La Scuola International School
Margherita Pasqui is an experienced educator currently serving as an Elementary PYP Teacher and Curriculum Developer at La Scuola International School since August 2022. In addition, Margherita has been teaching Italian as a second language to American students at ItaLinguaSF since August 2024. Prior roles include primary school teaching at MIUR in Siena and Modena, as well as a position at Università per Stranieri di Siena focusing on Italian for Erasmus students. Margherita holds a Master's degree in DITALS from Università per Stranieri di Siena and has completed various certifications in language education and child development.
La Scuola International School
Preschool and K-8 IB and Reggio Emilia inspired Italian Immersion International School, with campuses in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. At La Scuola we are inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach; and we use the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB-PYP) and Middle Years Program (IB-MYP) as the basis for the curriculum the students are taught. This world-class education model is grounded in creative and critical thinking and is relevant to the global challenges of the 21st century. We strive to teach the whole child: mind, body and soul. We have a lively, warm and very diverse community of parents, with 34 languages spoken at the school and different family structures. Our parent body is from all over the world and includes a mix of lovers of International Baccalaureate education, the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, multi-lingual speakers, Italian-Americans, and lovers of Italian language and culture. Children and parents do not need to know Italian to be at La Scuola. Spanish language taught as of Grade 4 and up.