Secondaire: Carol Weld
Carol returned to teaching after a volunteering career that supported her family and Air Force husband. He, in turn, has supported her long days and busy weekends creating and grading lesson plans for French students from grades 6-12. She is the third of four generations of Indiana Educators and is now settled at both her alma Mater, the former Elkhart Memorial HS, and the new Freshman Division, which was where both her mother and grandfather taught generations of Elkhart students.
Carol and her husband like to visit their adult children living around the USA and have traveled to Quebec for two AATF National Conferences. They look forward to more summer travels ahead.
K-8: Christopher Hindsley
Inspired by both a middle school French teacher and a high school French teacher who infused their classrooms with energy and excitement for the French language and French/Francophone cultures, Christopher decided to pursue majors in French, English/Language Arts, and secondary education with a minor in TESOL after his high school years. During his time at Manchester University (formerly Manchester College), Christopher studied abroad in…
Rising Star: Jennifer Derksen
Jennifer Derksen developed a passion for the French language as a middle school student. She continued her studies through high school and participated in the Indiana University Honors Program in Saint-Brieuc, Bretagne. She later…
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