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Heather Riviere
Heather Rivière teaches Specials (Electives) and facilitates after-school activities for students in grades K-8. Classes and activities have included Coding, Robotics, French, Entrepreneurship, Art, Gardening, Cooking, First Lego League Robotics Competition Team, Intramural Battle Bots, 3D Printing, and Chess. She also coordinates ADM summer camp activities with her colleagues.
Heather grew up in northern Minnesota where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in French from Hamline University. She then moved t ... read moreo Paris, France, and obtained Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees in English from l’Université de Paris VIII, focusing on English<>French Translation. After living, studying, and working in Paris for 16 years she moved to CdA in 2008 and obtained teaching certification from Lewis-Clark State College with an endorsement in French.
“Jack (Jill?) of all Trades” describes her career path perfectly! House Painter, Gardener, Nanny, Hat Designer, Business English Teacher, International Language Camp Lead Counselor, Translator, HR assistant, Executive Bilingual Assistant, French Teacher, Translation/Localization Lead Project Manager, HR Senior Recruiter, Head Hunter, Business Owner/Manager of a French Crepe Food Truck Business, and now Specials Teacher!
She has been teaching at A Developing Mind Academy since 2018 and LOVES having the opportunity to work with students again. She strives to inspire them to try new things and not be afraid of failure, to have grit and persevere, to collaborate respectfully with others, and to take pride in hard work. The dragonfly sculpture in front of the school – that she welded during the covid shutdown and invited students to help turn into a “living garden sculpture” – is a perfect demonstration of this.
Just before covid hit, Heather accompanied students, parents/guardians, and staff members to France for an amazing week-long trip as their EF Tours Group Leader. She looks forward to organizing more educational trips abroad with ADM students in the future!
Heather’s free time is spent with family and pets, doing DIY and art projects, gardening, and traveling whenever possible. Her artwork is available at The Art Spirit Gallery in downtown Coeur d'Alene.
She is @heaartattackk on Instagram.
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