Awards & Recognitions

Language teachers, architects of connection, weave global tapestries in their classrooms. They spark linguistic flames, igniting minds with new rhythms, sounds, and perspectives. In their triumphs – a grasped concept, a spoken sentence, a forged friendship – lie their accolades, testaments to the transformative power of their bridge-building craft.

Rosalina V. Idos current CTFLC President was awarded the "Outstanding Teacher Award for 2007" by the California Language Teachers Association (CLTA).
Dr. Cristeta M. Dumaran, CTFLC Founding President was awarded the "Outstanding Service Award for 2008" by the Foreign Language Council of San Diego (FLCSD).
CLTA President Norman Leonard was awarded the FLCSD’s Dedicated Service Award in 2008.
Dr. Estela C. Matriano, Alliant Professor & WCCI Executive Director, was recipient of the following awards in 2011:
- Alliant, “First I-MERIT Award”
- 8th Annual Asian Heritage Award, “Excellence in Education Award”
- Alliant, “Inaugural Provost Pillar Award in Multicultural and International Competencies”
- 8th Filipina Leadership Summit, “100 Most Influential Filipino Women in the United States of America”
Mary Rose L. Peralta, Principal of Granger Junior High School
- 2012 Administrator of the Year given by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA);
Myrna Ablana, Teacher in Filipino at Challenger Middle School,
- 2012 Teacher of the Year Award;
Jacquilin U. Magat, Teacher in Filipino at Bell Middle School
- 2012 Teacher of the Year Award;
Norman Leonard and Rosalina Idos were awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the San Diego Area International Languages Network (SAILN) on April 26, 2012
Jacquilin Magat-Lapid, Teacher in Filipino at Bell Middle School
- 2013 "Salute to Women Leaders in California's 79th District Assembly" Awardee in Arts & Education