Brigitte Herz
Director and Co-Founder

Brigitte is One World’s co-founder and current Director. Graduating with honors from McGill in English and German literature, Brigitte has spent over 20 years in education teaching kindergarten, elementary, middle school to college-level classes. Her methods have instructed teachers of all backgrounds in the communicative, game-based learning approach for well over a decade.

Contact: brigitte.herz@oneworldlanguageschool.org

Esther Littlefield
Spanish Teacher

Esther grew up in a Spanish-speaking home, but was surrounded by an English-speaking culture in the U.S.. She has been bilingual since birth. She spent her formative years living between Puerto Rico and the US. She holds a graduate degree in Early Childhood Education from Lesley University. She has over 25 years of teaching experience for grades K-8 including working with bilingual students at the elementary level, teaching third grade for at-risk students in Rochester and Middle School Spanish at Portsmouth Christian Academy as well as tutoring students in High School Spanish 1 and AP Spanish. Esther teaches both in-school at Oyster River Middle School and after-school in-person and online classes.

Guillermo Boxo Cucurny
Spanish Teacher

Guillermo teaches both French and Spanish for us. Guillermo is completely bilingual as a native Spanish speaker who has spent the last 25 years living in Montreal teaching in French. Guillermo is also fluent in English. His teaching career spans 15 years teaching history, civics and geography. This is his third year teaching with One World teaching our students the language and culture of Montreal and Spain. Currently teaching in our after-school programs in Madbury, Portsmouth, and Dover via the Seymour Osman Center.

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Marie-Josée Gravelle
French Teacher

Madame Marie-Josée Gravelle is a native of Canada and bilingual in French and English. Her degree is in Child Psychology. Madame Gravelle brings a wealth of experience as well as a native French accent. This is her sixth year with One World. Previously she spent four years working in the Dover school district. She also worked with an educational tour company and is interested in continuing to bring students abroad to learn language and culture firsthand. Marie-Josée is vibrant and fun and we students enjoy her positive energy! Currently teaches our Zoom and in-person French classes in Madbury and Portsmouth

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Na Lin (Linna)
IT Support

Laoshi Na Lin loves sharing her Chinese heritage and culture with children of all ages and has been making a cultural presentation at area schools for as long as she can remember. Linna is a dedicated teacher who has spent countless hours assisting in her children’s classrooms and is currently a Cub Scout Den Leader. Linna provides IT support for the parents and kids.

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Natalia Corona
German and Spanish Teacher

Señora Natalia Corona is a native of Mexico and trilingual in Spanish, German, and English. She grew up speaking both German (mother tongue) and Spanish (country of her birth). She brings a great blend of cultures to One World with her dual background. Natalia has an extensive teaching background that spans a KG – adult teaching career. She currently is also employed at the Goethe Institute in Boston as a German teacher. We are excited to be working with her this year and believe the kids will enjoy her “joie de vivre” and believe that every child can be successful in learning a second language!

Brandy Hardiman
Social Media and Board Secretary

Brandy is a Marine Biologist and Marine Educator. For the past twenty years, Brandy has been educating the public about the local marine environment and climate change. Her work led her to Singapore where she focused on local and global conservation. Brandy has an undergraduate degree from the University of Maine and relative coursework from the University of Pittsburgh. Brandy is helping spread the One World message thru social media, and is the secretary for our board meetings

I-Hui Liu

Chinese Teacher

Ms. Liu, an experienced educator with over two decades of teaching experience. This is her third year teaching Mandarin Chinese at One World Language School. She is a dedicated, passionate teacher who enjoys sharing her Chinese heritage with the children in our Trailblazer and Explorer classes. She currently also teaches at Portsmouth Christian Academy.

Marie Gurley

Program Coordinator and Community Outreach

With her extensive background spanning over 20 years in customer service and sales, Marie brings a wealth of expertise and enthusiasm to One World! Marie is deeply committed to exploring new possibilities for One World to expand its reach in the Seacoast area. Her passion for fostering connections and her dedication to our mission make her an invaluable asset to our team.