Mrs. Arslanian receiving a throphy for Oustanding Community Event at the 2008 International Press Award for the Brazilian Carnival Show, the yearly event she organizes at Miami Beach Senior High

ABOUT THE SPONSOR:               

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 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 OF CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE BRAZILIAN CONSULATE IN MIAMI, AS WELL AS THE BRAZILIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN ORDER TO GET  DONATIONS OF $1500 FOR TEXTBOOKS IN 1996 AND MORE THAN $3000 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.  

IN RECOGNITION OF HER HARD WORK, IN 2006 MRS. ARSLANIAN WAS ELECTED BY HER COLLEAGUES AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

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

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