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Elodie Passelaigue
Lead Teacher
Elodie was born in Salon de Provence, a tiny medieval town in the South of France. As the eldest of four girls, she was bathed in tutoring and childcare early on. She expatriated herself when she was twenty years old to complete her studies in International Trade at the University of Quebec in Outaouais. Her earlier career took her across Canada, the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, North Africa and even as far as New Zealand.
Elodie started teaching pre-K ten years ago at Science Language and Arts International School in Brooklyn. SLA closed in 2020 and she joined the ranks of Tessa International School's amazing educators in 2021. She is passionate about teaching via Arts Integration within the framework of the International Baccalaureate, well versed in conversational teaching, scaffolding language, responsive classroom management, hand-on math, yoga for little ones, culturally responsive teaching, introducing critical thinking in preschool and the Reggio Emilia method. Fluent in French, Spanish and English - with extensive knowledge of Italian, Provincial and ASL, Elodie has always made a point to keep learning languages. Besides her passion for languages and Arts, Elodie loves to create little adventures for her dog, Bowie, and two daughters to engage in.
Elodie holds a double bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Quebec in Outaouais and Sup de Co Marseille as well as a Masters in Project Management from the UQO and another in Integrated Teaching through the Arts from Lesley University. She is also currently working on developing her career as a visual artist.
