Irakasleak ezagutu

Meet the Teachers

Esther Ciganda

Madalen Bieter

Irakaslea // Teacher

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Mikaela DePoyster-Goikoetxea Rock Springs, Wyomingen jaio zen, eta harro dago Euskaldun Berria izateko. Mikaelak zerotik ikasi zuen Euskara NABO Euskara klase batzuk hartuz, eta Maizpide Barnetegian ikasiz. 2 urte Euskal Herrian pasatu ondoren, C1 ziurtagiria lortu zuen, eta Wyomingera itzuli zen. NABO Euskara irakaslea izan da 2024ko udazekenetik, eta NABO Euskara Koordinatzaile postua hartu zuen 2025ean. NABO Euskaratik kanpo, Mikaelak musika irakasten du lehen hezkuntzako eskola batean, eta NABO Musika Zuzendaria da 2020tik.

Mikaela DePoyster-Goikoetxea is a Wyoming native from Rock Springs, and a proud “Euskaldun Berria” (“new Basque speaker”). Inspired by her love of Basque language and culture instilled in her by her aita who immigrated to the US from Nafarroa, Mikaela learned Euskara from zero through a few NABO Euskara Zoom courses and 2 years of intensive study at Maizpide Barnetegia in Lazkao, Gipuzkoa, earning a C1 level certificate in Euskara. Mikaela has been a teacher for NABO Euskara since Fall of 2024, and began her journey as Co-Coordinator for NABO Euskara in early 2025. By day, she works as a K-5 Elementary Music Teacher in Green River, Wyoming, and also has served as NABO’s Music Programs Director since 2020.

Irakaslea // Teacher & NABO Euskara Co-Coordinator

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Mikaela DePoyster-Goikoetxea

Irakaslea // Teacher & NABO Euskara Co-Coordinator

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Irakaslea // Teacher

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Eukene Franco-Landa

Irakaslea // Teacher

Eukene Franco Landa Euskal Herrian jaio eta hazi da, eta bertan egin ditu Euskal Ikasketetako Gradua eta Masterra, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatean. Geroago, doktoretza eskuratu du University of Miami-n, eta gaur egun han irakasten du gaztelania eta soziolinguistika. Ikerlari gazte gisa, euskarak hainbat komunitatetan nola funtzionatzen duen eta hiztunek, Euskal Herrian zein diasporan, hizkuntzarekin duten bizipen eta identitateak nola eraikitzen dituzten aztertzen du.

Eukene Franco-Landa was born and raised in the Basque Country and completed her B.A. and M.A. in Basque Studies at the University of the Basque Country. She later earned her Ph.D. at the University of Miami, where she now teaches Spanish and sociolinguistics. As a junior scholar, she studies how Basque is spoken and experienced across communities in both the homeland and the U.S. diaspora.

Zoe Bray

Irakaslea // Teacher

Zoe Bray is an artist based in Reno, Nevada. She moved to the USA from Europe for a job and ended up staying. Zoe is British on her father's side and French Basque on her mother's. But while her maternal grandmother had Basque as her mother-tongue, she chose not to speak it with her children and grandkids. Zoe grew up at a time when it was considered polite for Basque speakers to switch when non-Basque speakers were present. So Zoe vowed to teach herself Basque as soon as she could. When she was a university student at Edinburgh and later Florence, she combined her studies to spend time in the Basque Country taking Basque intense classes. She started with HABE at Maizpide, and continued with AEK in Urepel, and then evening lessons in Hendaye and Bayonne.

Zoe is far from having reached fluency, but she is delighted to share what she knows with beginners.