Ms. Jasmine has over twenty years of experience as an educator. She has a rich experience of teaching CISCE curriculum for more than 17 years. She joined us a decade ago as a passionate Teacher and has stepped up year after year to take up additional responsibilities as a Subject Lead, Coordinator- ICSE & ISC, Vice Principal and now as the Principal.
Her qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Physics, a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Computer Applications.
She is passionate about leading by example, inculcating a lifelong love for learning by creating a safe and happy environment true to the vision of the School.
Ms. Ganga has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, a postgraduate degree in English, a Bachelor’s in Education and a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration and Supervision. She has been a passionate educator for 15 years and a Vice Principal for three years. Ganga has served as coordinator for the International School Award for the British Council and enjoys designing cross-curricular learning experiences with a global perspective. She believes the best learning happens in a joyful atmosphere and strives to nurture 21st century skills in students. She has been associated with debating for a decade and has been an adjudicator of debates at the international level.
A masters in Commerce, Ms. Padmaja has been associated with Harishree for over 16 years. She started her career as a banker and found the hidden teacher in her while teaching Bharatanatyam in a dance school. She believes that nothing can be learnt in isolation and learning any subject needs to be integrated with real life. She encourages her students to reflect on their activities and aims to inculcate the joy of learning in them.
Ms. Seethalakshmi is an enthusiastic teacher with a rich experience of over 23 years. She has taught Economics, Computer Science across the ICSE, CBSE and IGCSE curriculums. She has been associated with Hari Shree for the past 6 years. She believes in teaching from her heart and connecting one-on-one with her students. She strives to relate her teaching to real life scenarios.
A postgraduate, Ms. Janani Iyer is a passionate history teacher and aspires to instill the same love for the subject in her students. She is a CICTL trained teaching practitioner and constantly seeks to create inquiry-based learning processes for children. She is also a strong advocate for independent learning and believes that when children develop the spirit for inquiry and the drive to explore they naturally enter into deeper learning and become lifelong learners. An avid reader and motivator, she creates the interest in teachers to work collaboratively to create authentic learning experiences for children.
Sathya is an enthusiastic and dedicated educator who wants all children to be successful learners. She thoroughly enjoys working with children and believes in creating stimulating classrooms that motivates the children to evolve holistically in all areas. She holds a Postgraduate Degree in Biochemistry with Bachelors in Education. Her classes include innovative practices in line with the twenty first century skills.
Vidhya has a Master’s degree in Education Management and has been a teacher for over 25 years. She loves working with primary school children and is passionate about teaching English and Social Studies. She is a team lead and contributes extensively in areas of alternate education, curriculum planning, lesson content creation, event organizing etc. She strongly believes teaching and learning should be a pleasure for the teacher and the student. Her teaching methods include creative, innovative and holistic aspects.
Ms. Abirami holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s in Industrial Relations. She is also a certified Montessori teacher. Introduced to Harishree as a parent, she was inspired to take up the Montessori teacher’s training, after observing her daughter work with the Montessori materials. She believes that understanding people is key to healthy interaction and mutual learning. She has been with Harishree for over 11 years and endeavours to create a learning environment of creativity and collaboration. She derives motivation from creating new learning materials based on the Montessori principles and strives to create a platform to share the same with her colleagues.
Ms. Hemamalini is an enthusiastic teacher who brings engaging lessons to the English classroom. A Cambridge certified teacher with a masters degree in English, B.Ed and 18 years’ experience in education, she is committed to a student centric approach in her teaching-learning practices. She strives to develop in students an appreciation for literature. She promotes clarity and excellence in communication, both written and verbal and makes it the focal point of her classroom.
With master’s degrees in chemistry and in education, Ms. Gowri has over 27 years of experience in CBSE and Cambridge schools in India. She believes in being organized, dependable and reflective, which she tries to role-model to her students. She endeavours to work collaboratively with peers at all grade levels and members of the subject team. She strives to provide quality learning experiences for her students as well as contribute to her fellow colleagues’ professional development.
A painter, illustrator, concept artist and an enthusiastic teacher, Mr. Dhiyaneshwaran holds a master’s degree Fine Arts with over six years of teaching experience and ten years of field experience with two State Awards. He enjoys creating art along with his students and takes pleasure in sharing his knowledge about the history and evolution of art with his students and peers. He encourages his his students to experience art and understand how it can impact their lives.
Ms. Rohini is passionate about teaching computer science and endeavours to get her students to learn with interest and involvement. She has a Master’s degree in software engineering. She believes in inquiry based learning as an approach to equip students with the 21st century skills.
Sanjanaa is a passionate teacher and enjoys teaching History and Economics. A gold medalist in her Master’s in International Studies, she constantly looks for innovative and interactive teaching strategies. She believes Economics is more interesting and informative when students learn its applications in real life scenario. Her classes include discussions, debates and activities on contemporary events relating to the subjects she handles.
Leelavathy is a passionate and hardworking teacher. She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Applications and a Bachelors in Physics. She believes in being supportive and approachable to her students. She motivates them to be independent thinkers and problem solvers. She is a proud recipient of an award for BEST VIRTUALIZATION in Teacherathon (2017). She places emphasis on Design Thinking in her classes and aims to empower her students to face the digital world with confidence and responsibility.
Mr. M.Dharani is a master’s in Tamil and is the head of the department. He has over 16 years of rich experience teaching Tamil. He believes in goal-oriented learning and encourages his students to do the same. He encourages his students to converse in Tamil and bring it to life in his classroom.
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