FACULTY & STAFF

  I was born in Laval, France. I have been teaching since 1990 and have experience teaching every elementary grade level Kindergarten through 5th grade. My leadership experience includes serving as Director of After School programs and Summer Camps at a Denver private school. I have lead academic project teams to build curriculums for French schools in the US, and create a report card system for bilingual education, among other projects. In 1997, I completed a pedagogical and teacher trainer certificate program. When I moved to Denver in 2001 with my family to join a bilingual school, I quickly became a passionate advocate for immersion education. 

My “career” as a teacher started in my grandmother’s classroom at the age of 5. I was responsible for sorting out puzzle boxes. This early keen interest in puzzles, interplay of sounds and meanings, and reading dry British humor brought me to study Linguistics, and later on to a news station. After years of working as a news host, I  thought that it would be more interesting to discuss material, rather than narrate it. Thus, I  went back to the field of education.  I  have a Bachelor of Science in Linguistics, later earned my  Master’s degree in Education, and  I keep on learning. My academic interests include cognitive development, achievement gaps, language acquisition, bi-lingual  education  and social  influences on development. I  most recently lived and worked in Detroit as a reading specialist and literature teacher. I  believe in imparting knowledge about our present world, art , literature and science to our students in creative and engaging forms. My family is still rather new to Colorado, and we enjoy every mountain of it. Aside from cross country skiing, I am practicing my ice skating skills, ballet pas, filling in my passport pages with stamps from countries less traveled and learning foreign languages. Sometimes I dream of being a Rockstar, but in reality, I like spending my time gardening and cross stitching. I am always eager to answer any questions, except for Sundays at 7pm, as Christopher, myself and our shiba inu puppy Marzipan are watching The Simpsons.

Bonjour ! My name is Jenna BACHMAN. After 7 years teaching French immersion at a private school I am thrilled to be a part the wonderful and talented educators at L’École de Denver since 2020!

The best two years of my life were spent in between Dijon and Paris. Even though I am living here I can’t stay away from France! I take my family there every summer. 

I have experience in tutoring French one on one as well as small groups. I enjoy working with children from 12 months old to 10 years old at the Alliance Française in addition to L’École. 

When I’m not at school I am at home with my fiancé and my son. In my time outside the classroom I love to swim, read, watch movies, and spend time with my family. But my most favorite thing is travelling and seeing the world with the ones I love!

I can’t wait to share my passion of the French language and culture with our students. I am ready to provide your children with a solid foundation for a lifetime of learning!

À très vite !

Jenna