Mrs. Estefany Gomez joined our faculty this fall as our new Elementary Spanish teacher. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Gomez found her love of teaching at age 14 in her local church’s children’s ministry. After graduating from high school, she went on to earn her BA in Education from Dominico Americano University. Before moving to the U.S. last year, Mrs. Gomez taught EFL and ESL courses at three different elementary schools in the Dominican Republic.
Estefany, her husband Miguel, and their daughter Graciela Marie worship at Ciudad De Luz church in Atlantic City, where she teachers children’s Bible classes, serves in their theater ministry, and will become the Director of Children’s Ministries in 2019.
With a fun, practical approach to language learning, Gomez uses various hands-on activities like the “Octopus Numbers” craft pictured at right. Still settling into her new life here in the states, she said, “I am in a country that is not my own, but I have seen God’s hand working in my favor. He opened a door for me and I am so happy to be part of the ACS team. I feel at home, surrounded by people with the same beliefs, and by little students who make me smile each day, saying ‘Hola!’ in the hallways.”