By Bianca Hanania and Abby Williamson – Staff Reporters

After teaching at Law for just two years, Spanish teacher Mr. Toussaint has already had an impact on students’ lives in and out of the classroom.

Toussaint, who lives in Norwalk, commutes to Milford everyday to pursue the profession that he considers himself to be “destined” to take part in.

“I was born to teach, that is my vocation,” Toussaint said. “I absolutely love it.”

Although Toussaint teaches Spanish at Law, he fluently speaks seven languages, with French being his native language.

Even though he is fairly new to the Law community, Toussaint has had no trouble fitting in with the other enthusiastic teachers in the foreign language department.

“Mr. Toussaint brings multicultural experiences which enriches our school,” Spanish teacher Mrs. Fortin said. “He fits in well with the group of staff members in the language department.”

Toussaint provides a relaxed, laid back classroom environment where students have the opportunity to engage with each other. He ensures that students see learning and participation less like hard work and more like interacting with others.

“He is one of the more eccentric teachers at Law and his teaching is unique to his personality,” junior Nisali Fernando said. “During class, he is able to pull you out of your comfort zone and make you feel like his number one priority.”

With his excitement and motivation, he encourages students to work to the best of their ability with every new topic.

“[Mr. Toussaint’s] class is very enjoyable and there’s never a dull moment,” junior Jade Mihalick said.

Not only does Toussaint go above and beyond to help students succeed in the classroom, he does just the same outside of it as well.

“Mr. Toussaint is a very humorous teacher,” said junior Savannah Snow. “He is constantly making jokes in class to the students to create a fun environment and he made me love spanish.”

He has experience in teaching homebound students who are not able to attend school, which is where he got the idea to offer services to students who need it on his own time.

Toussaint never fails at helping a student, whether it is school related or not. He has developed such strong bonds with so many students who consider him a person they could vent to if needed.

Because of this, Toussaint has created an environment where students feel comfortable reaching out to an adult, if needed.

“His class is very laid back and fun,” sophomore Nick Dostal said. “We do tons of stuff in class and he’s great at teaching it and Spanish is definitely one of my favorite classes.”

Education is a very important part of life, according to Toussaint, which is why he offers tutoring services to any language learning student in need, free of charge.

“Even though he is not my Spanish teacher, he reaches out to me during Advisory to make sure I understand the concepts we are learning in class,” freshmen Lisa Hanania said. “He shows commitment to education of others, even when they’re not his students.”

Toussaint enjoys tutoring his students, even the ones he doesn’t have in class.

“I have been tutoring for about 10 years and I am constantly announcing to students to reach out to me after school if any help is needed,” Toussaint said. “It can be anyone, even if they are not my student.”