Mary Furth

Willy LeBihan

Mary Furth joined L’École Française du Maine as a piano instructor in 2024, bringing over a decade of teaching experience and a lifelong dedication to music education. Her musical journey …

Ben Noyes

Willy LeBihan

Benjamin Noyes grew up in Portland, ME, inheriting a rich musical/pedagogical heritage from his parents. He found local acclaim immediately and while attending Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, Irene Sharp invited …

Peter Dugas

Cecile

Peter Dugas joined the music faculty at L’Ecole Française du Maine in 2013. He has been playing and teaching classical and jazz piano professionally for over fifteen years. He has been …

Shaina Graff

Cecile

Shaina has been teaching violin through the Suzuki Method at L’Ecole Française du Maine since 2012. She began playing at age three as a Suzuki student herself, and music has …

Lindz Amer

Willy LeBihan

Lindz has been singing and making music their entire life! Lindz’ s mom took them to Music Together classes before becoming a teacher in New York City, and Lindz has followed …

Martine Goldberg

Willy LeBihan

Martine Goldberg joined L’École Française du Maine as a Pre-K Assistant Teacher after relocating to South Portland from Massachusetts, where she had lived for many years with her family. Originally …

Katherine Mueller

Willy LeBihan

Katherine Mueller was born and raised in Maine, where her early experiences traveling to France to visit her grandparents and extended family sparked a lifelong interest in language, culture, and …

Mycha Otshudi

Willy LeBihan

Originally from Belgium, Mycha brings a warm international perspective and a natural enthusiasm for working with young children. She attended Institut Sainte-Thérèse in Manage and École Communale de Delval in …

Apolline Adolphe

Willy LeBihan

Apolline Adolphe, born in Metz in the Lorraine region of Eastern France, brings creativity, warmth, and energy to her role at the French School of Maine. Raised in a family …