Phone: (919) 639-6161 Ext.1514

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Degrees and Certifications:

B.S. Ed Spanish, B.A. German, Western Carolina University (1998) Yearlong Study Abroad, Universitaet Mannheim, Germany (1997-1998) Certifications German, Spanish (K-12) ESL (K-12) Certificate (2001) UNC-Chapel Hill NBCT, English as a New Language (2006, 2016) Middle Grades English Language Arts, (gr. 5-9) M.A. Bilingual-Multicultural Education, Northern Arizona University (2017)

Mrs. Crystal Brown

íHola! Bienvenidos a mi página. Me llamo Crystal Brown.

Hello, welcome to my website. My name is Crystal Brown.

I have taught English as a Second Language at various schools and levels for 23 years. Although I taught grades 3-5 in the beginning of my career, and middle school ESL for several years, I am currently enjoying teaching 9th through 12th grade English Language Learners. I call Fayetteville, (Fort Bragg) NC my home town, but currently I live in Angier (Johnston County) just north of Harnett Central High School. I have my Master's Degree in Bilingual-Multicultural Education and my National Board Certification in English as a New Language. My family includes my husband and I, our two children, ages 15 and 17, a Chiweenie named Luna, a MinPin named Canelo and a Schnoodle named Sophie, our three dogs.  I always seek to enrich my teaching and become a more knowledgeable advocate for my students.

I discovered my love of languages when I was young and studied both German and Spanish in college. During my undergraduate studies at Western Carolina University, I studied abroad in Mannheim, Germany to learn the language and find a deeper connection to my mother’s family, which is still living there. I love to travel and explore other cultures and have visited 14 different countries. My favorite memories of exploration include brief visits to Greece and Egypt where I was able to see in vivid reality the places I had read about in history books.