MISSION STATEMENT

To offer quality teaching services for the students. To become a respected Portuguese language school known for efficient teaching-learning processes, so students, teachers and affiliates of the school all benefit from their association with Portuguese Learning Center.

OUR TEAM

Vivianne Gontijo – proudly “mineira” (those born in the golden state of Minas Gerais) – post-graduated in Linguistics - Methodology – Acquisition of Language - at the Federal University of Minas Gerais – BRAZIL, in 2002.

Vivianne has taught Portuguese in both Brazil and the United States for more than 8 years, in private sessions, small groups and formal classroom settings. In 2005, she founded the Portuguese Learning Center (PLC) to serve the language needs of the San Diego community.

Vivianne also teaches an intensive immersion course at San Diego State University.

Sérgio Machado was born in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. He has BA in Portuguese and Brazilian Literature; MA in Educational Technology and Background in Brazilian Music and Art.

Sergio taught Portuguese and Brazilian Literature in Brazil for several years and at San Diego State University from 2000 to 2005.

Flávia Ribeiro is from Curitiba. She graduated in Law at the University of Vale do Itajai. She had her own language school in Brazil, where she taught English and Portuguese as a second language for 9 years.