Music Teacher CREDENTIALS Bachelor of Communication Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB Diploma of Broadcast Communications British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC Diploma of Sign Language Studies Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC Diploma of Sign Language Interpretation Grant McEwen College, Edmonton, AB Ms. Michele moved to Vientiane 7 years ago with her husband, Don and their two children, Kiana and Keeghan. She spent her first 4 years here teaching Kindergarten at Vientiane Pattana School. She began working part time at VIS in 2005 as a Teacher-on-Call. Having just returned from a year spent in her home country of Canada, Ms. Michele is pleased to be back at VIS this year to teach Music for Preschool to Grade 2. She believes that children and music create a magical mix and she is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of that experience. Ms. Michele loves to sing and can be heard doing so in the shower, kitchen, car and everywhere else that she goes. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her family, playing music, learning new languages and satisfying her ‘sweet tooth’. Ms. Michele speaks passable French and Lao and is fluent in American Sign Language. Before becoming a teacher she worked as an interpreter for the Deaf. She is grateful to Mr. Tony for sharing his ‘space’ with her and she anticipates a super year!
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