Foreign Language

We Speak Your Language

With students from around the world representing more than 50 countries, The Awty International School's Language Department is proud to offer a structure that will fit your needs.  Courses are available in a wide range of levels in 10 different languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Spanish.  For information regarding other languages, please consult to the Language Department for specific details.

*Additional fees may apply for some language classes.
For more information on Foreign languages and Self Financing classes, please contact the Language Department.

Guy Benet
Head of Languages
713-328-5855

The Programs and The Teachers

ARABIC:
Houda Bates - Middle School, Upper School, and IB Teacher & Coordinator

CHINESE:
Tzu-Hui Dequin - Middle and Upper School
Jiayao Pang - Middle School, Upper School, and IB Teacher & Coordinator
Tairong Zheng - Middle and Upper School

DUTCH:
Miranda de Vries - Middle School, Upper School, and Coordinator

Click here for the Dutch program's website.

FRENCH:
Mélanie Gauthy - Middle and Upper School
Frédéric Houville - Middle School, Upper School, and IB Teacher & Coordinator
Valérie Le Tourneur-Génin - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Sonia Richi - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Nadia Triki - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Ilham Yahia - Middle School, Upper School, and IB

GERMAN:
Karin Ciglenec - Middle and Upper School Teacher and Coordinator
Renate Saggau - IB Teacher

ITALIAN:
Patrizia Stankovich - Upper School and IB

NORWEGIAN:
Sigrid Melle - Middle School, Upper School, and IB

PORTUGUESE:
Luisa Alvim - IB Teacher

SPANISH:
Renata Bevilacqua - Middle and Upper School, French Bilingual Section
Juan Carlos Bloomer - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Becky Fossas - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Vicky Linares - Middle School
Javier Marin - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Jorge Marquez - Middle School, Upper School, and IB Spanish Coordinator - Secondary School
María Páez de Salinas - Middle School, Upper School, and IB
Maria Cristina Villasenor, Middle School, Upper School and IB, International and French Bilingual Sections