Michelle Ballard » Biography

Biography

● Years at FRA: 8 years
● Roles/Responsibilities (what do you do?) I teach lower school Spanish to Young Scholars through 2nd grade.
● Experience (what/where have you worked) ○ This is my first long-term teaching position. ○ I have a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish education. ○ I did student teaching at Gavit High School. ○ I studied abroad in Spain for 2 months.
● What I love about FRA? ○ I love FRA because of the strong sense of community and support among everyone. ○ I also appreciate that I can teach what I love freely, hopefully igniting students' passion for continuing to learn a foreign language.
● FRA Accomplishments (grants/awards/recognition) Received the 5-year service award
● Connecting to FRA (class of . . .? alumna? alumnus?) (parent of FRA students or grads - if so, what grades/years) A parent to an FRA student in 1st grade (Caleb)