Teaching Staff

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Asha Nair
Vijayalakshmi
Rima Jose
Indira Jayasimha
Vasanthakumari
Sharla Joseph
Sarasij R C
Jalajambadevi
Saira Banu
Hema Gowda
Dr Sabiha Hashmi
Shruti Jayasimha
Vinay B R

Asha Nair

Asha is our gifted nursery teacher and mother of a Poorna graduate.

Vijayalakshmi

Vijayalakshmi has been our dedicated administrator since 2009. She also teaches Word Processing. Her children study at Poorna.

Rima Jose

Rima is a dedicated teacher who teaches a variety of subjects to the seniors, including Chemistry, Biology and English.

Here is her story:
I was born and brought up in Kerala. Had primary and middle school education in Sacred Hearts, Yercaud, Salem Dist.of Tamil Nadu. I completed my board exam in 1982 in a convent schoolin Kerala. From there I did my P.U.C and Degree( B.Sc.Zoology) in Shree Shankara College, Kalady which also happens to be my hometown. I did my post graduation in M.A.(Eng:Litt.) in Vimala College,Trichur ,which happens to be the culture capital of Kerala. I started my teaching career in the same college as a junior lecturer teaching English to P.U.C and degree students. After my marriage I studied for B.Ed as a correspondence course from Annamalai University.
I started teaching in schools in the year 1999. My first assignment was as a Social Studies teacher for the 4th, 5th and 6th graders. I also taught Science and English for the 5th and 6th graders. This was in Silver Queen Public School which was also the school to which my sons went. I've been teaching in Poorna since 2006. I've also shifted my sons here.

Indira Jayasimha

Indira is no longer teaching at Poorna but, she is Poorna's director and founder.

Vasanthakumari

Vasantha teaches classes in Science and Chemistry. This year she also teaches Kannada. She joined Poorna in 2010, and her child also studies at Poorna.

Vasantha's story:
I, Vasantha, am pleased with the environment of Poorna and happy to work here. I have completed an M.Sc. in Chemistry and a B.Ed. in Chemisttry and Biology. My hobbies are singing, listening to music, visiting science exhibitions etc.

Sharla Joseph

Sharla Chakravarthy Joseph teaches English and helps maintain the library. She has been a Poorna mother since 2002, and all together, her four children have completed 27 years of study at Poorna. Sharla holds a B.A. in Intercultural Studies and an Ed. M. in Teaching English as a Second Language with a minor in Teaching Writing. Outside of school, Sharla enjoys stitching, reading, exploring nature, gardening and experimenting with alternative energy projects.

Sharla's story:
I am so glad our family found Poorna in 2002. It's a great place to
grow and learn--with lots of freedom for creativity.

Sarasij R C

Sarasij teachers Math and Physics to our children. He takes the lead in introducing our children to the night sky with our rooftop telescope. His child is a Poorna student.

Jalajambadevi

Jalaja teaches Kannada to our Junior class children. She joined Poorna in 2010. Her children study at Poorna.

Saira Banu

Banu teaches Hindi to all of the classes. She is the mother of a Poorna graduate. A Poorna teacher since 1999, Banu has a BA in History, Economics and Hindi as well as a B.Ed. She has participated in numerous training courses in maths, writing, languages and drama.

Hema Gowda

Hema teaches Physics to the seniors. Her child studies at Poorna. Hema has taught at Poorna since 2009.

Dr Sabiha Hashmi

Sabiha, our talented art teacher, teaches Art to one and all. She joined Poorna in 2008. She holds a Ph.D. from the National Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology.

Shruti Jayasimha

I'm a Special Educator here at Poorna. I joined in 2010. I do remedial teaching and teaching in the class room too. I take English, Home Science, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Reading Comprehension for Remedial students.

Vinay B R

I teach for fun. For students and myself. It has been quite a journey till poorna. Quitting a lucrative job, trying out an innovation centric education, working in a tutorial for sustenance have been my experiences in this chase for my passion to teach. Apart from teaching chemistry, farm, I feel my job is undone if I don't empower students to learn by themselves and have a joyfull learning experience.

My philosophy of teaching:
"Give fish to a hungry man, you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, you feed him for a life"