Roggero-Sarah

Faculty

Sarah Roggero

Sixth Grade Spanish Teacher

With nearly two decades in education, Sarah spent 13 years teaching middle school Spanish in San Francisco. She loves telling silly stories, playing games, and learning new jokes in class before joining Black Pine Circle in 2023. She is a firm believer in instructional strategies that employ comprehensible input and is an advocate of reading in all levels of language class. Sarah received her B.A. in Spanish and urban studies from Stanford University and her M.A. in foreign language education from the University of Texas at Austin. She studied in Chile and Costa Rica and has led student trips to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Spain, Costa Rica, and China. A native of California, Sarah is honored to call West Berkeley home and thrilled to be a part of the Black Pine Circle community.

Teaching Since

2005

Pronouns

she/her

Contact

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Why I Work with Children

They understand my humor.

A Favorite Book

Recently, I enjoyed Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett.

Quick Fact

My birthday is April 1st, no joke!

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