Meet our Teachers

Karen, originally from Colombia, brings more than 7 years of experience in teaching a second language to primary school.

She joined our team from 2022 and her passion and commitment to education led her to obtain a Bachelor in bilingual education in 2020 and she is currently studying a diploma in childcare.

In addition, Karen is trained in first aid and has her certificates in food safety and child protection (early childhood).
Currently, she is part of the staff at government school (Victoria school of languages), Escuela Hispanoamericana and works as an educator in a Spanish child care.

My name is Sandra Caucali. I am a passionate individual about teaching. For over 12 years, I have had the opportunity to acquire and share knowledge. Not only do I love teaching, but I also deeply enjoy the learning process, as I am a curious person, always seeking new knowledge. I take great pleasure in passing this same passion onto my students. I firmly believe that learning is most effective when it is socialized and interacts with the environment, and even more so when the knowledge is meaningful.

I believe that learning has a purpose, and I know, because I am also in the process of learning a second language, that mastering a new language opens the mind, takes you to amazing places, allows you to meet wonderful people and cultures, and gives you access to different perspectives.

In this journey of the teaching-learning process, we will be together, exploring new ways of learning, traveling through time with stories, books, and tales, conversing, and discovering much more about Spanish-speaking cultures.

My name is Ruth, I was born in Chile, and I am the current Spanish teacher for year 7-8 at Hispano American School of Springvale. When I am not working as a Spanish teacher, I work as Postdoctoral Research Fellow for Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute and hold an Honorary position at Hudson Institute of Medical Research, where my main interest is understanding the molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer spread. I am a graduate of Melbourne University (Doctor of Philosophy graduate) and did my Bachelor’s & Master’s degree at Monash University. I studied Spanish language for three years during my Bachelor’s degree, obtaining high distinctions for all the Spanish subject units. Over the past years, I have gained teaching experience from Primary to University students. I am adept at creating a classroom atmosphere that is stimulating, encouraging, and adaptive to the varied needs of students. I would describe myself as positive, knowledgeable, with a diverse experience. I love teaching Spanish and its culture; it has been a very enriching experience for me and I would like to think for my students too. Teaching a language is a priceless and inspiring experience and is something that I have come to really value and enjoy.

Hi, my name is Marta Torres. I have more than 40 years of experience teaching overseas and in Melbourne. During these years I have been working with students from Prep to adults, including scholars from RMIT and Monash University. Here at Escuela Hispanoamericana de Springvale I have started in year 2010, where I developed the VCE program. Now I am the VCE teacher and the Program Facilitator.

Hi ! My name is Hernan Forero from Colombia, happy and proud to teach my language and share my culture. I love reading books and travel around the world.

My name is Katherin, I am from Colombia, I am a responsible and friendly person.
I love nature, the arts, dancing and reading, I also love children, I believe they are a fundamental part of building a better world and society.
In Australia I am working as a Support Worker, in some assigned jobs I was in contact with children with some type of disability, I also did some volunteer work in my country with children.
I would love to be part of your team and learn and help in any way I can, I am committed to doing my best work.