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About Cecile
Cecile H. Afable (she/elle) is a bilingual language teacher and coach. She is passionate about creating highly personalized language learning experiences that are practical, rigorous, and enjoyable. Cecile is fluent in French and a native speaker of English.
Originally from the United States, Cecile has nearly a decade of professional experience working in education and language acquisition in both France and Canada.
She began her career as a Teaching Fellow in a Lycée (secondary school) in the Ardèche region of France. While at the Lycée, Cecile also guest lectured for Philosophy classes and taught coursework for Brevet de technicien supérieur students (BTS, equivalent to community college students).
In Canada, Cecile previously served as an Education Advisor to the British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner; has worked for a well-known, nationally recognized tutoring franchise; and done instructional design, curriculum development, and group facilitation work in the non-profit sector.
Cecile has been featured as a co-presenter at the NEVR Conference on trauma-informed pedagogy, and her writing on wise practices in education has been published in Teacher Magazine.
Over the course of her career, Cecile has worked with students and clients of all ages, from toddlers to retirees, and all abilities, including neurodivergent learners. She prides herself on taking a warm and learner-centred approach, meeting people where they're at, and structuring lessons according to the unique needs and goals of each person.
Cecile studied French Language and Francophone Literature at Brandeis University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, and with Highest Honors. She has also completed coursework at the Université Grenoble Alpes (formerly Université Stendhal)/Centre Universitaire d'Études Françaises, and received a life coaching certification after training with Master Coach Ayisha Amatullah at the Universal Coach Institute.
Cecile also holds a DALF C2 (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française Niveau C2) — the highest achievable credential of French as a foreign language — awarded by the government of France (Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale).
She is a proud member of la Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver and Réseau-Femmes, and a previous participant of the group mentorship program for women entrepreneurs facilitated by la Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique.
Outside of work, Cecile enjoys reading across genres in both English and French, supporting local agriculture and community gardens, and spending time with loved ones.