Ms. Lala, is the 8th grade lead and Middle School SPELL teacher, as well as, Photography teacher. She is originally from Boston, MA where she earned her Masters degree at Simmons University. Larissa spent 12 years teaching in the New York City before taking her teaching abroad. This is her 26th year as an educator. Larissa has taught at every level of school including teaching teachers and has held most positions, except maybe bus driver. Her background is in linguistics and language acquisition and she also holds a BA in PR/Marketing and Graphic Design. Larissa speaks 5 languages and has taught on 4 continents. Most recently she was at the American School in Cairo, Egypt. Larissa loves traveling and photography and is always eager to try something new. She and her husband Rob live in Tay Ho with their 2 cats Meow-oi and Hey-bye.