As a member of the World Language Department at Medford High School (MHS), Monica Canetta has been teaching Italian at various levels for the past five years, including Italian II College Prep (CP) and Honors, Italian IV CP and Honors, as well as Advanced Placement (AP) Italian. Before moving to Massachusetts, Monica lived in New York City where she taught Science at a private high school on the Upper West Side for four years, followed by another four years teaching Science at a middle school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Once in Massachusetts, and upon discovering that many Boston-area schools offered Italian, Monica obtained her Massachusetts State teacher’s license in Italian. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science and a Master’s degree in Teaching Science, both from Fordham University. She also holds Massachusetts teacher's Professional Licenses in both Italian, obtained through Idioma's graduate-level courses, and Science. Monica is passionate about teaching and communicating her love for Italian culture and language. She resides in Stoneham, MA with her husband and five young children.