MRS. ANETE ARSLANIAN HAS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESOL).

SHE HAS BEEN TEACHING BOTH PORTUGUESE AND ESOL AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SINCE 1996; SHORTLY AFTER SHE CAME FROM BRAZIL, HER NATIVE COUNTRY.

BEFORE GOING INTO TEACHING IN BRAZIL, MRS. ARSLANIAN WORKED AS A PROFESSIONAL MODEL AND DIRECTED A MODELING SCHOOL IN RIO DE JANEIRO. SHE REALIZED A FEW YEARS LATER THAT HER TRUE PASSION WAS TEACHING.

SHE TAUGHT ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND ADULT EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, MRS. ASRLANIAN FOUNDED THE BRAZILIAN CLUB IN 1996 AND INITIATED A NEW TRADITION AT THE SCHOOL –THE BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL SHOW. SHE WAS AWARDED FOR THE SHOW'S SUCCESS IN 2002 WITH THE KEY TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND AS WELL AS OTHER AWARDS, SUCH AS THE BRAZILIAN INTERNATIONAL PRESS AWARDS AND TALENTO BRASIL. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE BRAZILIAN CONSULATE IN MIAMI, AS WELL AS THE BRAZILIAN CULTURAL CENTER AND HAVE RECEIVED DONATIONS OF $1500 FOR TEXTBOOKS IN 1996 AND MORE THAN $5000 WORTH OF NOVELS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, ATLASES, ETC FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.

FURTHERMORE,  SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO BEACH HIGH STUDENTS THROUGH MRS. ARSLANIAN'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY. 

PRESENTLY, ARSLANIAN SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ORGANIZATION  OF TEACHERS OF PORTUGUESE WHICH SHE STARTED IN 2007. 

IN RECOGNITION OF HER HARD WORK, MRS. ARSLANIAN  HAS RECEIVED INUMEROUS  HONORS BY THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY FOR  PROMOTING PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED STATES . SHE WAS ALSO ELECTED TEACHER OF THE YEAR BY HER COLLEAGUES AND MOST EXCITING TEACHER BY THE STUDENT BODY IN 2007.

HER HOPE IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HER STUDENTS' LIVES AND BE REMEMBERED AS ONE WHO HAS ALWAYS CARED FOR THEM.

 

Mrs. Arslanian being awarded 2006-2007

Teacher of the Year