Ms.+Anders

=My Own World History:= Born in Pheonix, Az on Oct. 1969........ I have wonderful, traveling parents who worked all over the world as I was growing up. From ages 2-4, lived in __Malaysia__. From 5-7 (where I started school) lived in __Paraguay__. We moved to __Quebec, Canada__ in the second grade (French immersion). For third grade, moved back to the States. I went to Tierra del Sol Middle School and El Cap. Local girl who left for a while:

College: St. Lawrence University, __Canton, New York__
Majors: French Literature and Government

Study Abroad in Strasbourg University, France during my junior year of college.
__1992-1994__ Peace Corps service as primary school teacher trainer in __Mali, West Africa__. Traveled after this around East Africa (__Kenya and Uganda__ on safari, touring, and visiting friends)

1995- 1997 Graduate School: Towson University, __Maryland__
Masters in Education

1995-1999
Teaching in __Baltimore City Schools__ and Prince George's County- Foreign Languages in Middle and High School


 * 1997** Camping road trip to __Alaska__


 * 1999**- Went to __Spain__ for two weeks


 * 2002**- Went to __Portugal__ for two weeks


 * 2008 and 2010** Spent all of July in __Oaxaca Mexico__. Children take summer courses at an incredible university-like cultural facility, Casa de la Cultura. I brush up on my Spanish and Olmec, Axtec, and Zapotec history!

1999-Present
__Lakeside__: El Capitan High School Foreign Languages and Social Sciences (French, Spanish, Geography and World History)

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