Angelica was born in Paris of an Italian father and American mother and discovered at a very young age the importance of communicating in multiple languages. She is now fluent in English, Italian, French and Spanish and holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Kent (U.K.). She was international director of Kindermusik International for over 10 years, developing the program in EMEA, in addition to advocating foreign language acquisition and creativity in early childhood education. She has spoken at many conferences in Europe and in Asia on the role of play, music and movement in young learners. In 2014 she co-founded Hoopla Education, a sustainable education company with a multidisciplinary STEAM approach running in 16 countries around the world. In 2016 she co-founded an enrichment center with a Maker’s Space concept in Sardinia, Italy and was mainly responsible for developing and sourcing the program activities. Angelica loves to apply her cultural explorations in the kitchen, to her husband’s joy. Mother of Emily and Kai, Angelica's passion for education surfaced when she became mother in 2002 and continues to grow today.

Lizette Greco is a bilingual educator from Chile who has lived and worked in the United States since 1992. She and her family have recently moved to San Francisco from San Diego and are very excited about their new home town. Lizette has eighteen years of experience teaching in public and private schools, museums, nonprofits, and has a Master of Arts in Teaching from Occidental College. She has been a bilingual elementary substitute teacher for the San Diego Unified School District in Southern California, and the Alt Schools here in San Francisco. She has also taught middle and high school Spanish, Art, and Wellness for Fusion Academy, designing personalized lessons for students, some of which had learning differences such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and anxiety. She is happy to join La Scuola to teach Spanish and help as a substitute teacher whenever support is needed. Her new goal is to learn Italian since some of her own ancestry and her husband's come from Italy as well!

Lizette is also an artist who makes collaborative work with her family, specializing in fiber sculpture, textile art, conceptual art, social practice art, and costume design. She is a prototype maker, recycled materials tinkerer, and life-long learner. Lizette was a homeschooling parent (inspired by reading John Dewey, John Holt, about Reggio Emilia, etc.), an experience that taught her a more organic learning approach enriches her teaching practice, giving children time, support and love to grow, play and explore. It’s important for Lizette to help children connect to their surroundings and the people around them, providing the tools to do so, so they can find their own answers.