Teacher, interpreter and tutor of Spanish, English, mathematics, science and health with experience in all ages and personalized methods!

Vera est une super prof ! Elle est dynamique, souriante et patiente. Très pédagogue, ses cours sont structurés et sa méthode d'enseignement de qualité. Avec Vera j'ai beaucoup appris et j'ai progressé très rapidement

Véra m'a beaucoup aidé dans mon apprentissage de l'espagnol. Elle sait motiver, se mettre au niveau et est toujours disponible en cas de problème.

Vera m'a été recommandée par une autre prof de superprof.
Nous étions 2 à suivre les cours avec elle pendant un an, avec des niveaux différents. Vera a su s'adapter à chacun de nous pour nous proposer des cours adaptés et nous permettre de progresser par étapes. Elle est très à l'écoute, et sait encourager ses élèves pour les mettre en confiance et les garder motivés.

Sa force réside dans sa grande imagination. Elle nous a proposé des cours très variés, originaux et ludiques, tout en apprenant la grammaire et le vocabulaire, si bien qu'apprendre l'espagnol était comme un jeu. Elle réussit à expliquer de manière théâtrale et expressive des règles de grammaire parfois complexes (notamment la conjugaison).

Les thèmes abordés étaient très intéressants pas simplement sur le plan linguistique, mais aussi sur le plan culturel. Vera est cultivée et curieuse, elle s'intéresse à beaucoup de sujets et est multiculturelle. Aussi, passer du temps avec elle est intéressant également sur le plan personnel.

Je recommande Vera car ses cours sont originaux et vous ne vous ennuierez pas ! Les cours sont fluides et agréables, avec un bon mélange de théorie, de pratique, de jeu, de discussion.
Tous les hispanophones savent parler espagnol, mais tous ne sont pas pédagogues, Vera aime réellement l'interaction et les autres, et ça se voit !

To Whom It May Concern,

I highly recommend Vera Balmont for the Spanish teaching position at Amherst Regional High School. Vera taught Spanish with me in the World Language department as a long-term substitute in the spring of 2019. She taught two sections of Spanish 3, and she did nothing short of a terrific job. In June of 2019, she returned to Spain to finish her degree in Communications and Journalism.

While teaching Spanish at the high school, Vera also worked as a bilingual interpreter with the English Language Learner (ELL) department. Vera interpreted for Spanish speaking students in Science, Math, and English classrooms. In addition to Spanish and English, Vera is also fluent in Russian, French, and Catalan. While Vera was working full time at the high school, she took a full course load at UMass Amherst in the Communications department. In her free time, she hosted a radio show at UMass radio.


While working with Vera, I observed firsthand a colleague who is passionate about everything she does and holds high expectations for herself and her students. Vera is proficient in all aspects of technology and seamlessly incorporates multimedia into her lessons. Vera has a deep sense of social justice and prioritizes classroom culture and community. Vera enhanced the curriculum with engaging multicultural experiences for her students that included music, food, dance, art, and sports. Vera's lessons were always relevant to today's youth. She prioritized oral communication and made sure every student had the opportunity to speak in class.

One of my favorite memories of working with Vera was a soccer tournament she organized between the four Spanish 3 classes. She taught her students the soccer vocabulary and expressions in Spanish in preparation for the big match. She was their biggest fan when they went on the field that day. She actively cheered on her students in Spanish on the sidelines. She even made paper crowns for all of her students to wear after the game and called them "Reyes y Reinas de Español" (Kings and Queens of Spanish) that the students wore proudly throughout the day.

Vera effortlessly connects to her students and creates meaningful relationships. Students have told me they genuinely enjoyed her class and were saddened to learn she would not return the following school year. Vera left a lasting impact on her students and the high school. I am confident that given another opportunity to return to the district, she will prove to be an asset to our department and high school.

If you have any questions regarding Vera Balmont's candidacy for employment, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email.

Sincerely,

Eva Piccozzi
Spanish teacher
Amherst Regional High School
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
piccozzie@arps.org
(631) 379-4443

Vera’s easy rapport with the students meant that she built trust with them quickly. Many of my students were new to both the United States and the routines of schooling, and she modeled good studentship skills and helped them get accustomed to our school environment and culture. She was only assigned as a language interpreter, but she found herself with a free period at the end of the day and volunteered in my last class, usually taking a group when we broke into small groups, and leading them in a mini lesson and guided practice. She supported students through a variety of academic, emotional and interpersonal challenges throughout the year, and I could always count on her to be there when I needed to leave the room or just provide a little extra guidance to a group of students. I have no doubt that she will make a wonderful educator.