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Education
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Extracurricular Activities
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ANIRUDDHA KAR

ANIRUDDHA KAR

Educator, Leader
Kolkata,WB

Summary

Dynamic educational leader with a proven track record in International Education around the world, excelling in strategic thinking and creative curriculum design. Successfully developed comprehensive school plans that significantly enhanced student enrollment and engagement. Passionate about fostering initiative-driven pedagogy and empowering staff through targeted training and development. Tech-savvy innovator with hands-on experience in emerging technologies and passion for continuous improvement. Skilled in identifying opportunities for technological enhancements and implementing effective solutions. Adept at leveraging new tools and methods to solve problems and enhance productivity. Excels in adapting to fast-paced environments and driving technological advancements. Dynamic individual with hands-on experience in whole school Management and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

GM Academics, Mentor

Chettinad Education Services
01.2024 - Current
  • Developing Whole school Action Plan for all areas across schools
  • Policy and Norm regulation aligning to school pedagogy and functioning
  • Cost Benefit Analysis and marketing Approach setting to optimise resource utilisation and double Market reach
  • Create Marketing strategies to bring in more students and retain existing student base
  • Aligning, timelining and optimising strategies for market penetration

Head Of IB School

Sekolah Monte Sienna
Batam
09.2021 - 12.2023
  • Have taken the school to become a successful IB Authorised school.
  • Overhauled the Unit planner to make it a process based unit planner.
  • Organsied the school to become a Candidate School for IB DP.
  • Preparing the Action plan from Marketing, Administrative and Academic.
  • Integrating the IB, National and Pearson Edexcel curriculums for all round inclusive pedagogy.
  • Organsied internal PD sessions, external ones and with the IB for development of teachers' teaching learning process.
  • Whole School development funnels craeted through yearly data evaluation.
  • Organised marketing sessions through school based events and outside to help spread the school's work in Batam.

Educational Consultant

Designing Startup
05.2019 - 07.2021
  • Curriculum design, Training, Assessment Strategist.
  • This role required me to be a dynamic, inspirational and enthusiastic practitioner with high expectations.
  • Fully committed to best practices high quality teaching and raising standards of the school, restructuring the curriculum, pedagogy, inspire and motivate students, staff the whole school community to be passionate about all round development.
  • Helped three schools as Principal designate to develop Curriculum, overall teacher Training, take the school though IB Authorisation, ensure results in higher grades, overall school development.

Head of School

ANIRUDDHA KAR CHETTINAD SARVALOKAA EDUCATION
06.2018 - 05.2019
  • Provided overall leadership while fostering initiative-driven pedagogy.
  • Developed and implemented school policies and practices effectively.
  • Achieved CAIE authorization, expanding student enrollment significantly.
  • Ensured high levels of parent satisfaction through consistent engagement initiatives.

PYP Coordinator

MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Revamping of the entire PYP structure as the school was not following the IBPYP pedagogy.
  • Training the teacher to restructure the POI, developed Inquiry based teaching methodologies, Assessment driven pedagogy and the Exhibition which till date stands as the benchmark.

PYP COORDINATOR

ECOLE MONDIALE WORLD SCHOOL
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Ensured that the IBPYP philosophy of education is evident in the pedagogical, assessment and reporting structures.
  • Planned, executed, monitored recommendations of the IBO/CIS evaluation visit to set yearly plans and achieved completion of the same.
  • Worked with The Coordinators of the early years, IBMYP and IBDP for ATL skills mapping into whole school curriculum.

Grade Teacher

INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2012 - 06.2016
  • Enhanced quality of integrated, differentiated Teaching using, face to face class-room teaching, initiatives to meet ATL goals, Online intervention to support learning gaps.
  • Adopted a local school to help children engage authentically with the IBPYP attitudinal growth perspectives.
  • Created benchmarked standards for authentic integrated PBL, visible thinking experiential learning.

PYP COORDINATOR, GRADE 5 HOMEROOM TEACHER

SHARAD PAWAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2008 - 06.2012
  • Successfully take the school through the IB Authorization and IB evaluation process.
  • Explored conceptual, skill based teaching and how to bring greater autonomy into the classroom to affect enduring understandings through project driven pedagogy.

Middle School Coordinator

ANUBHUTI SCHOOL
05.2007 - 05.2008
  • Founder Teacher looking after development of Curriculum, Laboratory, Resource Center for Math and Science, Hostel Superintendent, and the opportunity to develop after school programs such as sky watchers club, Carpentry Club, Gap support interventions, Farming.

Middle School Coordinator

ARYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
05.2003 - 04.2007
  • Teaching Math and Sc. to Classes 6, 7, 8, 9.
  • Developed Math, Science Resource Centre.
  • Conceptualised and conducted a Music, Drama, Art, Dance Competition 'PARAMPARA' which became one of the benchmarks for all the schools in the city.
  • Developed Initiatives first time to help conduct integrated teaching/learning process through collaboration with co and extra curricular subjects.

Resource Teacher

KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION SCHOOL
04.1999 - 04.2003
  • Developed programs to integrate through various activities, classroom teaching and library as a resource center.
  • Team Member in the development of Integrated Curriculum for Junior School as EVS teacher.
  • Hostel In-charge for Junior Grades.

Education

M. A - Comparative literature

Sridhar University
01.2014

B.Ed - Science and Math

Indira Gandhi Open University
01.2005

B. Sc - Genetics

Osmania University
01.1995

Skills

  • Strategic thinking
  • Change management
  • Creative curriculum design
  • Brand identity development
  • Staff training and development
  • Comprehensive school planning
  • Initiative-driven pedagogy
  • Democratic leadership

Affiliations

  • Metacognition: 'Learning to Learn'
  • Pro Bono Conducting workshops For Math Devlopment of teachers in Uttarakhand through NGO associated with IIT Kanpur
  • Pro Bono Overall Development of schools through consultations that includes academic and administrative development and trainings

Certification

  • Teaching and Learning in IBPYP, 2015, IBO
  • Embracing Change, 2020, Harappa Education
  • Exercising leadership: Foundational Principles, Harvard Online
  • Teaching and Learning by Inquiry in PYP- 2010
  • Role of Coordinator - Cat 3- 2011
  • Pedagogical Leadership in the PYP- Cat 2 -2011
  • PYP Assessment Category 2- 2013
  • PYP The Role of Mathematics - Cat 3- 2016
  • MYP-Developing the MYP 2023

Awards

  • Conducted Workshop for Inquiry In Mathematics, SAIBSA
  • Conducted Workshop for 150 Teachers from All over Uttarakhand on Teaching Mathematics through Inquiry
  • Conducted Workshop on Inquiry for IBPYP teachers in International School Rajasthan
  • Conducted Workshop on Exam Preparation for CAIE teachers and students in Himachal Pradesh
  • Helped conduct the ASSEST Exams for the entire school and also the Evaluation program for the same
  • Helped the CueMath Team in developing the program and Assessment

Extracurricular Activities

Trekking and developing contacts to organise educational excursions Active interest in rural traditional art, sketching, block printing, stained glass paintings and artifacts, paper making Alternative forms of medicine and grow herbs Developing my Edupreneur Network to create a COMMUNE of Life long learners to develop living life with LEISURE and FREEDOM

Projects

Math Topic Interventions, Developing specific topic intervention in math which will be curriculum independent, progressively organised for levels so that the teacher/student can start from the beginning or intervening modules to fulfil the gaps in his/her learning. Can be used as a continuity model for learning of a topic or use to learn any topic for fulfilling Learning gaps.

Professional Highlights

  • Developed and Executed Initiative Driven Pedagogy
  • Conducted successful training programs for teachers in Math and Science
  • Helped set up Integrated Resource centres in schools conduction of levelled teaching to the class with choice and voice to the students
  • Started initiatives under the SDG program to help children, teachers develop empathy and long term learning which the children can carry forward in their lives

Personal Information

  • Passport Number: M6011901
  • Date of Birth: 05/05/67
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

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Timeline

GM Academics, Mentor

Chettinad Education Services
01.2024 - Current

Head Of IB School

Sekolah Monte Sienna
09.2021 - 12.2023

Educational Consultant

Designing Startup
05.2019 - 07.2021

Head of School

ANIRUDDHA KAR CHETTINAD SARVALOKAA EDUCATION
06.2018 - 05.2019

PYP Coordinator

MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2017 - 06.2018

PYP COORDINATOR

ECOLE MONDIALE WORLD SCHOOL
06.2016 - 06.2017

Grade Teacher

INDUS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2012 - 06.2016

PYP COORDINATOR, GRADE 5 HOMEROOM TEACHER

SHARAD PAWAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2008 - 06.2012

Middle School Coordinator

ANUBHUTI SCHOOL
05.2007 - 05.2008

Middle School Coordinator

ARYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
05.2003 - 04.2007

Resource Teacher

KRISHNAMURTI FOUNDATION SCHOOL
04.1999 - 04.2003

M. A - Comparative literature

Sridhar University

B.Ed - Science and Math

Indira Gandhi Open University

B. Sc - Genetics

Osmania University
ANIRUDDHA KAREducator, Leader