Barbara Sicot

Born and raised in Paris, France and Normandie, Barbara Sicot moved to the United States to become a student. She graduated from Paris-IV Sorbonne with a Doctorat in Etudes Anglophones. After teaching French at several colleges, she became a high school teacher, while working on several language methods ( ex: French in Action ). After specializing in beginning French, she has turned to grammar, immersion, and online teaching. For the past 4 years, she has been co-department chair, and a French teacher at Otter Valley Union High School, here in Vermont. She has been part of the School of French for a very long time, and Associate Director since 2019. She was recently certified in online best practices from the Northeast Online Institute, and has been part of a national discussion on online teaching and learning. During her spare time, she enjoys learning new languages, traveling, reading, hiking, spending time at the beach, and hanging out with her four children and new grandson.