Call 720-363-1921 today to discuss with Barbara about how your child's full potential can be developed whether he or she is gifted, twice-exceptional, or learning challenged.

“I highly recommend Barbara as a talented teacher with not only special skills in working one-to-one, but sharing her compassionate, caring spirit as she does so.”

- Head of School,
Mackintosh Academy

Language

Cross-cultural living (over 10 years in Japan) enabled Barbara not only to speak, read, and write fluently in Japanese, but enhanced her appreciation and respect for all cultures.  If you are from another country than America, Barbara works especially hard to help you feel welcome and understood, knowing that each culture has different, yet equally valid ways of living and learning as American ways. 

She has taken special classes for teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), as well as classes in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL).  She also teaches Japanese to beginner and intermediate levels to any age.

Language Credentials

• Master's in Teaching, M. Div., Colorado Teaching License
• Naganuma Japanese Language School, Tokyo, 1989-1991
• Linguarama, Study in TEFL*, Birmingham, UK, 1989
• Independent Study in TESOL**, Northwestern College, 1995
• Passed Japanese Language Proficiency Exam, Formally Level 2, 1991
• Passed Japanese Language Proficiency Exam at Naganuma,
  Informally Level 1, 1991

Language Experience

• Taught English for 7 years in a private Japanese school (Meiji Gakuin Higashimurayama Junior and Senior High School)
• Taught English, teaching in both Japanese and/or English, as needed
• Lived in Japan for over 10 years teaching English to all ages in addition to the 7 years at Meiji Gakuin
• Edited papers, letters, and other forms written in English for many foreigners, especially Japanese & Korean colleagues and clients
• Worked on an all Japanese member committee finding home stays for Japanese students, bridged the cultures when misunderstandings occured, helping both families learn the others' culture, and helped coordinate year long studies for Japanese students in America and American students in Japan
• Learned the required number of kanji characters that are required of K-12 Japanese students in two years of full time study
• Presented sermons in Japanese at Simpson United Methodist Church in Arvada, CO

* Teaching English as Foreign Language
** Teaching English as Second or Other Language

Testimonials

I really appreciate Ms. Barbara for teaching me and helping my English improve. 
Also, she cares and helped me on CSAP.  I believe that this is why I got a better grade on CSAP and my homework.  She taught me things like
grammar and usage until I understood.  She is a very intelligent and nice teacher.  I am glad and thankful that I had her classes in my life.
-Yuki, 9th grader

Barbara has helped me with my English and my homework.  She started to teach me form how to write and pronounce the alphabet.  Every time I went to Barbara's house she taught me nice and neatly.  Her English was really easy to understand and she also spoke Japanese so I could understand exactly what she was saying and what she was trying to teach me.  It was very easy to get better at speaking English because she always corrected my English when I made a mistake.  Right now I can catch up with my studies at an American school and I can understand what they are talking about.  I really appreciate Barbara.  Without her, I think I would have had a hard time catching on to English.
-Yuka, 6th grade