Summer Osborn

Middle and High School French

Summer Osborn has been a French fanatic from the moment she learned to say, "Bonjour!" After studying in France and earning a degree in foreign language education, she taught in public high schools for five years before becoming a stay at home mom. When she found herself homeschooling her daughter, she realized she wanted to connect with homeschooling families and offer them a chance to learn a language in a way that fit their needs. She has been teaching homeschool groups for eleven years, and launched Global Goose Languages in 2018.

Ming-Hsi Chang

Elementary Chinese

Ming-Hsi is a native Mandarin speaker from Taiwan. She has been teaching school- aged children Mandarin every week for several years. She has worked with heritage learners as well as homeschool co-ops. Besides English and Mandarin, she has also learned some basic French and Japanese, and she makes sure her own homeschooled children remain at-least bilingual and value their Chinese heritage and respect other cultures. She enjoys cooking, sewing, reading, hiking, and drawing.

Alison Stangel

Elementary through Adults Spanish and French

Alison speaks four languages, has lived in three countries, has two degrees in foreign language, and one degree in education. Originally from Chicago, she lived in Spain for two years and currently lives in Argentina! Her adventure began when she studied abroad in Spain and France all in one summer, and fell in love with immersing herself in foreign language and culture. She has taught children through adults with varying language levels, and strives to make her classes dynamic and engaging through diverse activities and quirky culture facts. In her spare time, she enjoys playing and teaching flute, watching Netflix, doing gymnastics, and playing with her dog.

Tiffany Becker

Elementary through Adult Spanish

Tiffany Becker is a homeschooling mom of four who has taught Spanish for 11 years and is raising her children to be bilingual using the OPOL approach. She loves watching the language click with her students while having fun along the way.

Jael Smith

Elementary and Middle School Spanish

Jael has always been fascinated with the way that language works, and she enjoys sharing that enthusiasm with all ages and levels. From kindergarten through eighth grade, she was homeschooled while her family lived in China. In high school she took Spanish and fell in love with it. She will graduate from the University of Wyoming in December 2021 with a major in Spanish and a minor in Chinese. In spring 2022, she will continue on to grad school while serving as a graduate assistant for UW. During her college years, Jael has taught English as a second language, Spanish, and Chinese. She loves baking, Tae Kwon Do, and bilingual puns.