WELCOME

“The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.” (Plato)

Before coming to Genoa, I taught in high schools in Maryland and South Carolina and at Clemson University in South Carolina. We first came to Genoa in 1991 for one year and when we left to return to the US, I said that I would love to return someday. We did return in 1999, and Genoa has been our home ever since.
In 2002 I worked with the first class graduating from DIS. In 2003, I became the DP coordinator and taught English. Working with Prof. Venzano, we grew the school from a two year DP program into a four year high school and then, we added a middle school. In 2019, after 6 years of teaching English and Geography, I once again have become the DP coordinator.
The DP is an academically challenging, yet balanced programme which prepares students well not only for university, but also encourages students to develop the approaches to learning they need to be able to successfully engage with people and ideas in an increasingly globalized, rapidly changing world.

I am proud to coordinate the Middle Years Program at DIS. We have been implementing the MYP for four years now and have since grown as a learning community. Learning is actually at the heart of what we do: as a school we strive to improve every day in our classrooms, service activities and personal projects.

The Middle Years play an important role in the development of young people. It is here that students consolidate the foundations for their future studies, develop as human beings and learn important academic and life skills. At DIS, we aim for the development of our students’ critical thinking, while educating them to become principled and balanced citizens as they make meaningful experiences.

It is an honour to be part of the Deledda International School community and to welcome you to our Primary School.
I joined DIS Primary as a teacher in 2017, one year after its foundation, after having studied and worked abroad in France, Canada and the United States. Since then I’ve had the privilege to be part of its continuous growth.
As an Educationalist, I have witnessed the great potential and success of our Primary School. The hybrid model adopted offers the strengths of both Italian and International Schools approaches.

The Primary staff team consists of motivated teachers coming from various backgrounds, who share the same passion and goals. We strive to guide the future generation towards an active citizenship and to help students become independent learners, who treasure their personal skills in a collaborative environment.
The enthusiasm of our students as they engage in their learning is the most fulfilling aspect of this journey that we share with them.