Valon Gashi – American School of Kosova

Valon Gashi

Valon Gashi has been with ASK for nine years as a Health and PE teacher. He has studied and finished his Master's Degree at the Faculty of Physical Education at the University of Prishtina. He was a representative of the Kosovo Football Team U18 in Denmark, and has also played for FC Prishtina for four years. Valon also holds a Rescue Diver License under PADI scuba diving school. In addition to that Valon also is the Vice president of the Prishtina Diving Club. Valon loves sports and is thrilled to teach his students everything about them. He believes that every child is capable and able to achieve any dream that they have for themselves. He is caring, inspiring, and engages in any atmosphere that helps kids grow emotionally, intellectually, and socially. As an educator he wants to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing a safe, risk-taking, and collaborative environment. Valon believes that elementary education is essential to creating successful life-long learners. His favorite quote is: “Just because you deserve it, doesn’t mean it has to come at you, you’ll have to fight for it.”