Karina Bustamante Pahuara

Ms. Bustamante is an accomplished language educator and educational consultant with over twenty years of experience in international education. Her professional expertise includes IB inquiry-based pedagogy, concept-based curriculum design, bilingual education, and world language instruction, with a strong focus on student agency and meaningful learning. She is deeply passionate about reimagining world language classrooms to promote international-mindedness, intercultural understanding, and global citizenship, while honouring local culture and identity and building meaningful connections across communities.

Ms. Bustamante has taught languages across diverse educational contexts in New York and Dubai. She currently works as a language teacher at Repton School Dubai, and, in addition to her school role, she serves as an educational consultant for Difusión (Spain) and Klett World Languages (USA), collaborating on curriculum development, teacher training, and innovative language-learning resources. She is also a frequent presenter at international conferences and professional learning events worldwide.

Ms. Bustamante holds a Master’s degree in Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Barcelona, Spain along with a Certificate in Language Program Management and a TESOL Certificate from Columbia University, New York.