Anupa Gnanakan

(Currently) Director – Education
ACTS Group of Institutions

• Whole School Improvement, with a special focus on the Kindergarten and Primary section of the school
• Long term planning and strategy for each school
• Setting up systems and processes and streamlining of the functioning of the schoolsTeacher Coaching
• Teacher training, workshops with Principals and school coordinators

2013 – 2015

Director – Schools Development
ACTS Group of Institutions

• Worked closely with teachers, helping them to develop their skills
  Involved in raising funds for the schools and the education of children who cannot pay the school fee
• Run environmental programmes in the schools
  Leadership training among children
  Team building workshops for teachers
• Work with the Principals and Coordinators to keep them up to date with current teaching methods and curriculums

2010 – 2013
Special Educator
Mallya Aditi International School

• Special Educator for the Elementary and Middle School
• Planned IEPs and adapted the curriculum according to the needs of each child
• Conducted reading programmes for struggling readers
• Conducted workshops for teachers on learning difficulties in the classroom
  Conducted the school choir for various singing programmes

2009 – 2013
Special Educator
Greenwood High

• Special Educator in F.L.O.W (Feel Life’s Optimal Worth), the Resource Room for
  children with Learning Difficulties for this academic year 2009 to 2010.
  Working with children from KG II to Grade 8 who have Dyslexia, Dysgraphia,
• Dyspraxia, Mild Autism and Poor Fine Motor Skills.
• Involved in planning IEPs, devising and developing programmes for each child and holding workshops for parents.

2004 – 2009
Kindergarten Teacher
Greenwood High

• The Early Years class teacher for the academic year 2008 - 2009
  Combining play and interactive activities with an increasing focus on early academic learning, including letter recognition, phonics, numbers and an awareness of science and nature.
• Planning and organizing a range of individual and group activities, including role play, movement, dance, singing, games, arts and crafts and nature activities.
  Communicating effectively with parents about their children's development.
  Conducted the school choir for the theatre production of ‘Circle of Life’
• KG 1 class teacher for 3 years
• Planned and carried out language, math and theme based sessions for the class
• Conducted Circle Time
  Introduced fun yoga
• Directed the Parents’ Day programme annually
• Conducted the Kindergarten Choir

2003 - 2004
Acts Secondary School

• Organised and planned sessions with the children
  Handled singing classes for Primary to Standard V students
• Conducted choir for the Senior School
• Improvised curriculum to include aerobic dance movements

1999 – 2003
Head Start

• Adult of the class environment of 21 children
  Fostered active, engaging environment for autistic children
  Took charge of work, art, stories, conversation, games and music
  Introduced culturally-specific topics for discussion in class (not part of curriculum)
• In charge of Parents’ day programme annually
  Conducted science experiments for beginners
• 1997 – 1998
  Acts Secondary School
  Kindergarten Teacher
  Supervised nursery section
• Helped start off Kindergarten school in it’s year of inception
• 1993-1996

Marthoma Opportunity School

Served as part-time special educator to autistic and Down’s syndrome children

This was a voluntary service