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Ms. Surbhi Arora.
Director - Education
Surbhi Arora, a Masters in Chemistry & education is Director to Saint Bachanpuri
International School, Punjab. She is the founder of SBIS Global Connect Program – an
International Exchange Program for school students and teachers. As part of the
International partnerships, she has received letters of appreciation from schools
globally. Being a certified career counsellor, she is career and child expert. She is also
the founder of My Career Dost – a career counselling and guidance platform. She
conducts training and informative sessions for students, parents and academicians in
the field of career, parenting and School Management. She is also an MIE expert and
Microsoft Educator.
She is a regular blogger and writes for various blogs including - Diary of a School Principal.
She has done book review for Cambridge University Press. She has an expertise in Content Development,
Curriculum Design and SOPs. She has drafted curriculum for various activity based learning, Montessori
Training, basic Literacy Skills, & Phonics. She also has expertise in Social Media Marketing and e-Marketing.
She is an innovative educator and researcher who has blended technology with traditional teaching and learning
to create global resources.
Mr P. Sathishkumar
Director - Education
Mr. P. Sathishkumar is a post graduate in English, Psychology and Education besides
an M.Phil. in ELT. He has been teaching English under various capacities since 1997. He
holds International Diploma in TESOL and qualified himself to teach English across the
world. He is the overseas tutor for New Zealand college of Education. After undergoing
Master Trainer’s program with Texas Intensive English Consortium, Texas, and USA in
2010, he started training the teachers. He has also undergone Master Trainer program
with American TESOL International, USA, English and Foreign Language University,
Hyderabad and Lions International. He has accomplished various courses on Teaching and Education with
University of Baltimore Country, University of Oregon and Lewis and Clark School of Education, USA. He is a
certified Educational Counsellor by the University of California and Los Angeles. He has acquired CENTA Level
III certification and has completed TKT modules through Cambridge. He has been a freelance trainer with
Cambridge Language Assessment and was a speaking examiner for Cambridge ESOL exams. He is the Resource
Person for CBSE teachers and Tamilnadu State govt. Teachers, during in-service Teacher Training Programs. He
continues to write for many educational magazines. He enhances himself by reading a lot of books. He is known
for his English accent. He conducts workshops for teachers on ELT and Teaching Methodology
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