Anna Maria Jaker, curriculum director of the youth language school, instructor of beginner/intermediate A: 3-6 years, bilingual/advanced A: 3-6 years, beginner/intermediate D: 14-18 years, coordinator of the ora delle fiabe and mother of two grown bilingual children, holds a medical degree from the Universita' degli Studi di Bologna and has completed coursework towards a second degree in elementary education with a pre-primary specialty at the College of Saint Catherine in St. Paul.

Shirin Ishu Bayati, instructor of the beginner/intermediate B: 6-9 years, bilingual/advanced B: 6-9 years and bilingual/advanced D: 14-18 years, is a recently transplanted Venetian native with extensive experience teaching both children and adults.

Mirella Heimpel, instructor of the beginner/intermediate C: 9-13 years and bilingual/advanced C: 9-13 years and mother of three children, holds a degree in Psychology from the University "La Sapienza" in Rome, and is a certified Montessori instructor in the United States. She has taught children in a variety of settings and is eager to share her passion for art, cooking and culture with her students.