Our Mission and Philosophy
The mission of Early Steps Bilingual Academy is to create the best possible bi-cultural learning environment where children, and their families, feel welcomed and engaged.
Early Steps Bilingual Academy is a Spanish Immersion Preschool. Our school provides an innovative approach to education for children ages 18 months to 4 years old. The students are completely immersed in the Spanish language through an excellent curriculum. Our program uses music, art and cultural expression to enhance the learning of the Spanish language. Through Spanish immersion, our students gain an increased awareness of the world and appreciation of other people and cultures. Our priority is to present a special place where your children can learn while feeling safe, loved and nurtured.
Who We Are
Early Steps Bilingual Academy is owned and operated by Marcia Trifilio and Mireya Hicks, certified bilingual teachers, who have a combined 35 years of experience in education and early childhood development.
Marcia Trifilio is originally from Bolivia and has lived in Tyler, TX for 22 years. She has taught bilingual Pre-k and Kindergarten at TISD and has an Early Childhood Degree from Gabriel Rene Moreno University in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She has a passion for teaching young children, loves to read and has a special place in her heart for her cats!
Mireya Hicks is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador and has lived in Tyler, TX for 17 years. She has taught bilingual classes at TISD for over 15 years including 4th and 5th grades. In 2011, she was instrumental in developing a book to prepare TISD students for the writing portion of the STARS test. Mireya has a degree in Education from Universidad Laica in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Her passion is to be a part of creating a new generation of children who are exposed to different cultures and are fluent in more than one language.