Our Spanish Teachers
Online Private Spanish Tutors
The teachers at 1on1Spanish.net come to teaching from different backgrounds. What they have in common is years of experience and knowledge to bring out the best in their students. Before they can teach for 1on1spanish.net they must pass a rigorous interview process conducted by our Academic Director.
They also must be personable, able to speak clearly and answer questions in detail. And they must be patient. Patience is something we really look for. Our teachers must have that ability that good teachers have to explain something in different ways, even several times, until the student understands it.
JESSICA
Jessica is the academic director for 1on1Spanish.net and helped create and write the general and nursing curricula the school offers. She lives in Esteli, Nicaragua, and has lived and worked there most of her life. She has always found the city to be a friendly place and the climate cooler because of the nearby mountains. In addition to those benefits, it is also a city with lots of opportunities for Spanish teachers.
Before taking her current position at 1on1Spanish.net, Jessica spent 17 years as a Spanish teacher, a Spanish and cultural facilitator and an ESL teacher. In those positions, she taught Spanish to Peace Corps volunteers in Nicaragua and worked as a cultural instructor and liaison between campesinos and volunteers. She taught Spanish at Escuela Horizonte-NICA for international students and for Yale nursing students. Her work included helping to write the curriculum that led to the school receiving accreditation for Canadian students who studied there. She also facilitated teaching workshops for instructors.
MANUEL
Manuel came to teaching after a long career in banking, accounting and government administration. He spent nearly 20 years in various positions in those fields before deciding that he wanted to be a teacher. What he likes about teaching is the closeness a teacher and student share as they pursue the common goal of learning Spanish. “To teach is to touch a life forever,” he says, reflecting his belief that teaching is a privileged occupation. The close contact with people and the interchange of ideas and opinions, are what make teaching so rewarding to him.
He currently lives and teaches in Granada, one of the oldest cities in the western hemisphere. His two daughters are grown. One is in her third year in medical school in Leon. The other is a lawyer who works as a public defender.
KARLA
Karla lives and teaches in Granada, where her husband and his family founded a Spanish immersion school at which she continues to teach, Granada Spanish Lingua.
What attracted Karla to teaching was the opportunity to meet students from many different countries and backgrounds and to watch them progress and learn the language. Working with students from these two schools is extremely gratifying to her.
Karla also has a two-year-old son who takes up much of her spare time.
Getting Started
- Establish Skype service
- Register with 1 on 1 Spanish
- Schedule free initial lesson (we'll contact you)
- Connect with online Spanish tutor
I am ecstatic with this system. After only three lessons I can feel a substantial improvement.
Hjortur, Iceland
I love learning online with my own private teacher. It is convenient because I can stay home and not have to drive to a school everyday.
Veronica C.
The combination of one to one conversation plus grammatical exercises provided via the SKYPE text message system is a truly efficient way to improve and enhance my Spanish speaking and writing skills.
Alan G., PhD.
