated from German School of Teheran with an "Abitur"
Graduated
from Pepperdine University with a B.S. in Business Administration
Worked as a
translator for English and German and as a private tutor
Since 2005 teacher
of adult classes at EGSL in Issaquah
Since 2006 teacher of adult classes at
the ABC German School
Private tutor for students at the ABC German School
