MADAME CHARTRAND
Madame Rebecca Chartrand has had quite the year. She received her Masters in French at Middlebury College on August 19th, 2016. She had completed three summers in Middlebury, Vermont and one summer in Poitiers, France to earn her diploma. In addition to Middlebury, Madame Chartrand is excited to start her new position at Marion Cross. She looks forward to exposing the French language and culture to much younger minds. Previously, she taught grades six through twelve in Stowe, VT for five years. She also has experience teaching overseas. She taught French and English in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Dongguan, China. She started her career by teaching French to seventh and eighth grade students in Montpelier, VT in 2007.
Madame Chartrand became passionate about the French language at the early age of twelve. She was so enthralled by it, that she decided to major in French and Secondary Education at the University of Vermont. While studying at UVM, she knew that she needed to live overseas. She studied in Nantes, France for an academic year. During this time, she quickly realized that it wasn’t just the language that interested her, but new cultures in general. Since 2005, she has traveled all over Europe, Egypt, and Asia. Her favorite places are Hong Kong, Thailand, and of course France. She really hopes that she can pass on her excitement and curiosity about the world and its diversity to her students!
In addition to traveling, Madame Chartrand is also very capable of being a homebody. She loves spending time with her husband James and their two children Emmett and Maeve. She and James love Vermont and all that it has to offer. When they are not occupied by two little people, they love skiing, running, reading, and local food.
Madame Rebecca Chartrand has had quite the year. She received her Masters in French at Middlebury College on August 19th, 2016. She had completed three summers in Middlebury, Vermont and one summer in Poitiers, France to earn her diploma. In addition to Middlebury, Madame Chartrand is excited to start her new position at Marion Cross. She looks forward to exposing the French language and culture to much younger minds. Previously, she taught grades six through twelve in Stowe, VT for five years. She also has experience teaching overseas. She taught French and English in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Dongguan, China. She started her career by teaching French to seventh and eighth grade students in Montpelier, VT in 2007.
Madame Chartrand became passionate about the French language at the early age of twelve. She was so enthralled by it, that she decided to major in French and Secondary Education at the University of Vermont. While studying at UVM, she knew that she needed to live overseas. She studied in Nantes, France for an academic year. During this time, she quickly realized that it wasn’t just the language that interested her, but new cultures in general. Since 2005, she has traveled all over Europe, Egypt, and Asia. Her favorite places are Hong Kong, Thailand, and of course France. She really hopes that she can pass on her excitement and curiosity about the world and its diversity to her students!
In addition to traveling, Madame Chartrand is also very capable of being a homebody. She loves spending time with her husband James and their two children Emmett and Maeve. She and James love Vermont and all that it has to offer. When they are not occupied by two little people, they love skiing, running, reading, and local food.
MADAME LITTEN
Madame Allison Litten grew up in Scituate, MA, where, in high school, she became interested in the French language and culture. She majored in French and sociology at Williams College. Immediately upon graduation she began a two-year program at the University of Mississippi. This program, the Mississippi Teacher Corps, allowed her to teach French at the high school level while obtaining her certification and taking courses to fulfill requirements for a Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. During these two years she worked at Brookhaven High School in Brookhaven, MS, where she tripled the enrollment in the French program and supervised the Student Council. After she finished her M.A. at Ole Miss she remained one more year in Brookhaven.
In the summer of 2003 Madame moved to the Upper Valley and began teaching at Marion Cross that fall. She has been here ever since, loving her job more as each year passes. She loves her students and having fun, singing songs and being silly. However she still loves to learn and is constantly striving to perfect her French. She completed her M.A. in French at Middlebury College in 2010, spending her final semester in Poitiers, France, and has traveled to France on numerous occasions since.
Madame goes to France every opportunity she has. She loves to visit her friends in Brittany, on the northern coast of France, and in Provence. While she enjoys going back to her favorite places, she is also ready to explore new regions. Her other travels to Francophone countries include Québec and Sénégal. She has a strong desire to go back to Africa, and to visit southeast Asia to see what remains of the French colonial period.
Madame believes that all students should have the opportunity to learn a foreign language. She is passionate about teaching with TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) and CI (Comprehensible Input). Her focus in class lies in giving her students numerous possibilities to hear French and process both spoken and written language. She believes that through listening and repetition, students will develop the skills and confidence to express themselves; she does not like the approach of "forced output." She has participated in numerous workshops to deepen her understanding of this pedagogical philosophy, and has begun to present her ideas and lessons at national conferences.
Outside of school, Madame enjoys spending time with her family and her dog, traveling, watching movies, running, cooking, gardening, reading, and yoga. Some of her favorite Francophone musicians are Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Stromae, Magic System, Daara J, Renaud, Les Cowboys Fringants, Le Vent du Nord, De Temps Antan and MC Solaar.
Madame Allison Litten grew up in Scituate, MA, where, in high school, she became interested in the French language and culture. She majored in French and sociology at Williams College. Immediately upon graduation she began a two-year program at the University of Mississippi. This program, the Mississippi Teacher Corps, allowed her to teach French at the high school level while obtaining her certification and taking courses to fulfill requirements for a Masters of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. During these two years she worked at Brookhaven High School in Brookhaven, MS, where she tripled the enrollment in the French program and supervised the Student Council. After she finished her M.A. at Ole Miss she remained one more year in Brookhaven.
In the summer of 2003 Madame moved to the Upper Valley and began teaching at Marion Cross that fall. She has been here ever since, loving her job more as each year passes. She loves her students and having fun, singing songs and being silly. However she still loves to learn and is constantly striving to perfect her French. She completed her M.A. in French at Middlebury College in 2010, spending her final semester in Poitiers, France, and has traveled to France on numerous occasions since.
Madame goes to France every opportunity she has. She loves to visit her friends in Brittany, on the northern coast of France, and in Provence. While she enjoys going back to her favorite places, she is also ready to explore new regions. Her other travels to Francophone countries include Québec and Sénégal. She has a strong desire to go back to Africa, and to visit southeast Asia to see what remains of the French colonial period.
Madame believes that all students should have the opportunity to learn a foreign language. She is passionate about teaching with TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) and CI (Comprehensible Input). Her focus in class lies in giving her students numerous possibilities to hear French and process both spoken and written language. She believes that through listening and repetition, students will develop the skills and confidence to express themselves; she does not like the approach of "forced output." She has participated in numerous workshops to deepen her understanding of this pedagogical philosophy, and has begun to present her ideas and lessons at national conferences.
Outside of school, Madame enjoys spending time with her family and her dog, traveling, watching movies, running, cooking, gardening, reading, and yoga. Some of her favorite Francophone musicians are Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Stromae, Magic System, Daara J, Renaud, Les Cowboys Fringants, Le Vent du Nord, De Temps Antan and MC Solaar.
