About Me

Hello my name
is Linda Zaldivar

I am a recently retired teacher following a successful 20-year career in Virginia public schools. While teaching I derived great satisfaction from teaching Spanish to both beginning and advanced students. I served as chair for the Spanish department and helped to develop curriculum that increased the pace of learning for language students. Part of my success may be ascribed to authenticity. I was born in the U.S. and lived most of my life in El Salvador, and taught in El Salvador, Honduras, as well as the United States

One of the joys of my life was to teach the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. This experience allowed me to learn a lot about what high school students need to be successful in their future. When it came time to consider partial retirement, I developed some ideas about how to apply what I had learned to very young children. My method, which can be described as teaching through play, has the potential to equip children ages 2 months to 5 years with everything they need to succeed in kindergarten. My method increases the capacity for learning across all developmental domains: physical, cognitive, emotional, language, and social development. I am excited to work with this age group who typically learn while having fun.