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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Personal Information
Educational Overview
Employment Profile
Collaboration Work
Projects Involved
Overseas Visits
Publications
Timeline
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Maria Philip P I

Principal
Nungambakkam

Summary

Self-motivated school administrator with assertive and outcome-driven nature. Independent worker remains extremely calm in most pressure situations. Skilled educator with over 8 years of experience leading school staff members and education programs.

Overview

22
years of professional experience
3
Languages

Work History

Santa Maria Academy International

Principal
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Served as Vice-Principal from 2022 - 2024.
  • Served as a class teacher for grades 8, 11 and 12 and handled subjects of Tamil, social studies, business studies and Financial Markets management
  • Received best class teacher award and best class award from the management
  • Received appreciation and cash award for producing centum in the subject Financial Markets Management (805) in grade 12.
  • Received Rock Star teacher award for the year 2023 from Jain Public School, Thirumudivakkam, Chennai.
  • Received best teacher award for the year 2022 from Vivekanada Education and Research Foundation.
  • Received appreciation from the management for coordinating Annual Day programs consecutively for three years.
  • Attended various CBSE training programs and served as Evaluator, Observer and Centre incharge in CBSE and ICSE Board exams.

Thiruvalluvar Gurugulam

Superintendent and Student Counselor
06.2017 - Current

Job overview

  • Worked as a Superintendent in Thiruvalluvar Gurugulam, a home for destitute tribal children.
  • Worked as student counselor in Green Sakthi school from 2017-18
  • Providing counseling for the children and preparing child care plans
  • Special Initiation of spoken English and Computer Literacy for the Tribal Children under Concern India Projects.
  • Looked after Admission of new children and admin related other works.
  • A home for destitute children

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

01.2008 - Current

Job overview

  • Projects Involved:
  • Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition (APM) in agro biodiversity Hotspots in India funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada -2012 - 14
  • Integrated Management of Biodiversity Resources in Partnership with Communities - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) 2008 -11
  • Building Capacity of PRIs for Implementation of Biological Diversity Act 2002 – A Pilot Project – Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board 2009-2015
  • Rio+20, Funded by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India -2011
  • Convention Of Parties (COP) 11 Event supported by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Government of India – 2011
  • Coordinated “VILLAGE KNOWLEDGE CENTERS” in Odisha, Wayanad and Kollihills (Tamilnadu).
  • M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) is a globally recognized Agricultural Research institution in India dealing with ICT, Food security, Coastal Systems, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Gender.

Bro. Siga Animation Centre (Aarvam)

Program Manager
01.2016 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Worked in ENNUM, EZHUTHUM program.
  • Created awareness on various provisions available related to Child Rights Acts.
  • Initiating Child rights legal awareness camps at schools and communities in Viyasapadi.
  • Initiating Child Rights committees in Schools.
  • Implementation of Reading Skill Enhancement Program At Government, Corporation and Adi Dravida Hr. Sec. Schools in North Chennai
  • Implementation cum Teaching programs on Spoken English, computer Literacy program, tailoring courses, Personality development and retail management courses for unemployed and under privileged youth in Chennai
  • Implemented Supplementary education centers in communities.
  • COLLABORATION WORK WITH BBA
  • Assisted in organizing State Level conference on Child Rights in Chennai.
  • Organized Legal Awareness camp on Child Protection and Legislation in collaboration with BBA in Vyasarpadi.

THE KCP LTD

Senior Program Officer – Smart Village Program
01.2015 - 01.2016

Job overview

  • Initiated various Child Rights awareness program and Computer Literacy Programs in community.
  • Trained more than 350 Villagers on Ault Education Program
  • Swachh Bharat Program – 150 Toilets constructed and 5000 saplings planted in the village.
  • Self-employment programs for women (2 batches on fashion designing)

St. Joseph’s Boys Hostel

Hostel warden cum Teacher
01.2004 - 01.2005

Education

Shubham College of Education

Master’s from Education
01.2024

Annamalai university

Master’s from History
01.2022

Amirtham College of Education

Bachelor of Education from History
01.2019

Annamalai University

MBA from Human Resource Management
01.2015

COADY International Institute
Canada

Community Based Natural Resource Management
01.2013

Madras Christian College
Chennai

Master of Social Work from Psychology
01.2008

Loyola College
Chennai

Bachelor of Arts from History
01.2005

Skills

Good Organizer of Various Skill Development programs

Developing Modules and Surveys

Translation Skills English to Tamil

Documentation and Report writing skills

Counseling and Theatre Skills

Writing Tamil songs and poems

Functional Computer skills of handling Microsoft packages like Word

Functional Computer skills of handling Microsoft packages like PowerPoint

Functional Computer skills of handling Microsoft packages like Excel

Accomplishments

    Best Social worker award from the Association of Non- Profit Organisation, Tamil Nadu – 2022.

    Best principal Award from department of education, Krishnagiri District – 202

    Inspiring leadership award from Alliance university, Bangalore – 2024.

    Rock Star teacher award for the year 2023 from Jain Public School, Chennai.

    Best teacher award and Best class award from the Padmashree School, Chennai 2022.

    Received appreciation and cash award for producing first ever subject centum in Padmashree school, Chennai - 2023

    Best teacher award for the year 2022 from Vivekanada Education and Research Foundation.

    · Attended various CBSE training programs and served as Evaluator, Observer and Centre incharge in CBSE examination.

    · Served as the Head of the examination centre for both ISC and ICSE for 2 years.

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: P. A. Irudaya Raj
  • Date of Birth: 21 December 1981
  • Marital Status: Married

Educational Overview

  • Master’s in Education, Shubham College of Education, 2024-01-01
  • Master’s in History, Annamalai University, 2022-01-01
  • Bachelor of Education (History), Amirtham College of Education, 2019-01-01
  • MBA – Human Resource Management (HRM), Annamalai University, 2015-01-01
  • Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM), COADY International Institute, Canada, 2013-01-01
  • Master of Social Work (Psychology), Madras Christian College, Chennai, 2008-01-01
  • Bachelor of Arts (History), Loyola College, Chennai, 2005-01-01

Employment Profile

  • Principal, Santa Maria Academy International, Thally, 2024-01-01, present
  • Vice-Principal, Santa Maria Academy International, Thally, 2022-01-01, 2024-01-01
  • Class Teacher, Santa Maria Academy International, Thally, 2019-01-01, 2022-01-01
  • Program Manager, Bro. Siga Animation Centre (Aarvam), 2016-01-01, 2019-01-01
  • Superintendent and Student Counselor, Thiruvalluvar Gurugulam, 2017-06-01, present
  • Senior Program Officer, THE KCP LTD, Muktiyala village, Andhra Pradesh, 2015-01-01, 2016-01-01
  • Hostel Warden cum Teacher, St. Joseph’s Boys Hostel, Kovalam, Kancheepuram district, 2004-01-01, 2005-01-01

Collaboration Work

  • State Level conference on Child Rights, Chennai, 2017-01-01
  • Legal Awareness camp on Child Protection and Legislation, BBA, Vyasarpadi, 2017-01-01

Projects Involved

  • Alleviating Poverty and Malnutrition (APM), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, 2012-01-01 to 2014-01-01
  • Integrated Management of Biodiversity Resources, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), 2008-01-01 to 2011-01-01
  • Building Capacity of PRIs for Implementation of Biological Diversity Act 2002, Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board, 2009-01-01 to 2015-01-01
  • Rio+20, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, 2011-01-01
  • Convention Of Parties (COP) 11 Event, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Government of India, 2011-01-01

Overseas Visits

  • Canada, Conference on Nutrition and livelihoods
  • Canada, Study Community Based Natural Resource Management in COADY International University
  • Singapore and Malaysia, Part of Curriculum

Publications

  • Livelihoods condition of Irulas; a Semi - Nomadic Stone breaking community in Kancheepuram District, TamilNadu, Paper Submission
  • Proximate and mineral composition analysis of little millet collected from some millet growing locations in Tamil Nadu, Paper Submission
  • Contribution of wild foods to household food and nutrition in Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, India, Paper Submission
  • Mechanizing Tribal Rainfed Agriculture in India using Small Farm Machinery, Poster presentation, Germany
  • Assessment of food and nutrient intake of communities across three agro-biodiversity hotspots in India, Paper Submission
  • Translated Booklet on “People’s Biodiversity Register” in Tamil for National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), 2011-01-01
  • An Article on the “Importance and Renaissance of Koozh, Nammavur Cheithikal Newsletter run by MSSRF, 2012-01-01
  • MSSRF – Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability of Family Farms, Documentary
  • MSSRF – Value chain Development and Enhancing Profitability of Family Farms, Documentary

Timeline

Principal

Santa Maria Academy International
01.2024 - Current

Superintendent and Student Counselor

Thiruvalluvar Gurugulam
06.2017 - Current

Program Manager

Bro. Siga Animation Centre (Aarvam)
01.2016 - 01.2019

Senior Program Officer – Smart Village Program

THE KCP LTD
01.2015 - 01.2016

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
01.2008 - Current

Hostel warden cum Teacher

St. Joseph’s Boys Hostel
01.2004 - 01.2005

Annamalai university

Master’s from History

Amirtham College of Education

Bachelor of Education from History

Annamalai University

MBA from Human Resource Management

COADY International Institute

Community Based Natural Resource Management

Madras Christian College

Master of Social Work from Psychology

Loyola College

Bachelor of Arts from History

Shubham College of Education

Master’s from Education
Maria Philip P IPrincipal