Estelle Truche, teacher for 20 years.
How would you describe your teaching style? A good balance of high standards and kindness with a touch of humor.
How would your students describe you? Passionate, patient and supportive.
Why did you choose to become a teacher? Really by vocation and for love of the French language.
Why did you join the OFALycée team? I was immediately won over by OFALycée’s innovative educational mission, which is based on the complementarity of the two education systems, while having the ambition of excellence and the well-being of students.
The students are incredibly lucky to be able to benefit from this bilingual and bicultural project, in small classes, based on the latest digital tools and provided by passionate professionals!
What inspires you the most about the concept of OFALycée? Its unique concept of complementary bilingual education from primary school to the Baccalaureate and its genuine commitment to educational innovation in the digital age.
Isabelle Sachinis, teacher for 31 years.
How would you describe your teaching style? Motivating.
How would your students describe you? Passionate, educator, patient.
Why did you choose to become a teacher? I loved school so much that I was never able to leave.
Why did you join the OFALycée team? Its international character, the complementarity of two school systems, the possibility of educational innovation and class sizes which really allow teaching to be individualized.
Coralie Delavaud, teacher for 17 years.
How would you describe your teaching style? I use a modern and fun teaching style based on the latest digital tools.
How would your students describe you? Dynamic, organized and patient.
Why did you choose to become a teacher? I chose the teaching profession to convey my passion for biology.
Why did you join the OFALycée team? I joined the OFALycée team to participate in a new adventure in 100% virtual mode. I was immediately attracted by the concept of OFALycée and the fact that we can rely on the bases of the American programs and the skills acquired by the students in this system to develop and adapt our own French progression in order to enable students to achieve their goals.
Fabrice Lequoy, teacher for 21 years, including 8 years in Chicago in a bilingual environment.
How would you describe your teaching style? I try to combine pleasure, humor but rigor. Establishing a climate of trust within the class is essential. I use differentiation and vary my teaching styles in order to individualize learning as much as possible. I am constantly innovating to make my lessons as interactive as possible.
How would your students describe you? Fun, strict, fair.
Why did you join the OFALycée team? I find the concept innovative and I take great pleasure in teaching at a distance. The fact that the classes are small is appealing and I am able to individualize my teaching as a result.
Michele Bottelico, teacher for 30 years.
How would you describe your teaching style? I like to create real bonds with my students and I like to see them progress in the mastery of the subject. So I look for all the ways to achieve this goal by adapting to the students I have in front of me.
Why did you join the OFALycée team? I like teamwork, small groups of students for the many educational possibilities that this offers, the flexibility of online teaching and the promotion of high quality French teaching.
