Esperanza R. De Noriega

Esperanza R. De Noriega is the founder and General Director of New Edulight, which specializes in bringing high-quality English reading and writing and social and emotional learning programs to Mexico and the rest of Latin America.

Esperanza began her career as a kindergarten and elementary school teacher in 1973, later becoming involved in teacher training, giving seminars on adaptation of first language books to ESL programs.

At the middle school levels, she has worked with literature, writing, and world history programs and has prepared students for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

From 1973 to 1990 she was Director of the English Department and Curriculum Coordinator at Centro Escolar Patria A.C. in the State of Mexico. 

Since 1988, Esperanza has been a guest speaker at regional and national conferences such as Mextesol and ADEMI, giving workshops on the teaching of literature and writing in the second language context.

She is committed to spreading the mission and vision of Collaborative Classroom regarding thoughtful language learning and developing students as compassionate global citizens.