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Brenda's English Language route...

  • Birth

    Birth
    Brenda was born in Centro Médico at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
  • School

    School
    Brenda was excited to go to school for first time. She started First Grade at Juan B. Soto School in Aguada.
  • Elementary school

    Elementary school
    Brenda celebrated with her family the 6th grade graduation with honors and excellent grades including in English.
  • Middle school Graduation

    Middle school Graduation
    In nine grade Brenda graduated with high honors and was the only student who received a certificate in recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement and meeting the standards of the Presidential Academic Fitness Awards Program
  • High School

    High School
    Finished High School, Brenda decided to be a teacher and applied to study at the University.
  • College

    College
    Brenda started to study education at University of Puerto Rico in Aguadilla finishing her Bachelor in Elementary Education on 1998.
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    College studies

    During those years Brenda studied very hard to complete her studies and to finish her bachelor. She did it very well.
  • Summer vacations

    Summer vacations
    During the summers of 1994, 1995 and 1996 Brenda visited her family at Elizabeth, New Jersey. She found a job at a textile factory and worked there during the three summers. She had the opportunity to practice the English Language with her peers at work, with her family and other people of the community too.
  • Achievement

    Achievement
    Brenda celebrates when she graduated at the University of Puerto Rico obtaining a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education. She was the first member of her family to go to college.
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    Job

    Since august 1998 to November 2000, Brenda worked as a first grade teacher at Academia Santa Rosa de Lima in Rincón, PR.
  • New challenge

    New challenge
    During the semester of August to November the school asked Brenda to teach math class in English as a special project of the school.
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    Schools

    At December 2000 Brenda begun to work with the Department of Education of PR. She has been working until present at different public schools in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
  • Bilingual Certification

    Bilingual Certification
    On September 22, 2012 Brenda begun to study taking two online courses of Bilingual Education. She is trying to get a certification as a Bilingual Teacher. She will continue until finish.
  • Bilingual teacher...

    Bilingual teacher...
    Since august Brenda is the kindergarten teacher of Juan B. Soto school in Aguada, school where she studied since first to eight grade. Since September 24, 2012 she is a bilingual teacher, teaching science and math to her students in English as part as a school special project.