Klute creates welcoming classroom as ESL teacher

Hampton native has traveled the world, but glad to be back home in NE

Before taking the position of ESL teacher at Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Kate Klute made several trips to Spain, where she spent three months working as a au pair nanny, teaching English to the children in her care. She took this selfie while visiting Andulcia, Spain.
Before taking the position of ESL teacher at Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Kate Klute made several trips to Spain, where she spent three months working as a au pair nanny, teaching English to the children in her care. She took this selfie while visiting Andulcia, Spain.

As an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Aurora native Kate Klute says she wants her students from other countries to not only learn the language but adapt to American culture.  “I try to do my best to teach them American culture,” Klute said. “At the same time, I don’t want them to lose their own. I’m not trying to hammer our culture into them, …