Palo Alto, California, USA

2019/2020 - Whole School Learning Support Coordinator

2018/2019 - MYP German Language Acquisition & Advisory Grade 6

2017/18 - PYP 5 Homeroom and Support teacher

2016/17 - PYP 5 Homeroom and French teacher

Alto International School is an IB World School offering a German immersion program for all elementary students.

We leverage Google Classroom and Google Apps to enhance student learning, while the Seesaw app fosters communication between students and parents, allowing students to share their learning journey.

Upper School Outdoor Trip Overnight weekend trip to Yosemite with grade 6 to 11 students.
German Language Acquisition Grade 6 student prepared a game that he explained and played with the grade 4 students. One way in making language learning meaningful and encourage collaboration across grade levels.
German Language Acquistion Integration of technology using interactive Google maps. The assignment was to describe their home town.
German Language Acquisition Learning in a fun way. Students are giving directions to their peers who than have to find their way blindfolded.
Grade 6 Advisory Unit: Relationships and Conflict resolution Students did an activity called "Words can hurt". This photo shows excerpts of student reflections.
Grade 6 Advisory Unit: Relationships and Conflict resolution Different friendship scenarios were discussed and students tried to categories them into 'bad', 'warning', and 'good' signs in a friendship.
Grade 6 Advisory Grade 6 decorating their door for our whole school Kindness week.
Field trip Collaborative field trip of Grade 5 and Kindergarten to the San Francisco Modern Museum of Art
Field trip Collaborative field trip of Grade 5 and Kindergarten to the San Francisco Modern Museum of Art
International week Representing India
STEAM project: Egg drop challenge Students practiced their collaboration, creativity and problem solving skills in the Egg drop challenge
French class La galette des rois - a French tradition
Standing desk Flexible seating
Green wobble chairs Flexible seating
Preparing for the PYP exhibition
PYP exhibition Students created their own PYP Exhibition logo that was also printed on t-shirts
PYP Exhibition Where we are in Place and Time: Knowing about my passion, I can take action and make a difference.
PYP Exhibition Where we are in Place and Time: Knowing about my passion, I can take action and make a difference.
PYP Exhibition Where we are in Place and Time: Knowing about my passion, I can take action and make a difference.
Activity kits Students created activity kits for children at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Class representatives hand over the activity kits to the responsible at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.
Kindergarten visit Grade 5 supporting Kindergarten students
Preschool buddies Grade 5 with their Preschool buddies
4-day field trip to Boint Bonita class 16/17
Green Screen project class 16/17
Field trip to the surgical hospital Class 16/17
Tug of war - Persuasive writing class 16/17
Live broadcast about comic making class 16/17

French class - la météo

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Upper School Outdoor Trip

Overnight weekend trip to Yosemite with grade 6 to 11 students.

German Language Acquisition

Grade 6 student prepared a game that he explained and played with the grade 4 students. One way in making language learning meaningful and encourage collaboration across grade levels.

German Language Acquistion

Integration of technology using interactive Google maps. The assignment was to describe their home town.

German Language Acquisition

Learning in a fun way. Students are giving directions to their peers who than have to find their way blindfolded.

Grade 6 Advisory

Unit: Relationships and Conflict resolution Students did an activity called "Words can hurt". This photo shows excerpts of student reflections.

Grade 6 Advisory

Unit: Relationships and Conflict resolution Different friendship scenarios were discussed and students tried to categories them into 'bad', 'warning', and 'good' signs in a friendship.

Grade 6 Advisory

Grade 6 decorating their door for our whole school Kindness week.

Field trip

Collaborative field trip of Grade 5 and Kindergarten to the San Francisco Modern Museum of Art

Field trip

Collaborative field trip of Grade 5 and Kindergarten to the San Francisco Modern Museum of Art

International week

Representing India

STEAM project: Egg drop challenge

Students practiced their collaboration, creativity and problem solving skills in the Egg drop challenge

French class

La galette des rois - a French tradition

Standing desk

Flexible seating

Green wobble chairs

Flexible seating

Preparing for the PYP exhibition

PYP exhibition

Students created their own PYP Exhibition logo that was also printed on t-shirts

PYP Exhibition

Where we are in Place and Time: Knowing about my passion, I can take action and make a difference.

PYP Exhibition

Where we are in Place and Time: Knowing about my passion, I can take action and make a difference.

PYP Exhibition

Where we are in Place and Time: Knowing about my passion, I can take action and make a difference.

Activity kits

Students created activity kits for children at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Class representatives hand over the activity kits to the responsible at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

Kindergarten visit

Grade 5 supporting Kindergarten students

Preschool buddies

Grade 5 with their Preschool buddies

4-day field trip to Boint Bonita

class 16/17

Green Screen project

class 16/17

Field trip to the surgical hospital

Class 16/17

Tug of war - Persuasive writing

class 16/17

Live broadcast about comic making

class 16/17

French class - la météo