Vincent Gineste
3rd Grade – French

Samuel Dufour
1st Grade – French

Samuel is originally from Franche-Comté in eastern France. He spent many years teaching 5th grade before discovering the joys of teaching 2nd grade while in Douala, Cameroon. He values the opportunity to help shape the citizens of tomorrow and believes that by planting seeds of knowledge, respect, and listening in the classroom, teachers can play […]
Chloé Dufour
Kindergarten – French

Chloé is from France, where she has been a teacher for almost 20 years. For 16 of those years, she worked in a very small village near the Swiss border, including 10 years as the principal of a four-class school. Her professional journey has been entirely dedicated to teaching. After her years in France, she […]
Briony Bristow
ESL / Academic Support

Kathleen Ferman
2nd Grade – English

Kathleen Ferman has lived in New Jersey for the past 23 years. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Texas Wesleyan University, an M.A in Drama from the University of Arkansas, and an M.S in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education in New York City. Prior to becoming a classroom teacher, […]
Christine Peralta
2nd Grade – French

Originally from a small village near Carcassonne in the south of France, I pursued studies in STAPS (sports science) in Toulouse before earning my teaching certification. My first year of teaching, at the Medico-Educational Institute in Perpignan, allowed me to work with children with special educational needs (SEGPA, ZEP). I then taught 1st and 2nd […]