• Diana Flanagan

    French Toddler Teacher

    Diana was born and raised in Romania where she still has family and enjoys visiting every summer with her husband and two children. She has a BA in French Language and Literature and a MA in Cultural Anthropology and has been teaching French for the past 15 years. She is returning for her seventh year as a French Toddler Teacher and is excited to work with your children!

  • Maria Drennen

    French Toddler Assistant

    Maria is in her first year at the ISC and is excited to join the team!

  • Sybil Hasson

    French Preschool Teacher/Assistant Head of School

    Sybil was born and raised in France. She earned a Master's Degree in sociology from the University of Paris, and completed teacher training at the IUFM (Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maitres) of Bordeaux in 1996. She taught in schools in Paris for 7 years before joining ISC as the French JK/Kindergarten Head Teacher in the fall of 2003. In that time, she has become a master designer of interdisciplinary, child-guided projected-based learning experiences.  When not working, Sybil loves to cook and experiment with new recipes.

  • Kirsten McGee

    French Preschool Assistant

    Ms Kirsten is our Wellness and Wonder Teacher but is helping our French Preschool class this year as well. See our Enrichment Team page for her bio!

  • Gloriose Kade

    French Preschool Assistant

    Ms Kade is in her 6th year of supporting our teachers at the ISC. Originally from Rwanda, she is excited to share her knowledge of French with the children. Kade has two children of her own, one who is an alumni and one who is in the preschool class.

  • Kelilah Johnson

    French Junior Kindergarten Teacher

    Kelilah grew up in Northern Virginia and started learning French in middle school, which is also where she met her husband! She loves living in Charlottesville with her son and daughter. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in French Education and her Master’s in French Linguistics from the University of Alabama, and has been teaching French all across the US for the past 10 years. She also studied in Tours, France for three summers. She is excited to support your children in the classroom!