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Dancing , Working out ,Cooking
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Avani Sanghvi-Johari

Avani Sanghvi-Johari

Teacher
Mumbai,Maharashtra

Summary

Energetic early child care Teacher versed in cultivating welcoming, safe, and inclusive learning environments. Plans engaging activities to promote growth and development. Diligently documents student progress and adjusts curriculum to meet student needs.

Devoted Nursery and Jr.K.G Teacher bringing student-focused teaching style honed over solid background at every level. Serves student needs while expertly handling administrative and disciplinary requirements. Tech-savvy and responsive with expertise in developing strong student and parent relationships.

Gifted at being equipped with both traditional and modern instructional strategies. Reaches students of all skill levels with diversified and customized approaches for both group and individual teaching opportunities. History of improving learning and performance with dedicated mindset.

Above all , consider being called a Teacher an absolute privilege , a few get in a lifetime . My love for children and passion for teaching them is what drives me everyday .

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Teacher

R.N.Shah International School
Mumbai, Maharashtra
06.2021 - Current

Classroom Responsibilities:

• To prepare daily, weekly and monthly plans for both the classes

• To prepare lesson plans for Literacy, Numeracy and E.V.S

• To apply various methodology of online teaching (making props, puppet shows, teaching through story, teaching through music and movement)

• Conducting monthly PTM • Preparing a weekly progress report for each child • Daily corrections of 10-12 worksheets for Jr.KG • Following theme based learning curriculum

• Ensuring to modify a lesson plan as per each child as and when required .

• Providing a secure , fun learning environment with personalized attention to widen their scope of development

• Preparing lesson plan for Art and Craft classes once a week, the activity is related to the ongoing theme/topic.

• Preparing lesson plans for expediential learning (example : rainbow making , slime making , explaining concepts like sink and float , making colourful rainbows)

• Making circle time interesting by discussing current events, world around us , fun games , singing rhymes and making our own stories

• Finding new innovative ways to involve each child's enthusiasm in class

• Updating attendance records , maintaining time sheet and uploading zoom recordings

• To ensure every aspect of learning is covered through lesson plan pf each topic

• Updating and improvising every months lesson plan as per the last months sessions

• Ensuring personal attention to each child in order to ensure their overall development

• Making charts and various props for children to ensure each lesson is well understood

Management responsibilities:

• Organizing various events from the International Tiger Day, Indian festivals, World Literacy Day etc.

• Preparing circulars and conducting activities for the events held (3-4 events held per month)

• Ensuring a smooth flow of communication between the parents and the faculty

• Training an assistant teacher to help her reach her full potential and help her growth

Toddler Lead Teacher

Grenfields Pre-Primary School
Mumbai, Maharashtra
06.2021 - 06.2021

Classroom Responsibilities:

• Fostering an age-appropriate, curiosity inducing and loving environment for a classroom.

• Deftly delivering the curriculum in a creative and entertaining format to engage children to the maximum.

• Updating the classroom bulletin boards with children's artworks • Maintaining daily anecdotal diaries for each child.

• Submitting weekly lesson plans.

• Assisting each child on an individual basis to ensure their holistic development.

• Took the lead in instructing kids with various performances (for annual days, special celebrations, etc).

• Providing comprehensive training for a new assistant teacher.

• Creatively making age-appropriate teaching aids.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Making and sending a calendar of activities, curriculum and portion updates to all parents on a monthly basis.

• Interacting with parents regularly on any concerns relating to their child ; and giving an in depth quarterly reports and specific anecdotal records (notable achievements, focus areas, etc) for each child.

• Cataloguing and updating the schedules, activities and live pictures of the classroom and sharing it with parents on a weekly basis.

• Organised and successfully executed multiple field trips to several unique destinations.

Achievements:

• Attended Multiple Workshops on recent developments in early childcare and education.

• Notable skills in story-telling, with full employment of intonation, expressions and mimicking gestures.

• Absorbed various techniques for engaging children and for helping them focus.

• Promoted to head class teacher for toddlers within a year. • Developed and published a successfully movie "The Hungry Frog" as an internal college teaching aid.

Senior Fashion Designer

KUNAL ANIL TANNA
Mumbai, Maharashtra
02.2014 - 05.2015

Conceptualising: New themes and collections, fitting in with the overall season style

Co-ordinating: With all master-tailors, embroiders etc. ensuring all work is executed according to timelines.

Customer Management: To help customers on the retail floor, along with larger buyers. Working with customers, all the way from conceptualizing their design to their final execution.

Procurement: Procuring all necessary Raw materials from cloths to embellishments on a weekly basis. This entails, dealing with buyers, bulk negotiations and coordination

VIP Handling: Worked with a variety of TV and movie stars in order to execute their trails, fitting, on-show requirements and miscellaneous accessories pertaining their themes.

Achievements: • Executed 1 Lakme Fashion Show. • Mentored 2 reportees and taught them the fundamentals of fashion.

Junior Fashion Merchandizer

Kimaya Fashions
Mumbai, Maharashtra
06.2011 - 08.2012

Responsibilities:

• Assisting customers on the retail floor. • Stock-keeping: To ensure proper inventory management

  • Solved merchandising challenges by leveraging strong command of sales and operations reports.
  • Drove sales through successful product placement and memorable visual displays.
  • Adapted tagging, rotating, and product placement methods based on individual retailer requirements.
  • Upheld store merchandising standards through proper fixture assembly and signage required for new and remodel stores.
  • Kept floor stock at adequate levels with timely replenishments from storage to sales floor.
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
  • Handled 200-300 calls per week to address customer inquiries and concerns.

Intern

Shrishti Waldorf School
Mumbai
06.2006 - 06.2007

Worked as an intern under teachers, helped in co-ordination of classes, taking care of the children, teaching them basic concepts, helping them in sing alongs, and giving feedback on their social and holistic developments.

Education

SSC - School

Utpal Shanghvi School
Juhu
07.2001 - 06.2004

High School Diploma -

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce
Juhu
07.2004 - 06.2007

Government Diploma of Fashion Designing - Fashion Designing

Sophia Polytechnic College
Peddar Road
05.2006 - 07.2011

PG in Pattern Making - Pattern Making

London College of Fashion
London
09.2011 - 06.2012

PG in ECCE - Early Childhood Education

SNDT Laboratory Nursery School
Juhu
06.2014 - 05.2015

BCOM -

Mumbai University
Kalina
06.2020 - 06.2021

Skills

Student development

Skills development

Activity coordination

Parent and caregiver communication

Academic record keeping

Classroom management

Story Telling

Interpersonal Communication

Computer Skills ( MIcrosoft Word and Microsoft PPT)

Dancing , Working out ,Cooking

I am a trained Kathak Dancer

I love all form of physical activities : Kickboxing , CrossFit , Weightlifting , Running

I love cooking and invention in the kitchen , its my safe space

Timeline

Teacher

R.N.Shah International School
06.2021 - Current

Toddler Lead Teacher

Grenfields Pre-Primary School
06.2021 - 06.2021

BCOM -

Mumbai University
06.2020 - 06.2021

PG in ECCE - Early Childhood Education

SNDT Laboratory Nursery School
06.2014 - 05.2015

Senior Fashion Designer

KUNAL ANIL TANNA
02.2014 - 05.2015

PG in Pattern Making - Pattern Making

London College of Fashion
09.2011 - 06.2012

Junior Fashion Merchandizer

Kimaya Fashions
06.2011 - 08.2012

Intern

Shrishti Waldorf School
06.2006 - 06.2007

Government Diploma of Fashion Designing - Fashion Designing

Sophia Polytechnic College
05.2006 - 07.2011

High School Diploma -

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce
07.2004 - 06.2007

SSC - School

Utpal Shanghvi School
07.2001 - 06.2004
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