Gloria Novak is a Spanish teacher of toddlers/preschool elementary students and their parents at the Southlake, Grapevine and Keller Community Centers in Fort Worth, Texas.

Gloria is a native of Colombia, South America where she was a practicing attorney. Gloria also has a Master’s degree in business law. Twelve years ago she married a US Citizen and became one herself in 2000.

During her time in Washington D.C. she taught Diplomats and Executives conversational Spanish.

Gloria began teaching children starting with her son, who she raised to be fully bi-lingual.

When Gloria’s husband was transferred to Texas, Gloria decided to teach toddlers and their parents Spanish. She had a strong desire to develop a teaching method that would be fun and successful at getting children to absorb a second language. She concluded that the best method emulates the way that parents teach their children their first language, and she incorporated these language lessons into small instructional segments. Gloria now has students from two years old to High School.

In 2005, Gloria and her family created the la manzana roja company and produced Mom, Dad & ME© Aprendemos Español a DVD with songs, and games that captures Gloria’s unique and fun learning method. The DVD was published in 2006.