Wellesley Middle School French teacher Rebecca Blouwolff has been recognized as Foreign Language Teacher of the Year by the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

One of her students said that “what made her class so unique was that she not only taught us to love and care about French, but to love and care about people.”

The award highlights Blouwolff’s strengths as a world language professional who achieves continuous learning via National Board Certification and who broadens her skills through workshops and creative teaching styles.

Blouwolff will now represent the organization at a National Language Teacher of the Year competition.