Claudia Sámano
Claudia has spent over 27 years working with children, youth, and families in the US, UK, and México. After the completion of her degree in Somatic Psychotherapy in México and London, Claudia continued her studies in the US, as an Early Childhood Educator, Children Fitness Specialist, Youth Mental Health, Yoga Therapy, Trauma-informed practices, Life Coaching, Mindful & Holistic approaches in education and health, Peer Counseling, Neuroeducation, and Strengthening families (for multicultural households). And in Canada, Integrative/inclusive Movement. Claudia is the Founder of the National registered BILMP® method, (for more information go to www.bilmpeducation.com) which is also approved by the WA St. DCYF. Her method has been applied in the academic field of Language & Culture acquisition for preschool programs, and children & teens curricula across the US and abroad. She is also the founder of the Cross-cultural World in Motion collaborative program. She also runs her private practices for Integrative Health/Educational resources.
Claudia has facilitated and trained more than 200 hundred instructors, leaders, educators, and passionate caregivers in the US & abroad, that pursue a deeper, and richer understanding of the teaching-learning process, and the creation of innovative curricula that creates safer, and more functional environments of education for learners and educators, in public and private sectors. She has also offered motivational, inspirational, and well-being-themed speeches and conferences in both English / Spanish.
She has taught, led, and instructed thousands of children, youth, and families (and Bilingual families), as she was the owner of a multicultural recreation center in WA St for 11 yrs, where she created all programs, summer programs, events, and connections with several profit and non-profit organizations in the community of Whidbey Island, WA. She was recognized and featured in the Latina Seattle Magazine in 2021 and SnoIsle Library Podcast: Check this out for the Snohomish and Island county library sectors in WA St, in regards to her research, founding, and community collaborations in education-mental health.
Under her academic/educational umbrella, Claudia is currently teaching Language & Cultural Awareness acquisition through her methodology BILMP to High School Students in WA St, and private programs for Children & Youth. She is the Academic Advisor, Consultant, and Trainer at WILASC center. She is also a Family Specialist working for Healthy Families America, in the Tucson Area. She is part of the team that promotes and expands educational tools at Sistema Escolar USA via Social media monthly capsules, and an Officer Advisor for the International Chamber of Language Teachers ICLT.
Claudia is committed to create and share important tools that can make the difference between long-lasting experiences of learning and teaching, for both, our young students and our educators that deserve better and greater outcomes from their invaluable jobs every day.