Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Meet Clarisse Bizot Next Year's K-1 Teacher...


Clarisse Bizot was born in Orleans, in the Center of France. After her science Baccalauréat she studied sports at the University of Dijon, then joined the Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres (teacher’s school) to teach younger children, and she became a certified teacher. She happily taught all levels, and to share her love of the job, she decided to specialize in training new teachers. She taught a lot in preschool during the last 6 years and passed another exam, in sports this time, to train teachers already in position. Clarisse is very adaptable and loves all the subjects taught in school. She was a member of many associations regarding:
-Sports: horse riding, dance, rollerblading, swimming, and mostly gymnastics at a high level (15 hours of training per week at 17!!!) and she obtained two State Certifications in this discipline, which allow her to train young people to compete, as well as others to keep in shape.
-Music: She learned piano, saxophone, and she is currently learning guitar, she was part of a chorus and a Batucada (Brazilian percussions);
-Visual arts: she has creative past-times and took classes at the Beaux-Arts school of Digne les Bains.

Since the birth of her son Louison in 2006, she reduced the amount of activities outside school to focus on the education of her child, but she remains very dynamic. During her studies, Clarisse took part in a big project on the 21th century teacher. For that purpose, she traveled to Germany, Poland, Great Britain and Russia in order to study their educational systems. When Didier Carribou, her husband, wished to go teach abroad, she was immediately enthusiastic about the idea. She already imagines this experience to be rich in new encounters and discoveries. She is thrilled to bring her competence to L’Ecole Française du Maine and she cannot wait to discover this new environment, and to participate in and initiate exciting projects.