Danialle Segebart grew up in a small town in Indiana that is known for its mineral water and being the hometown of a famous basketball coach, John R Wooden.
During her freshman year of high school, she received the opportunity to mentor elementary students and teach them core values. It was during this experience that she discovered a passion for teaching, which was later solidified during her student teaching experiences at Franklin College.
Her Spanish professors inspired her to go beyond the required two semesters of foreign language. With each class, she fell more in love with the language and culture. As a result, she later studied abroad in Costa Rica and has held onto a passion for Spanish ever since.
Danialle and her husband moved to Bellingham in the spring of 2017 when he was offered a job as the men’s assistant soccer coach at Western Washington University. Since then, she has been working as a teacher and Assistant Director at Sylvan Learning Center.
She is elated to have a classroom of her own and for the opportunity to introduce Spanish to the Franklin students. One of her main goals is to show students how much fun learning a foreign language can be, which can hopefully instill a foundational passion for Spanish that they can build on.
A few of her favorite sayings:
“Viajar es la única cosa que compras te hace más rico” –Unknown
“For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
