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About Us
Bienvenue!
I have always had a desire for families in the Altadena area to have a place to go for French homework help and and to offer support between families. Whether it's for school, learning the language, the new products or caring for people, we love being here and creating this environment for all of us. We are also interested in helping your child with homework, even if it's their English homework. They may hear a little French going on but they are welcome to join, no matter their propensity or interest towards French or not.
Madame Zakia Ouslim
Our Homework Club French Teacher
Zakia is a lawyer from Algiers where she studied Law at the University of Algeria and got her Master Degree in Law. With Law degree in hand, she decided to come to America and found a niche as a French teacher in NYC and worked for many years. Eventually she moved to California, and found a new niche as an Arabic teacher in Rancho Cucamonga. Not ever wanting to slow down, she proceeded to study Dietician/Nutrition in Chaffey College and became a very good advisor as a nutritionist, in addition to becoming an expert chef in Mediterranean, French and Turkish foods. She will school the snacks!
Zakia enjoys teaching children, whether French or Arabic with passion and from her heart. She is so patient with kids and loves their energy. She has a keen sense of humor and her enthusiasm for learning is apparent when she engages with children. Zakia was the main helper at Petit Library and we are happy to have her help us at L’École d’Altadena.
Credentials: Law School University of Algiers, BS, MS
Madame Odile Gabriele
Bio coming soon.
Madame Babette Sparr
Bio coming soon.
Mademoiselle Jade Remy
Bio coming soon.
Claudine Marie Gueniot Voznick
Madame Directrice, Founder, Total Francophile
I have over 20 years of experience running other people's offices and managing many different workloads from High Finance (Goldman Sachs) to Academia (USC, Investment Office) to lately, Engineers and Rocket Science (JPL-NASA). I was one of the 530 people laid off in February 2024 and after the devastation wore off, I reinvented myself and decided Education was my new mid-career change. When most of my friends who were teachers were moving into retirement, I am just getting started. I passed the CBEST and if I am not on site at the center, I hope to be substituting at AAM. I love children. I love French. I love Children's Theatre. I was an actress before my EA jobs so I have a ton of enthusiasm. To boot, my 9-YR old son needed an after-school care so, after the Petit Library pulled down their shingle, I committed to hanging mine. I had nothing else going on and a ton of heart to make a difference in this latter half of my life. This may be my dream job. Although we are in the same space as Petit Library, we are a new entity with new platforms and ideas. We want to serve you and your needs. I truly want to create a "Little France" or a "Petite Ville Française“ in Altadena. I live in Altadena with my husband and son and our beloved Chief of Staff, Bix!, the neighborhood Welsh Terrier.
Credentials: BA-English, Mt. St. Mary University; AA in French, PCC
We are glad you found us!
If you have interest in enrolling your student, please contact me at the email below.
Thank you for your support.
Contact Claudine for details.