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Ms. Amenabar
Ms. Eury
Ms. Rapp
Ms. Sasaran
Ms. Wilde

Ms. Amenabar

Ms. Amenabar holds a B.A. in International Relations from The American University and an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from George Mason University. She has been teaching in Fairfax County since 1992, first as a classroom teacher and now teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). She also taught English to adults in Washington, D.C., as well as to children in Nice, France. In addition to teaching at Crestwood, she also works at George Mason University, training graduate students to become teachers. Her husband comes from Chile and they speak Spanish and English in their home. She has a son in third grade and a daughter in sixth grade. Ms. Amenabar loves to travel, read, sing, do yoga and spend time with her family. This is her sixth year teaching at Crestwood and she is looking forward to another great year!

Ms. Eury is starting her first year at Crestwood Elementary teaching ESOL. She taught ESOL in Fairfax County for eight years before moving to Germany where she taught Middle School Science for DoDDs. Ms. Eury grew up in Virginia and graduated from a Fairfax County high school. She earned a B.S. degree in Marketing and a master's degree in Middle Education and Teaching English as a Second Language. Outside of school, Ms. Eury enjoys playing the flute and putting together her scrapbook and photo albums.

Ms. Rapp is happy to be teaching ESOL at Crestwood Elementary for her fourth year. Originally from Springfield, Pennsylvania, she graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Elementary Education, a minor in Linguistics, and a concentration in English as a Second Language. She is currently pursuing a M.Ed. in Reading at the University of Virginia. Outside of school Ms. Rapp enjoys films and books, and is working towards her black belt in the martial art Tang Soo Do. 

Ms. Wilde is starting her first year at Crestwood Elementary. She has a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and is currently working on a M.Ed. in English as a Second Language. During college, she spent a year in Tokyo studying Japanese and teaching English. After years of moving around the country and living overseas, Springfield is now home! She has a daughter in college, a daughter in the 11th grade, and a son in the fifth grade. Ms. Wilde loves to read newspapers (especially The New York Times ) and books, go bike riding or running, and spend time with her family and friends. She is looking forward to working with Crestwood students, teachers and parents for a successful school year!