Staff

Laurel Anderson
Japanese Teacher

Having earned a Fine Arts degree in Japanese during her time at Central Washington University and graduating in 2025, Laurel demonstrates a long, personal connection to the language and culture starting from youth and blossoming in 2016. Around this time, she began taking her first Japanese courses at Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, Washington and maintained that trajectory all throughout her life since, even going as far as to study abroad and develop an intimate relationship with the culture which she brings to every class she teaches. An avid fan of anime, music, video games, and all sorts of art in between, she takes a creative approach to her lessons which permit a stronger understanding of linguistic concepts whilst maintaining intrigue from students and keeping herself grounded in the youth culture of today.