Mrs. Karen Grotbo

Position: Spanish Teacher

Mrs. Grotbo was born and raised in Bloomington, IL. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned her B.A. in the Teaching of Spanish. During college, she studied abroad in Granada, Spain. She then taught at University High School in Normal for 3 years and earned her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Illinois State University. After spending several years outside of Illinois, Mrs. Grotbo and her husband, Andy, decided to return to Bloomington to raise their three children. Mrs. Grotbo owns The Language Spot, a language school in Bloomington, where she has taught all ages and levels of Spanish. When not teaching, she can be found watching her children play sports or out walking her Australian Labradoodle. She also loves reading and traveling.

Favorite Bible Verse:
Philippians 4:8
”Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

Contact Mrs. Grotbo: 
karengrotbo@trinluth.org