Faculty

Aadhithya Varshini

Art Trainer

Aadhithya Varshini is a passionate and dedicated individual, who holds a Master Degree in Fine Arts. She wishes to explore and contribute more towards learning in a joyful way. She is adaptable and strives to bring out the best in children with her calm demeanor. Art being her forte, She always looks for opportunities, applies her creative skills to the fullest, and gives her output distinctively.

Aarthi Bhargav

Primary Educator

Aarthi Bhargav is a biomedical instrumentation engineer by qualification. She handles Purna Vidya at Harishree. She is excited about it and believes it has a deep and meaningful impact on the lives of children. She considers it important that children know about their culture. She feels every child is inspired to live a life based on dharma, compassion and contentment through these classes. Aarthi endeavours to make her sessions interactive, absorbing and fun for the children.

Aishwarya Varunkumar

Montessori Educator

Aishwarya has completed her B.tech IT and has had a stint in the corporate sector. However, she is genuinely drawn towards the montessori principles and policy, which made her take up the montessori teacher training course. She is enthusiastic about working with younger children, as she can relate to the needs of pre-primary children with ease. She strongly believes that mastery can be achieved through freedom in the learning environment.

Anupama Parthasarathy

Yoga Trainer

Anupama Parthasarathy is a passionate yoga teacher who firmly believes in starting young. She is a professional yoga traoner and is currently undergoing advanced training at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, one of the most reputed yoga schools. She believes in the aspects of form and function in yoga and strives to create a balance between the two while teaching.

Anuradha Babu

Secondary School Educator

Anuradha Babu has been with Harishree for over 8 years and finds her calling in engaging young minds productively. She is passionate about the English language and endeavors to instill effective communication skills with good application and flawless grammar. She promotes ‘learning with context’ and consciously incorporates thought provoking debates, discussions and activities to make learning experiential and fun. She believes hardwork, passion and consistency are keys in achieving one’s goals.

Aparna

Middle School Educator

Aparna is a passionate English language educator, and her mission is to create responsible global citizens by inculcating the spirit of lifelong learning in her students. She promotes inquiry-based learning in her classroom, and encourages wide reading and writing with application. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Stella Maris and has been with Harishree for over 5 years. She loves to watch movies and listen to contemporary music.

Aruna Sivaramakrishnan

Senior secondary Educator

Interaction and productive engagement with students have been the driving forces for Aruna to take up teaching for a career. She teaches Accountancy to senior school students. She encourages strong conceptual understanding and adopts the ‘Why & How’ technique in the classroom. Her academic qualifications include a Masters in Commerce, Intermediate in Chartered Accountancy and Cost Accountancy and Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Learning. She has over 12 years of teaching experience and firmly believes that a healthy and empowered class environment is key to effective learning.

B. Smitha Krishna

Montessori Educator

Smitha Krishna is a trained Montessori Educator and has a B.Ed(Special Education) to her credit, She has undergone an intensive Teacher’s Training course by Madras Dyslexia Association(MDA) to further consolidate her knowledge and skill. A compassionate teacher, she believes learning is a continuous process. She has been with Harishree for over 10 years and looks forward to more and more productive work with the young minds.

Bala Srinivasan

Primary Educator

Bala Srinivasan has been with Harishree for over 17 years, as a Math teacher. Passionate about her subject and keen on working with children, she constantly endeavours to make learning creative, innovative, thorough and enjoyable. She believes children are her greatest source of energy and inspiration. Along with Math, she also strives to impress upon them, right values and attitude towards learning.

Bharathi Nathan

Secondary School Educator

Bharathi is a passionate teacher and enjoys working with children. She holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Science and has over 14 years of teaching experience to her credit. She endeavours to make even complex things simple and entertaining for children, for ease of learning and better retention. She makes an effort to include various active learning strategies towards this. She believes in promoting independent thinking and encourages her students to express their thoughts with confidence.

Bhuvaneswari E. M.

Secondary School Educator

Bhuvaneswari is a passionate art teacher. She is a Master’s in Painting from the Govt College of Fine Arts, Chennai and has been a teacher for over 6 years. She loves to explore different mediums along with other crafts such as crochet, embroidery, sewing, knitting, calligraphy and textile designing. She believes everyone should experience art in their lives and every day is a brand new opportunity to grow. She strives to inculcate interest in art and crafts in children.

Bindu K

Middle School Educator

Bindu is an experienced and passionate teacher and enjoys teaching math. She holds a Master’s Degree in Math and a bachelors in Education. She uses innovative teaching strategies to motivate her students to do mathematics. She uses every opportunity to relate their learning to real life situations. She strives to remove panic and anxiety about mathematics by employing strategies like storytelling, hands-on activities and puzzles.

Chinnu Merin Mathew

Senior secondary Educator

Chinnu Merin is a Political Science enthusiast who facilitates Political Science, History and Civics. She encourages her students to learn and understand about our society, country and government. She has completed her masters’ degree and also Master of Philosophjy in Political Science. She is committed to make learning interesting and fun, through interactive and engaging teaching strategies. She strives to motivate every student to grow up as a proactive citizen of the nation.

Deepthi Srinath

Primary Educator

Deepthi Srinath holds a Bachelor’s in Education and a Master’s degree in Communications. Coming from the corporate world, Deepthi’s passion lay in engaging young minds. She believes that learning gets more interesting when students get to apply their learning to real life. She emphasizes on the ‘How’ and ‘Why’ of things, to open up the child’s mind and make learning interactive.

Dr B N Rekha Rao

Middle School Educator

Dr B N Rekha Rao is an enthusiastic Hindi facilitator. She has done her MA, M.Phil. and Ph.D in Hindi and has over 24 years of experience in teaching Hindi. She looks for effective and practical ways to facilitate the learning of Hindi language to students. She strongly believes that any language acts as a bridge between individuals to express their thoughts and is an important medium of communication. With a ‘let’s do it’ and ‘never too late’ attitude she wishes to take the best practices to her classes. Every child is unique and every thought and view of her students will be valued in her class.

Erika Chatterjee

Secondary School Educator

Erika is immensely passionate about teaching. She looks for effective and practical teachuing and learning strategies to teach Chemistry to middle and high school students. She has completed her Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry. She believes Science is more interesting and appealing when students learn its applications in real life. Her classes include the ‘How’ and ‘Why’, that kindle the young minds and inculcate the curiosity of learning in them.

G. Padmini

Montessori Educator

Padmini has a Bachelor ‘s degree in Computer Application. Her Master’s in Psychology helped her to evolve as a person. She is creative and very keen in teaching art and craft activities.She endeavours to understand the needs and perspectves of every individual child and come up with teaching/learning strategies.

G.Rekha

Montessori Educator

Rekha is a Montessori teacher and handles Tamil as her primary responsibility for children in the Harishree Junior Campus. A trained montessori from IMTC, Chennai, her teaching style lays emphasis on engaging children mind, body and soul in the learning proess. She takes special effort in making her sessions interesting, interactive and fun. She holds a bachelors degree in Math and has several academic awards to her credit.

Gayathri Vijay

Primary Educator

Gayathri teaches Computer Science at the primary level. She is keen on motivating her students to enhance their digital skills, function effectively in today’s digital world and also develop their computational thinking. She is an engineering graduate. She believes that the project based learning activities help children develop their creativity, critical thinking, team spirit and communication.

Gayatri Gargeya

Middle School Educator

Gayatri Gargeya is passionate Math teacher who wants to make learning Math interesting and fun for her students. With a major in Math at college and a Master’s degree in Computer Applications, she is keen to demystify Math for children. She is also a certified Vedic Math teacher. Gayathri incorporates fun elements like stories, puzzles, riddles, games and other hands-on activities in her sessions to get the children to stay focused in class and enhance their understanding.

Geeta Chaturvedi

Secondary School Educator

Geeta is a postgraduate with more than 15 years of teaching experience across boards. She takes great pride in teaching Hindi and encourages students to communicate in Hindi during II Language classes. She believes that one can speak a language only when they like it and understand it. In addition to teaching, she also believes in inspiring children to achieve their dreams. She strives to update her knowledge in every possible way.

Geetha Kannan

Yoga Trainer

Geetha Kannan is a passionate yoga teacher who is keen to inculcate in children the importance of yoga practice. She believes in starting kids early with yoga for it to become a way of life. She believes yoga and yoga training ’empowers’ children and boosts their health and self-confidence.

Geetha Manoharan

Montessori Educator

Geetha is a trained Montessori Educator who holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelors in Education. She resonates with the Montessori tenet that children are born with their own cosmic task and we are only facilitators of this process. She endeavours to stimulate the curiosity of children by using Montessori material and other creative methods in a prepared environment. She believes that this will lead to joyful learning.

Hariharan P

Middle School Educator

Hariharan P holds a Master’s degree in Yoga and a postgraduate diploma in Yoga Therapy. He has undergone Therapist & Teachers’ Training in Yoga and brings rich learning to his class sessions. He believes yoga and yoga training ’empowers’ people and boosts their health and self-confidence. His focus is on Asana, Pranayama, Meditation and Chanting in general and on “Vinyasa” for the younger students.

Indira P C

Middle School Educator

Indira is passionate about teaching using her own unique strategies that she has achieved through her experience. She has completed her Masters degree in Botany and also has a Bachelors in Education. She makes a positive difference, in the classroom, for her students through consistent classroom management, strong relationship and effective communication. She always welcomes the questions ‘why’ and ‘how’ that kindle the young minds and inculcate the enthusiasm for learning.

Jagadheeswaran J

Physical Education Trainer

Jagadheeswaran has completed his Masters in Physical Education and is also a Certified International Level 2 License coach in Athletics. He is a passionate cricket player and a dedicated trainer. He is an enthusiastic educator and firmly believes that good health and physical fitness drive one’s self-esteem and confidence.

Jenitha Prabhakaran

Middle School Educator

Jenitha Prabhakaran has a deep love for the French language and has completed B2 level in French at L’Alliance Française de Madras, besides a Master’s in Communication. She believes that a new language opens a door to new perspectives and culture; she aims to achieve the same for the students through French. Her classes are interactive where the students are encouraged to think, write and speak in French.

Jennifer Rani J

Middle School Educator

Jennifer is a passionate teacher with a Master’s degree in Physics. She wishes to make learning Physics interesting and fun. She believes in simplifying abstract science and in relating it to real life concepts to make it easy and experiential for her students while kindling their curiosity.

Jezreel Nathania

Secondary School Educator

Jezreel is an enthusiastic, committed educator with a passion to teach English. She holds a Master’s in English and encourages creative expression among her students. She strives to make the text relevant to the context with varied approaches and interactive methods. She endeavours to create a love for the English language among her students and motivates them to express themselves effectively and confidently.

K K Nichin Chandra

Middle School Educator

K K Nichin Chandra is a skilled teacher who has keen interest in unfolding innovative topics for engaging children. He holds a Master’s in history and B.Ed. in Social Science. He believes in delivering holistic learning to address the emotional, social, ethical, and academic needs of children to make an impact among the young minds . He is always motivated to engage students positively and open to listening to their perspectives. He also holds special interest in sports and games beyond academics.

K. Rajeev

Secondary School Educator

K Rajeev is an enthusiastic and multi-talented teacher, who aims to achieve the best in each of his students. He is a Master’s in Botany, and holds advanced diplomas in French, Spanish and German. He is familiar with Chinese and Japanese languages and is a certified CIDTT trainer. He has a rich and varied teaching experience, has served in schools, colleges and has conducted corporate training programs. He has served as Principal, Vice-Principal and head-faculty. He brings a unique and invaluable mix of knowledge and experience to the table.

K. Sasikala

Primary Educator

Sasikala is a passionate teacher with over 17 years of experience. She is a bachelors in Psychology and is pursuing her Master’s degree inTamil. She believes language is the bedrock for all development and encourages her students to communicte effectively. She uses innovative teaching strategies and motivates her students to read widely. She is an ardent story teller and dramatizes Tamil stories for her students effectively and creatively.

K.V. Shailaja

Senior secondary Educator

Shailaja is a Master’s in Psychology, with specialization in Clinical Psychology. She is presently a research scholar, pursuing a PhD programme in Psychology at the Chennai University. She is a trained de-addiction Counselor and has been a freelance counselor for more than 20 years. A passionate teacher, she believes teaching is not giving children theory and information for them to summate, but what is taught needs to be assimilated, accommodated and rendered ready for application. She endeavours to not merely cover the syllabus but ensures each child is able to internalize within an experiential field.

Kalvikarasi B

Primary Educator

Kalvikarasi is a passionate and energetic teacher. She has a Master’s degree in Mathematics. Being a math educator her goal is to make her students ‘think and work mathematically’. She also makes sure that the children enjoy her math classes by participating in hands-on math activities. She encourages initiatives from students in the classroom.

Kavitha N.

Montessori Educator

As a Montessori teacher, Kavitha believes her role is to guide the children to become responsible and independent individuals. She encourages creativity, imagination and exploration in her classroom. She endeavours to create curiosity in them and provide space for language, art and craft activities, underlining the importance of expression. She looks forward to spending her time with the children every day.

Lakshmi S.

Montessori Educator

Lakshmi.S is a post graduate in Economics and comes from a corporate background. Her passion towards children and teaching motivated her to pursue a Diploma in Montessori Education. She’s been with Harishree for the past 4 years. She endeavours to help every child prepare for success in life and become a responsible citizen. She believes every child is uniquely talented and with the right opportunities, will perform at his or her highest potential. She is an ardent believer in the Montessori way of life and is interested in the overall development that includes physical, emotional, intellectual and social.

Latha.K

Primary Educator

Latha is a passionate teacher and facilitator. She strongly believes that the future of the world is in her classroom and a teacher is the person who makes a difference in a child’s life every single day. She has a background in Science and works to create an open and supportive learning space for her students. She feels children in primary school are naturally curious and vocal. They should be encouraged to be themselves, which will make their learning more effective.

Lavanya R T

Secondary School Educator

Lavanya is an enthusiastic facilitator who adheres to the adage that “Students are truly ready and able to learn when they feel safe and supported.” She is an experienced teacher and holds degrees in management, psychology, and counselling.

Logeswari J.

Secondary School Educator

Logeswari is a dynamic and enthusiastic teacher with a strong desire to incorporate a multidimensional, multicultural teaching metho. With her educational background in Geo-Informatics, she enjoys teaching Geography as cosmic science, linking it with various ideas, concepts, cultures and societies. She believes knowledge of Geography is key to understand the world and its peoples, and make it a better place to live. Her lively, enthusiastic classes include ‘What if’ questions to help young geographers get curious and expand their thinking.

M Vijay

Physical Education Trainer

Vijay is an Engineering graduate. His passion for sports and teaching drove him towards pursuing B.Ped. and that also marked his career as a physical education teacher. He has 4 years of teaching experience in various institutions. He is an AITA – Level 3 Tennis Coach and also a Certified Fitness professional. He has worked for the strength and conditioning of many athletes, from various fields of sports, participating in National and International tournaments. He believes that sports is not only an extracurricular activity but a part of the day to day lifestyle that can make children active and disciplined.

M.Sudha Umayal

Primary Educator

Sudha Umayal is a passionate teacher and enjoys teaching Tamil. Her deep love for the language and children helped her give direction to her career. She encourages her students to express themselves in Tamil and uses fun activities/games to emphasize grammar concepts. She endeavours to instill enthusiasm in her students to learn and use Tamil for creativity and communication. She holds a bachelors degree in Pharmacy and Tamil.

Madhusri M G

Art Trainer

Madhusri is a passionate art teacher dedicated to nurturing creativity and inspiring young minds. With her love for various art forms, she brings enthusiasm and knowledge into the classroom. Her journey as a student began at Hari Shree, where she spent 14 memorable years and developed a deep connection with the school and later went on to pursue her bachelor’s in Visual Arts. Her genuine passion, both for art and teaching, drives her to create a vibrant learning environment. She believes in the transformative power of art and encourages students to explore diverse mediums, such as painting, sculpture, and creative expressions, to develop their own artistic voices. Beyond academic achievements, she prioritizes an atmosphere of mutual respect and fostering confidence. She believes that by working together, students and the teacher learn, unlearn, and relearn, thereby creating a space for personal and collective development.

Mala Aggarwal

Primary Educator

Mala is an enthusiastic and dedicated educator who wants all students to be successful learners. She has completed her Masters in Counselling Psychology and also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Learning Disability for Dyslexia. She likes to promote a happy and positive mindset in her students through joyful learning. She also believes in individual and progressive learning and strives hard to promote interest amongst her students for the same.

Mangalam Ramesh

Middle School Educator

Mangalam Ramesh is a passionate Tamil teacher and has been with Harishree for over 8 years. Her deep love for the language and children helped her give direction to her career. She likes writing Tamil poetry, stories and songs and encourages her students to express themselves in Tamil. She endeavours to instill enthusiasm in her students to learn and use Tamil for creativity and communication.

Manoshakthi N

Senior secondary Educator

Manoshakthi is an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher. She believes in creating leaders who will lead and make a difference in tomorrow’s world. She is a M.A. and M.Phil in History and holds a masters degree in Human Resource Management. She endeavours to create a stimulating learning environment. She strives to be supportive and approachable to her students and encourages them to express themselves confidently. She incorporates debates, group discussions, role play and paper presentations as teaching methods towards interactive and experiential learning.

Maria Shalini Vasanthakumar

Montessori Educator

Maria Shalini is a passionate teacher. She is an art & crafts teacher as well as a partner teacher, playing a supportive role. She believes mutual trust, respect and caring foster healthy interpersonal relationships. She encourages children to explore new ideas in Art & Crafts. She is currently pursuing a bachelors’ degree in Education, with specialization in Special Education.

Mariam Ali

Primary Educator

Mariam Ali found her calling in learning and facilitating learning. With a double Master’s in Botany and Psychology, she is pursuing her teachers’ training. She encourages her students to think and reason out what they learn. She strives to incorporate activities and methods that would prod them to think and inquire, learn and evaluate, thereby paving a complete path for the learning journey.

Meenakshi Krishnakumar

Middle School Educator

Meenakshi is passionate about teaching and loves engaging with children. She is keen to explore creative and innovative methods of teaching and learning. She brings in participation, energy, enthusiasm and positivity into her classroom. She encourages her students to express themselves without fear and creates a space for making mistakes and learning from them.

Mitali Suvadarsin

Primary Educator

Mitali is a passionate teacher and enjoys teaching Social Studies and English. She likes conducting quizzes for students across grade levels. She holds a Masters degree in English and Bachelors degree in Education. She believes in promoting independent thinking and encourages her students to express their thoughts with confidence. Interacting with young minds and engaging with students motivates her.

Mrs. Priyanka B U

Montessori Educator

Priyanka is an accommodating and versatile teacher who believes that every child is unique. Her speciality is in working with interdisciplinary team members and making suggestions appropriate to students’ learning goals.

Ms. Bindhuja Srinivasan

Middle School Educator

Bindhuja is an organized and enthusiastic Science educator, who has worked with students of different age groups. She values every student and has implemented several classroom projects that involve individual and collaborative learning approaches. She believes in establishing classroom environments that are pupil, knowledge and evaluation oriented. Her teaching career has spaned over 13 years. She derives motivation by spending time with children, engaging them and listening to their perspectives.

Ms. Deepali Davey

Middle School Educator

Ms. Deepali is a passionate educator with over 12 years of experience. She has completed her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Bachelors in Education. She is pursuing her Master’s in English Literature from Madras University. She believes that learning gets more interesting when students get to apply their learning to real life. She is constantly looking at innovative approaches to better her skills in her teaching practices.

Ms. Umamaheshwari

Middle School Educator

Umamaheswari is a Master’s in English from Madras University and a B. Ed from IGNOU. She holds a Diploma in Journalism too. She has been with Harishree since its inception from 2004. Being an enthusiastic and active person, she tries innovative methods like incorporating acronyms, music into teaching, thereby ensuring that the learning process is not stressful, but fun-filled. She strongly believes that inculcating values and good practices in children would help them be a better person.

Murali Krishnamoorthy

Physical Education Trainer

Murali Krishnamoorthy is an experienced Physical Education trainer. He holds an M.Phil. in Physical Education. He is a passionate educator who offers the required motivation for students to participate in physical activities and inculcates habits that make students independent. He is an enthusiastic educator who understands the needs of students to gain physical strength, ability and confidence for their overall well-being.

Naresh Gopuvarapu

Senior secondary Educator

Naresh is a passionate Physics teacher and constantly tries to adopt interactive and practical teaching strategies. His educational qualifications are across Math, Physics, Computer Science and automobile engineering. Developing new experiments and visual ways of engaging students with class materials are a part of his portfolio and he enjoys them. He believes that a solid foundation in Math makes it easier to learn Physics and helps the student develop independence and confidence.

Narmada Kesavan

Learning Lab

Narmada Kesavan is a special educator and is passionate about teaching. She loves to be a catalyst in their well-rounded development. She believes in holistic learning to address the emotional, social, ethical, and academic needs of students.She is a keen promoter of integrated and inclusive learning to make them capable of facing challenges. Certified as Socio Medical Faculty by The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, she has done her masters in Psychology and a postgraduate diploma in Learning Disability. She has over 12 years of experience and always endeavours to create lesson plans that capture the diverse learning styles, interests, imagination, and abilities of all students.

Nateshkumari R.

Montessori Educator

Nateshkumari.R is an engineering graduate in Electronics & Communication Engineering. A trained Montessori teacher, she found her calling in working with young children. Radha endeavours to create a nurturing environment for the children. She takes special effort in making learning fun, interesting and encourages the child to take ownership of his work. She believes in building independence, responsibility and self-confidence in the child.

P. PRIYA

Physical Education Trainer

Priya is a passionate and an enthusiastic physical fitness trainer.She holds a Bachelor’s degree in physical education along with a MBA degree in Sports Management and has been a teacher for almost 5 years.She believes that children should be encouraged to explore various sports and enjoy the spirit of the game as a team.

Parameswari

Art Trainer

Parameswari has a Master’s degree in Family Resource Management and a bachelors in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Service Management. Information Technology and Management. She was enamoured by the Montessori philosophy and pursued a diploma in Montessori from IMTC, Chennai. She believes that when exposed to the Montessori method of learning from very early, children develop a great sense of order, coordination, concentration, and independence. Her love for art and craft led her to explore the role of a art trainer. She enjoys her new role and strives to encourage creativity and imagination in the children.

Pavithra Kumar

Montessori Educator

Pavithra is an ardent Montessori teacher and loves working with young children. She believes children should learn in a supportive and creative environment. She endeavours to enable learning opportunities that would help them grow creative, independent and confident.

Pavithra V

Primary Educator

Pavithra has completed her Masters in Business Administration and also has a Diploma in International Teaching. She is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator. She sees it as her responsibility to help children grow up to be accountable, self-reliant adults.

Pooja Sharma

Primary Educator

“Pooja is passionate about teaching and looks for interactive and practical teaching strategies for teaching Hindi in class. She has completed her Bachelor’s in Commerce & Education. She believes that Hindi is more interesting to learn when students talk and make it come alive in their environment. Her classes include games and activities, that kindle young minds and inculcate enthusiasm for learning.”

Pooja Tiwari

Librarian

Pooja Tiwari comes with over 9 years of experience in Library Sciences. She has served academic institutuions and corporates, and has rich hands-on experience in library setup and management. She holds a Master’s degree in Library & Information Sciences (MLIS), after a diploma in the same . Her love for books and reading led her to visit her local library often and she found her calling in pursuing Library Sciences for her career.

Poornima Ramgopal

Montessori Educator

Poornima is a professionally trained Montessori educator. Hailing from a family of teachers, she is deeply involved in working with young children. She believes in laying a strong foundation during the early childhood years. She believes learning is a two way process and seeks every possible opportunity to draw inspiration and insights from the chikldren.

Preethi Srinivasan

Secondary School Educator

Preethi is a passionate educator who believes that learning will definitely enhance the world we live in. She enjoys working with children and exploring the ocean that is English, with them. She was a former International Tennis Player and encourages children to learn life skills through sport that will make them holistic beings.

R Lakshmi

Primary Educator

Lakshmi is an inspiring, hardworking and dedicated teacher, who holds a Master’s degree in education. Apart from classroom teaching, she also believes in inculcating moral values in children. She has a passion for writing compositions, poems and giving speeches.

R. Pramila Priyadarsini

Montessori Educator

Priya has a Master’s degree in Information Technology and Management. She was enamoured by the Montessori philosophy and pursued a diploma in Montessori from IMTC, Chennai. She believes that when exposed to the Montessori method of learning from very early, children develop a great sense of order, coordination, concentration, and independence. Priya loves her days at school and strives not to waste even a minute when she is with the children.

R. Rajkumar

Physical Education Trainer

Rajkumar is a creative and organized Physical Education Teacher, with extensive experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. He is student-centric and champions student achievements while promoting a safe and positive learning environment. He has worked as a trainer and motivational coach with several fitness clubs and sports facilities.

Radha Sankaran

Montessori Educator

Radha Sankaran is a Montessori facilitator and finds her true joy in working with children. She believes children should be allowed to learn at their own pace in order for them to fully realize their potential. She is keen to introduce creative and innovative methods in her teaching and takes special interest in those who need help early. An engineering graduate, she is also an ISEB Certified Testing Professional and Oracle Certified Professional, she has conducted training programs for corporate executives.

Rajkumar K

Art Trainer

Rajkumar K has completed his Master’s in Fine Arts at one of the reputed colleges in Chennai. With nine years of experience as an art teacher, he brings creativity, hardwork and encouragement to the table. He believes every child is creative in his/her own way and it is the duty and challenge of the art teacher to ‘sow the seeds of imagination’ to feed this creative hunger.

Rasika Ramakrishna

Secondary School Educator

Rasika Ramakrishna is a young, enthusiastic and proficient mathematics educator looking to break the stereotype that math is complicated and boring. She has a Masters in Mathematics from IIT and a diverse experience ranging from the domains of education and technology to classroom teaching. She believes that mathematics is a way of thinking and wishes to inculcate the same in her students by promoting active learning through various hands-on activities and games. She considers a strong conceptual foundation is paramount and adopts the inquiry-based approach in class, enabling the students to ask questions, discuss and reflect and thus form stronger connections with the concepts.

Revathi M.

Middle School Educator

Revathy Mohanan is a passionate Tamil teacher and holds a Master’s degree in Tamil Literature. Her deep love for the language and children helped her give direction to her career. She encourages her students to express themselves in Tamil and uses fun activities/games to emphasize grammar concepts. She endeavours to instill enthusiasm in her students to learn and use Tamil for creativity and communication. She has been a teacher for over 10 years and brings her rich and varied experience to her profession.

Rohini G.

Middle School Educator

Rohini has a great passion for teaching Tamil and make it easy and fun for her students. With a Master’s degree in Tamil along with qualifications in Commerce and Teacher’s Training, she also has an advanced diploma in Montessori Education to her credit. She has been in teaching for over 5 years and inspires her students with her proficiency, focus, patience and confidence. Her vision is to create an interest in the students in learning Tamil, for them to imbibe the wealth of knowledge in Tamil literature.

S Pon Kalyani

Primary Educator

Pon Kalyani has completed her Masters and a Bachelors in Education. She is also a certified Montessori Trainer. She started her career as a preschool teacher. She has 4 years of experience in preschool teaching. She believes that teaching adds more purpose to her life and helps her become a better person. She believes that teaching opens up new opportunities for both the teacher and the learner.

S. Lalitha

Montessori Educator

Lalitha loves working with young children and it gives her lot of energy and enthusiasm to help the young minds. She has a Montessori Diploma from the Indian Montessori Training Centre and a Certification in Montessori, from American Montessori Internationale. She believes in creating a learning environment filled with love, care and patience, for the holistic development of children. She has over 6 years of teaching experience and promotes teamwork amongst her students.

S. M. Krishnamoorthy

Senior Secondary Educator

S. M. Krishnamoorthy is a passionate Physics teacher, having 30 years of teaching experience. He holds a Master’s degree in Physics and teaches the senior level students. He prides himself in having been a constant learner and has strived extensively in revising lesson plans, content and instruction methods towards effective learning. He believes in promoting spontaneous scientific thinking. He likes to present even complex topics in a simple manner with real-life examples to ground understanding and kindle curiosity.

S. Mary Malathy

Senior secondary Educator& Exam Coordination

Mary Malathy is an enthusiastic and committed Math. She strives to promote a happy and productive classroom. She strives to demonstrate the importance of mathematics in everyday life. Her lesson plans include videos, games and other fun tools/methods to get her students to stay interested in learning.

S. Shehanaz

Primary Educator

Shehanaz is an engineering graduate in Information Technology and comes from the IT sector. She is a passionate and enthusiastic teacher. She promotes a positive and happy mindset in her students and believes in making learning fun. She believes children remember their learning better through interactions and experiences, and works towards creating a participative, experiential learning environment.

Sandhya Chandrasekaran

Senior Secondary educator

Sandhya is a passionate facilitator and thrives to connect with the learners of varied age groups. Her academic qualifications include B. COM, CS, LL.B. With corporate exposure, she brings the real life connect to her classrooms in the areas of Business, Finance and Law. She believes in celebrating the uniqueness of each child and enhancing their learning curve by tapping their true potential. Having successfully completed her certificate course in ‘Empowering teachers to reach out to a multi-ability group in the classroom’ by Mirra Educational Trust and ‘Differentiated Instruction made Practical’ from Harvard Graduate School of Education, she truly believes in the spirit of Inclusion and Equity.

Sangeetha B

Primary Educator

Sangeetha is an MCA graduate and has worked as a corporate trainer. She is a passionate teacher and has 9 years of experience in teaching. She loves to create an engaging classroom environment which not only makes the children understand concepts but also enables them to enjoy learning. She believes that every child has a unique learning curve and a variety of activities will keep everyone engaged and interested.

Santhanalakshmi A. S.

Primary Educator

Santhanalakshmi is an enthusiastic teacher with over 5 years of teaching experience. With her educational qualification in engineering and business administration, she completed her teachers’ training program and is pursuing her career as a teacher. She believes teachers are learners too, and constantly makes an attempt to draw inspiration and insights from her students. She endeavours to make learning fun for her students and derives great satisfaction from their happiness.

Saranya R

Primary Educator

Saranya took to teaching to make a difference in the lives of children. She engages actively with her students and promotes a healthy, joyful, responsible working environment. An engineering graduate, she found her calling in teaching. She makes an attempt to connect with every individual child and provide what he/she needs to pave the way for effective learning.

Saravana Preetha K

Montessori Educator

Preetha holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Primary Montessori Education. After a long stint in the corporate world, she found her calling in engaging young minds. She has been with Harishree for over 7 years as a Montessori teacher. She is also pursuing her PhD in Montessor

Savitha Sathish

Primary Educator

Savitha is an energetic and exuberant teacher who enjoys working with children. A graduate in English Literature, she has over 16 years of teaching experience in Primary. She is currently completing her Bachelor’s in education. She endeavours to make her class sessions lively, interactive and positive for the children.

Shanti Sekar

Primary Educator

Shanti is a primary educator who has been with Harishree for the past 11 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Indhira Gandhi Open University. Also trained in the Montessori method of pedagogy, she believes every child is unique and this uniqueness is his/her power. She is committed to building a nurturing and supportive space where children can grow and blossom in their own unique ways.

Sharmila M. Mani

Montessori Educator

Sharmila is a dedicated Montessori teacher and has been with Harishree for over 3 years. She loves to work with children and watch them develop at their own pace and potential. She believes every child is a genius and is born into this world with a purpose. It is the responsibility of the adult is to kindle their curiosity, for them to explore and make their own discoveries. She combines creative elements with the Montessori methodology and endeavours to make her class interesting and fun.

Sharon Ruvitha Williams

Middle School Educator

Sharon Ruvitha Williams is an enthusiastic and motivated Physics facilitator. She holds an M.Phil. degree in Physics and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She strives to develop scientific attitudes and critical thinking skills in children. She believes in learning through hands-on experience and that each student is capable of working as an independent explorer.

Shobana Muraali

Senior secondary Educator

Shobana Muraali is an enthusiastic teacher with over 17 years of experience in teaching Biology. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Toxicology and Bachelor’s in Education. She believes in developing a positive and enthusiastic attitude about the subject as this is an important quality of a teacher.She feels that a teacher must maintain a warm and friendly relationship with the students, know their learning style, develop team spirit, respect their views and ideas and create a collaborative work culture.

Shweta Suresh

Montessori Educator

Shweta Suresh did her graduation with a Journalism major and acquired a diploma in Montessori training. I am a Journalism graduate. She loves to interact with children and work with them. She is an enthusiastic learner herself, enjoys challenges and anything creative and artistic in nature.

Sindhuja Srinivasan

Primary Educator

Sindhuja is an experienced teacher who has a Master’s degree in Commerce & a management degree in Human Resource. She is pursuing her Bachelors in Education and is passionate about teaching Maths and Science. She is a warm and caring teacher who wants to create a classroom atmosphere that is stimulating, encouraging and adaptive to the varied needs of the learners.

Smitha Gangadharan

Montessori Educator

Smitha Gangadharan is a jubilant Montessori facilitator at the Harishree Junior Campus. She is a certified Montessorian with over 9 years of experience. She loves to interact with children and work with them. She is an enthusiastic learner herself, enjoys challenges and anything creative and artistic in nature.

Sneha Mishra

Senior Secondary Educator

Sneha is a passionate commerce educator and has fifteen years of experience in the teaching field. She has worked with different age groups of children and has also completed 60 hours of COE online training. She has experience in creating engaging education techniques that help bring the essence of the subject into her students’ daily lives. She likes to volunteer in different school activities. She holds a Master’s degree in Commerce, Diploma in International Business Management and Bachelor in Education.

Sridharan Gopalan

Middle School Educator

G Sridharan is a dedicated and approachable teacher who strives to bring the best out of every one of his students. He is a double shiromani (M.A) holder from Madras Sanskrit College and has also completed his M.PHIL in Sanskrit from University of Madras. Through his friendly and interactive lessons he endeavours to inspire his students to develop a deep love for the Sanskrit language.

Sriram Viswanathan

Music Trainer

Sriram is a versatile musical artist who has deep knowledge both in western and Indian classical music. He has completed grade 8 in classical guitar from Trinity College, London. He is a trained carnatic singer and also plays the venu flute and the bansuri. His music classes are exploratory. He encourages the students to think about the fundamentals of music as a bridge between the various forms of music that have evolved under different conditions throughout the world.

Subashini D

Middle School Educator

Subashini is a passionate Math teacher who believes Math is more interesting and alluring when students learn its application in real life. With a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, and a professional degree in Education, her drive is to deliver teaching that develops theoretical and applied mathematical skills. Her endeavors are focused towards understanding the needs of every child and explore various strategies to meet the needs of children.

Subashree L

Primary Educator

Subhashree is an early childhood educator. She believes in incorporating play & inquiry based methods that make teaching and learning interesting for her students. An engineer by qualification, she constantly challenges herself and her students with new things. She encourages curiosity and the spirit of inquiry in them.

Sudha Narayanan

Primary Educator

Sudha Narayanan is a passionate teacher who looks for interactive and practical teaching strategies for teaching all subjects, science in particular. Besides her core qualification in Chemistry and English, she is also a certified Miontessori and Cambridge educator. Her mission is to make Science interesting and fun for children. Her classes focus on the ‘How’ and ‘Why’, of things that kindle curiosity and inculcate the enthusiasm of learning.

Sugathan M

Middle School Educator

Sugathan is a dual Post-Graduate in MA in History & Heritage Management & an MA in Bharatanatyam. He also holds a certification in Teaching English as Foreign Language . He is a very enthusiastic and energetic professional dedicated to providing students with the abilities and potential to master the necessary skills to become responsible, well-educated community members. He is a driven individual who is always prepared to fulfill the educational needs and well-being of the students.

Swathy Srinivas

Primary Educator

Swathy Srinivas holds a Master’s degree in Commerce and is pursuing her Bachelors in Education. She is also a certified Montessori & Child Care educator. She is a highly motivated, enthusiastic and goal driven professional with many years of teaching experience. She seeks learning opportunities from everyday life. She believes in imparting knowledge to children by creating a classroom atmosphere in which children can and will learn effectively and efficiently.

Sweeta Victor

Senior Secondary Educator

Sweeta is a dedicated teacher with over 15 years of experience. As a facilitator, she encourages her students to apply what they learn to real life and daily tasks. She motivates them to open their minds, expand thinking and develop a global perspective. She creates ample opportunities in her classroom sessions for them to bring out their strengths and ideas, and face the world with zeal and courage.

Tabitha Maryann Abraham

Middle School Educator

Tabitha is an enthusiastic Math teacher and loves to work with children. She holds a Master’s in Math and has over 3 years experience in IB and IGCSE curriculum. She encourages children to speak the Math they do and takes every opportunity to relate their learning to real life examples. She is keen to eliminate fear and anxiety of Math in her students, and help them treat it as a tool for life.

Tharakeswari Anguswamy

Primary Educator

Tharakeswari is a compassionate teacher, who believes that learning is a continuous process. She practices collaborative teaching methods for effective understanding of concepts. She applies active learning strategies to engage young minds. As a primary educator, she creates a joyful learning environment in her class.

Upanisha K

Middle School Educator

Upanisha is a passionate teacher who aims at providing an interactive learning environment for the students. She has completed her Bachelor’s degree in Geo Informatics Engineering. She uses new technology and interactive software to make her classes interesting and interactive.

Velmurugan T

Physical Education Trainer

Velmurugan is an energetic and enthusiastic Physical Education Teacher. He holds an M.Phil degree in Physical Education. He is also a professional cricket player and trains children in this sport. An efficient organizer and administrator. He encourages children to give their best on the field without worrying about the outcome.

Vinitha Narayanan

Primary Educator

Vinitha Narayanan is a Master’s in Math with 12 years of teaching experience. With a postgraduate diploma in early childhood education also to her credit, she is passionate about teaching Math and Tamil. She believes that ‘powerful minds are in her classroom’ and her responsibility is to nurture them and keep them growing.

Yashi Shukla

Primary Educator

Yashi is a Master’s in Chemistry. Her love for languages prompted her to acquire a Master’s in Hindi Literature as well. She has been a teacher for more than 14 years and promotes a cheerful, positive learning environment. She encourages her students to speak their minds, with politeness and the right spirit. She believes in the immersion technique to learning a language well, and calls for all activities to be done in Hindi in her sessions.