The Teacher

Louisa Shepard is the founder and teacher of Toddler Tiempo. She is the mother of three boys, ages 14 years, 11 years and 8 years, who attend Radnor Township Public Schools. She is the co-coordinator of the after-school World Language Program at her boys' elementary school.

She and her family moved to Wayne, Pennsylvania, from Washington, D.C. She taught the class for five years at the Chevy Chase Community Center in D.C.

Shepard, who learned to speak Spanish while living and working in Argentina, holds a B.A. from Indiana University and a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Louisa and her three sons.