Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jennifer has been teaching for over ten years and she joined LIFE School in 2020. All of her teaching has been international in private schools, public schools and non-profit schools. She has taught kindergarten through grade six, with the bulk of her experience in kindergarten and first grade. Jennifer holds a degree in primary/junior education from the University of Queen’s in Kingston, Canada. She has lived in five countries other than Canada, with the bulk of her teaching career in Haiti. When not in the classroom, Jennifer loves reading, cooking and traveling.

Jeff Wilkins comes from a small town in southern New Jersey and brings with him over a decade of teaching experience that he has gained from a variety of educational settings. While he holds a Master's degree in Special Education and is licensed to teach Kindergarten to 3rd grade, Jeff's experience extends to instructing students of all ages and levels. For the past ten years, he has had the privilege of teaching in Seoul, South Korea. When he's not teaching, Jeff enjoys a wide range of activities such as exercising, scuba diving, and playing board games. He can't wait to arrive in Guatemala and experience all that the country has to offer!

​Originally from Boston, Ma, USA, Molly has been teaching for over ten years and she joined LIFE School in 2020.  She has worked in public and private schools both internationally and in the states. Molly has taught Pre-k through 5th , with the bulk of experience in first and second grade. She  is Montessori and ABA trained. Molly holds a degree in Humanities from Campion College in Sydney, Australia. She has lived and taught in many countries, most recently having taught in Myanmar. Molly is passionate about education and enjoys reading, writing, and traveling.

Milena is an experienced Class Teacher with a demonstrated history of working in education management. She gained practice working in a primary school in Serbia, but also working on projects that are of national and international importance. Focused on the transformation of educational approaches, she has expertise as a STEAM dedicated teacher, as well as a Teacher trainer in areas of communication, conflict resolution, self-awareness and self-regulation methods in the classroom. Driven by the passion to support young ones to fulfill their potential and find joy in learning, she oriented her methodology towards project based learning, peer support learning and flipped classroom. She joined the staff at LIFE School in 2022.

​Lauren is very excited to start teaching at Life School! She is from Ontario, Canada and has spent the last 4 years in Ottawa. She has previously lived abroad several times in Europe, and is looking forward to exploring a new part of the world. Several of her teaching positions in Ottawa have involved her teaching English as a Second Language to children who have recently moved to Canada. She is excited to apply that knowledge in a different way in Panajachel, and learn from the students along the way. In her free time, Lauren likes to do craft projects, hike, and read.

​Michael is originally from Belfast, Ireland. His first degree was in French and Spanish before he decided to move into education. He has been recently working with children with Special Educational Needs and has found it really inspiring. He loves teaching as it is never boring, and each day is different. He really enjoys seeing the growth in his pupils as learners and as human beings. Outside of work, he loves cooking and eating new foods, learning new languages, reading and all kinds of sports (particularly basketball). He can’t wait to become a part of the team at LIFE School and the wider community in Panajachel.