Olivier Harménil
This year, Olivier Harménil joins the Poly World Languages Department as a French teacher with more than ten years of experience teaching and an enthusiasm for inspirational and communicative teaching styles.
Harménil is originally from France, growing up in Grenoble and Martinique. He pursued further education both in France and as an exchange student for one year in Manchester, England. He then attended Michigan State University, where he majored in education.
Although he moved from Maryland to Pasadena just a month and a half ago, Harménil has quickly become involved in the Poly community as not only a teacher but also the head coach of both the girls varsity and junior varsity tennis teams.
In the classroom, Harménil values hard-working, respectful and dedicated students, especially those who might not be naturally talented but strive to be their best. Harménil was immediately impressed by Poly students’ dedication to excellence in and out of the classroom and is genuinely excited to be a part of Poly’s culture, where ambition is not only celebrated but actively encouraged.