Vidya Lakshmi

Email:admve3@r.postjobfree.com

Mob: 917-***-****

Career Objective:

Seeking an opportunity to work in a challenging and innovative environment, leveraging my skills, experiences, interests and creativity with many learning opportunities. Work Experiences:

● Teacher Educator with Azim Premji Foundation,Puducherry September 2018 to December 2020.The job entails capacity building of Government school teachers, visiting schools,having discussions and scaffolding teachers on perspectives,content and pedagogy and addressing challenges in classroom in the teaching-learning process.Organise and facilitate workshops, develop resources and mapping them to the NCERT Learning Outcomes and also develop assessment tools. Also part of the Communications & Engagement team that is involved in bringing out “ Thisaimaani” a teachers magazine.

● Program coordinator, Wordsworth Lingua Lab at WOW Academy, Achariya Group Pondicherry (September 2017-2018). This program was designed to help children build their vocabulary and creative writing skills.

● Involved in designing and executing a program ” That’s Write“ in Dubai (2013- 2017).This programme is targeted for children of different age groups. The objective of the programme is to develop English Creative writing skills, Vocabulary building through games and puzzles, Quizzing & Debating.

● Worked Part-time as a Business Studies Teacher for high school students in Al Ittihad school in Dubai from 2008-2009.

● Part-Time Invigilator in Heriott Watt University and also British Council, Dubai. *Has been a Proofreader in the Medical Transcription field in 1998

● Worked in the Travel Industry as a Corporate Travel Executive, dealing with corporate and individual travel accounts in Thomas Cook, Chennai from 1997-98

● Chennai Branch In -charge of Orbit International Trade fair Tour operators, responsible for handling Sales and Marketing team, Bank Transactions & Head Office reporting 1994-1997. Was appointed as the Tour Leader for The International Textile Machinery Trade Fair (ITMA) in Milan Italy in October 1995.

Skills and Strengths-

● Proficiency in verbal and written communication & interpersonal skills.

● Passionate in working with children.

● Self-motivated individual having strong ability to work independently as well as being a team player.

● Pleasant and friendly.

Educational Qualifications:

● Masters in Travel & Tourism Administration, Pondicherry University -1994

● Masters in Commerce, Pondicherry University-1992

● Bachelors in Commerce, Pondicherry University-1990 Other Interests:

● A Volunteer for the Balsatsangh Program, which involves imparting values and ethics through stories to young children every Friday.

● Avid follower of the latest happenings in the education field through Social Media like Twitter, Quora, Pinterest etc.

● Active participant in the Parent Support Group and Council in my children’s school. Personal Details:

Date of Birth: 20th, October 1970.

Languages known: English, Hindi, Tamil and French

Married with 2 college going children

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