Gaston B.

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My background

My name is Gaston Bacquet and although I am from Chile originally, I have lived abroad for more than one-third of my life (including the UK, Japan, the Middle East, the US and Southeast Asia). In addition to having been a teacher and researcher for almost 20 years, I am internationally certified yoga and meditation instructor, the principles of which I try to bring into my relationships with students, parents and colleagues. In my free time I love to read and travel, and my favorite part of being a teacher is first having the chance to help my students not only achieve their goals but mostly to LEARN things they bring into their own lives, and secondly the relationships I am able to create with everyone involved in the teaching community. Although a language teacher for most of my career, I also teach Social Studies, language-integrated school content and English Literature. I love exposing students to a variety of cultures, authors and resources while learning, and I am a big believer in self-motivation and autonomous learning, two things I always try to instill in my students.