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Faculty & Staff Directory

  • Photo of Françoise Kasimirowski-Garcia
    Ms. Françoise Kasimirowski-Garcia
    French Teacher
    University of Toulouse, France - BA
    University of Toulouse, France - MA
    Ashford University - MEd
    Bio
     
    Following her undergrad and graduate work, Françoise taught French language and spent years working with United Nations officials and adolescents through the UN. She focused on creating uniquely customized, mission- specific courses with diplomats and UN officials and taught French Language and Literature in the International Baccalaureate Program at the United Nations International School. Her time in New York also saw her spearheading the French and history programs at the French American School of New York.
     
    For Françoise, three C’s describe the Thacher community: camaraderie, caring, and commitment. At Thacher she advises sophomore girls and teaches (no surprise) French, enjoying the small-classroom learning experience that she feels benefits both student and teacher. Throughout her summer breaks during her time at Thacher she has continued teaching French to American teenagers across the Atlantic; Françoise acted as the Head Coordinator of the Language Program for the Southern France Youth Institute, an immersion program in the south of France. Her duties also included designing and sporadically teaching the customized, student-centered curriculum. 
     
    Beyond the classroom, she enjoys cooking, traveling, tap dancing, and studying linguistics and language acquisition. Françoise lives in Ojai with her husband, Alejandro, and their two children, Julian and Clemencia, who graduated from Thacher in 2012 and 2014 respectively. 
  • Photo of Joel Kyle
    Mr. Joel Kyle
    Facilities: Carpenter
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
Tel: 805-646-4377 Fax: 805-646-9490 Email: info@thacher.org 
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