Sobre+Sra+Rumph

¡Bienvenido! I am so excited to be teaching 8th grade Spanish again this year!

My name is Caitlin Rumph and I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about myself and my professional experience. For as long as I can remember I have loved languages. In 6th grade I started taking French classes. At the first available opportunity, I decided to double up in high school and take Spanish class as well as French too. As a junior in high school I went to Barcelona, Spain for the first time and fell in love with the Spanish culture. I attended the University of New Hampshire for four years and graduated with an undergraduate degree with a major in Spanish and a minor in French. My junior year of college I studied abroad at the University of Granada for a semester. In the past six years, I have visited Mexico twice with Habitat for Humanity and also traveled to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.

My interest in language learning is never ending. I work for a local health care office translating documents and teaching staff communicative medical Spanish. I constantly strive to spend time with native speakers who can help me enrich my language skills.

Teaching Spanish in Fair Haven has been the most incredible opportunity. Every day, I feel privileged and lucky to work with an amazing staff of World Language teachers. In 2010 Knollwood School received "Model Program for World Language Instruction in the State of NJ." Every day, I teach children how I would have loved to learn another language. I believe in the power of real, meaningful class activities that are exciting and engaging for students. It is my hope that every child has a positive and invigorating Spanish experience in my class. Instead of text book driven activities, students in class this year spend the majority of class time immersed in Spanish conversations. By the end of year, students will have a real understanding of Spanish culture and also build speaking, writing, reading and listening skills.