This is Melissa Guilkey-Santos’ ninth year in education, and her second year at Da Vinci Design where she is teaching Spanish 1 & 3. She was born and raised in rural Nebraska and has been living in the South Bay area for the last three years. Her first teaching experience was in Spain where she taught English as a Second Language. After returning from Spain, she taught Spanish I-IV in Nebraska for five years before moving to Los Angeles, where she taught Spanish to Heritage speakers at a high school in downtown Los Angeles. Melissa believes in the symbiotic relationship between language and culture, and it is her life purpose to share this knowledge with her students in hopes that their lives may be enriched by language and culture just as much as hers has been. In her free time, Melissa enjoys hiking, traveling, surfing, and yoga. She looks forward to continuing her journey as an educator at Da Vinci Design!
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- mguilkey-santos@davincischools.org
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