It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to work with you and your favorite student(s). I have over 20 years of teaching experience, from Pre-K through Graduate School. I am a former Professor (Canisius College in NY) and was the History Department Chair /History teacher at a nontraditional Charter school at the High School Level for 10 years. My certification was in Middle and High School History. I am also certified in multiple AP courses with extensive continuing development. 

I practice Criminal and Family Law on a very limited basis. I have worked as a Law Guardian in NYS with children and teens going through both Family and Criminal Court Proceedings for almost 20 years and have had multiple trainings. I have learned so much spending many years as an attorney and in multiple educational settings. I also take students and parents overseas on Educational Tours and have been blessed to travel to such places as China, Japan, Mexico, Paris, Rome, and Greece. I also have taken many training seminars including Advance Placement.

• Graduated with a double major (Education and English) from the University of Virginia

• Taught high school English for ten years in a public school in southeastern Virginia.

• Taught briefly in two different private Christian schools.

• Started a weekly writing class for local homeschoolers

• Started teaching Great Books-based literature classes for local homeschoolers in 1996.

• Founded and created all course content as well as serving as president of WriteAtHome; which has been successfully coaching students for twenty years 

• Speaks regularly at homeschool conventions and in professional development settings.

¡Hola! My name is Ivan and I am a native speaker of Spanish from Valencia, Spain, a lovely city on the Mediterranean coast. I have been a Spanish teacher since 2012, with certification from the Instituto Cervantes and as a licensed examiner for levels A1 and A2. I also have a degree in Political Science and Sociology from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.

I have taught students of all ages and levels from all over the world, both in Spain and abroad. My students have come from the US, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Italy, UK, China, Japan, and Brazil. I specialize in teaching Spanish for test preparation (DELE, ECELE), professional Spanish, Spanish for tourism, Spanish for business, Spanish for teachers, and Spanish for priests.

Outside of teaching, I love meeting new people through my teaching and enjoy making friends with my students. I am a curious person and like to try new things, especially art, music, food, sports, and reading.