Bilingual Butterflies

Señora Yenni, is the founder of Bilingual Butterflies. Yenni started the program when she noticed the need for quality Spanish programs within the Philadelphia community. During her free time, Yenni volunteers with many non-profit organizations, teaching Spanish and English as a second language. Yenni is a native of Michoacan, Mexico. She came to t... he U.S at the age of 6 and became fluent in English shortly after. Yenni's passion for this program stems from growing up in a bilingual family and through this experience has truly come to understand the importance of speaking more than one language; especially the two most prominent languages in the United States. Most importantly, she feels she has a special connection with children and genuinely enjoys working with them. As a mother of two, Yenni knows what it takes to motivate a bilingual child. Maestra Fernanda's interest in education began in Colombia, where she studied Childhood Education at El Bosque University in Bogota. While in Colombia she also attained a Montessori Method Training Certificate at The Provinma School. She has continued her education in Philadelphia and in 2016 she earned an English as a Second Language Certification from The Community College of Philadelphia. Maestra Laura started learning Spanish as a seventh grader and never looked back. Laura earned her B.A from Bates College in 2011, where she majored in Spanish and minored in Educational Studies. In December 2018, she received her Masters in Education from Temple University. Laura has used her Spanish in various capacities, from teaching elementary and middle schoolers at Montgomery School in Chester County, to being the program director at Mighty Writers El Futuro, a bilingual literacy center/after-school program in South Philadelphia. Most recently, Laura student taught Spanish I to ninth graders at Academy at Palumbo. Laura wants her students to love speaking Spanish as much as she does, and she works to create a classroom environment filled with hands-on experiences that ...Read More