Leadership
Ma. Caridad Borja-IMAGINE Coordinator
Caridad has worked in education for more than 10 years, 8 of which she has had the privilege of being part of Academia Cotopaxi in early childhood. She is a dedicated and passionate bilingual educational psychologist, she enjoys offering an innovative learning environment and complements it with extensive experience and studies in inclusive education . She believes that each child is a unique human being who needs the care, love and safe environment in which they can grow emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially. Her desire as an educator is to help students fulfill their full potential through an open exchange of ideas from the voice of the students and their families. Contact: mborja@cotopaxi.k12.ec
Dr. Charlie Schlegel-Elementary School Director
He joins Academia Cotopaxi after leading an education consulting business and strategic planning initiatives at various schools in Indiana. Charlie's career began with teaching children from 4th to 8th grade. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University, an MA from Stanford, and a BA in history from the University of Michigan. He and his wife are the proud parents of three daughters aged 15, 13 and 10 who keep their parents fully committed to the importance of education in great schools. Contact: cschlegel@cotopaxi.k12.ec
Ma. Caridad Borja-IMAGINE Coordinator
Caridad has worked in education for more than 10 years, 8 of which she has had the privilege of being part of Academia Cotopaxi in early childhood. She is a dedicated and passionate bilingual educational psychologist, she enjoys offering an innovative learning environment and complements it with extensive experience and studies in inclusive education . She believes that each child is a unique human being who needs the care, love and safe environment in which they can grow emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially. Her desire as an educator is to help students fulfill their full potential through an open exchange of ideas from the voice of the students and their families. Contact: mborja@cotopaxi.k12.ec
Carolina Jaramillo-Inclusive and Learning Coach
Carolina was born in Quito and for as long as she can remember, she has been working to learn more about children and their development. After school she started her minor degree in Bilingual Early Childhood Education with a major in daycare centers administration. During this process she learned that there were children who had different challenges so she decided to study a master degree in Autism and Psychoeducational Intervention. Later, Carolina understood that families need to be pioneers in raising their children, so she decided to study her second master's degree: Master of Psychology specializing in Family Psychology. Carolina has worked at IMAGINE for 10 years where she discovered that working in early childhood education is not only her passion, but her life purpose. Contact: cjaramillo@cotopaxi.k12.ec
Soledad Larrea-IMAGINE Counselor
Soledad joins IMAGINE with great enthusiasm, after more than 10 years of working in education and children and adolescent psychotherapy in Quito and London. Soledad is a clinical psychologist, specializing in children and adolescents. Since the beginning of her career, she has been an advocate for children's wellbeing and defends each child’s developmental process. She is passionate about understanding how the human mind works and contributing to the development of children. In addition, she firmly believes that learning is built by the child with the company of an adult. Contact: slarrea@cotopaxi.k12.ec