MELISSA BERTRAN is a Spanish teacher from Venezuela. She was born and raised in Caracas and spent her summers in Spain. She studied literature and specialized in Latin American literature. Melissa started teaching Spanish and literature at middle and high school levels in Venezuela 20 years ago. She moved to New York City in 2008 and to Portland in 2012. She lives with her husband and two kids and she loves to run, bake and read. Melissa has been with Northwest Academy since 2016.
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Find Your Passion
Northwest Academy is committed to inspiring students to discover their intellectual and artistic voices in a creative and supportive atmosphere fueled by curiosity and constructive challenge.
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Middle school students are capable of far more rigorous work than they often experience
Middle school students are acquiring critical skills that will determine the caliber of work they do in high school and college.
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You Are More Than Just a Test Score or a Grade Point Average.
Our admissions process is designed to help us get to know each student through a classroom visit, the student’s written work, and entrance exams written and evaluated by our teachers.
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Creativity Matters Here
We value creative, independent thought in both our academic and arts classes.
