Ms. Boter graduated with her Master’s in Education from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 2007. Prior to that she taught for the MIND (Multicultural Initiative for New Doctors) Program at Saint Louis University. Ms. Boter is certified in Trauma Studies and has had the privilege of working as an advocate for women and children in the St. Louis area. Ms. Boter is pleased to be returning to the IWA community; as a native speaker she brings a unique experience to the Foreign Language Department. She will be moderating the Spanish Club meetings once a month. Ms. Boter enjoys the outdoors and her interests include reading and traveling.

dcobos@iwacademy.org
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Diana Cobos teaches Spanish 1 and Spanish 5 ACC.  She is a graduate of IWA, St. Louis University (B.A) and has done Master level work in Spanish and English as a Second Language at UMSL and SEMO. She is certified to teach English and Spanish and has lived and traveled widely in Europe, Mexico and Central America. Currently she spends the summers in Spain where she has taught English as a second Language. She is also a professional translator and has translator credit on several books. Her interests include hiking, reading and traveling.


Kevin Kelly
kkelly@iwacademy.org
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Mr. Kelly has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with a minor in English; he received his teaching certifcate in 1998 from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Mr. Kelly has taught Spanish levels one through four at IWA since 1999. He also incorporates his personal love for music by frequently playing music for the IWA liturgies.





Catherine Marquart
Department Chair
cmarquart@iwacademy.org
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This is Catherine Marquart’s Fifth year teaching French at IWA. Madame Marquart’s passion for the French language and culture began early while speaking and learning French with her mother, a native of Belgium. She graduated with distinction from Saint Louis University with a BA in French and International Studies. In addition, she holds a Master’s Degree in French Language and Literature from the University of Illinois-Chicago.  Her international experience includes a year studying French language, literature and political science at Lyon II and the Institut des Etudes Politiques in Lyon, France. She also studied Italian Language and Culture in Florence, Italy.  Her previous teaching experience includes teaching French language and culture at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Illinois and Harry S. Truman College in Chicago, Illinois. She has also taught English as a Second Language to refugee children through the International Institute of St. Louis.

Madame Marquart has recently had the opportunity to lead a group of French students on an exciting 15 day trip to France, where they enjoyed many of the beautiful sights France has to offer. In addition, the students had the unique opportunity to spend 5 days living with French host families. Madame Marquart strives to make learning French fun and rewarding. A few “highlights” include French Foods Day, a unit on French Impressionist Art, watching full-length French films in class, and cultural units on Paris and Senegal. In addition to teaching, Madame Marquart is chair of the Foreign Language Department and French Club moderator. Vive la langue française!