Sarinda introduction (teacher)
I have been teaching French since 1987 at The Hotchkiss School where I live with my husband and two children. I teach varying levels of French, advise 6 students, work with our school’s Outing Club, serve on several faculty committees and (having lived for sixteen years in 5 different boys’ and girls’ dormitories) am now an affiliate faculty member in one of our girls’ dormitories.
I have benefited greatly from many opportunities to travel abroad alone, with my family and with students. Hotchkiss supports professional development in a rather admirable way. Last year, my family and I lived in France for a full school year, thanks to our school’s sabbatical program. Most often, I travel with students on linguistic and cultural immersion trips (as well as ski weekends) that I organize and chaperone. Our Global-LAB excursion to Morocco will be a particular adventure for me as I have been to Senegal just once and never to Morocco. Our Senegal trip was a very grass-roots trip; I am looking forward to having a professional guide and to gleaning all I can from Global-LAB’s expertise.