Mr. Patterson has been involved in international education for the past fifteen years. In India, he has over ten years experience in leading programmes in IB schools such as Kodaikanal International School, the Canadian International School, TISB, and Ecole Mondiale World School. As a former DP Coordinator and Head of Secondary, he brings a wealth of experience to the KiiT International School IB Diploma Programme. Over the past year, Mr. Patterson has led the IBDP authorization procedures and is now ready with a qualified and experienced team of teachers to implement the IBDP in 2011-2012. Apart for school, he enjoys time with his family, sports, music, reading, outdoor activities and watching TED.

Mr. Mathew has forty-two years teaching experience in GCE and IGCSE schools of which 38 years were in Malaysia and Brunei. In Brunei, Mr. Mathew was the Head of Science at the S.O.A.S. College, Bandar Seri Begawan. He was also the Chief Centre Supervisor for GCE Science Practical Examinations for the Ministry of Education, Brunei. In addition, he has also taught in IGCSE Schools in Thailand and Hyderabad. Mr. Mathew is trained in the Nuffield Foundation (U.K.) methods of teaching Science which is a practical oriented approach to teaching science subjects. In the first two examination years at KiiT International School, IGCSE students have secured outstanding results.

IGCSE and IBDP Teachers
(all IGCSE and IBDP teachers have undergone IBDP training and are experienced educators)

English

Mr. Shyam Sunder joins KiiT International School from Sharjah Public School (a Cambridge University International Examinations Centre), Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates, where he headed the Department of English for over eight years and taught IGCSE and Advanced Subsidiary English Language and English Literature classes. He has a Masters in English Literature and has undergone several professional development programmes conducted by the University of Cambridge. He has a TESOL certification from Trinity College, London and is a qualified and highly experienced ESL trainer. He is also an effective motivational speaker and has conducted several HR development programmes both in India and in the Middle East. His track record of motivating learners and enabling them to enhance their academic and professional performance has been remarkable. He is an avid reader, a film buff, a sports enthusiast and loves to spend time with his family.

Mrs. Kalpana Singh started her career as a teacher because she loves being with students and helping them learn. Her career spans over two decades as an English teacher, which includes both national and international curriculums. Furthermore, she specializes in conducting English as Second Language (ESL) classes for students requiring additional support in developing their language skills. During her teaching tenure with the higher classes, she has also served as a CBSE examiner for the English Language paper.
Besides, her interest in teaching, her other passion is music. She has completed Grade VI of the Royal School of Music, London Examination, from the Calcutta School of Music. As a vocalist she frequently performs in many musical concerts and is an approved Western Music artist for the radio and TV.

Languages

Mr. Shashi Bhushan Bohini joins KiiT International School from Oakridge International School, Hyderabad, where he was an IBDP French teacher for the past five years. He has over eight years of teaching experience in international curriculum. He completed his initial training in communicative teaching methodology from Alliance Française. Apart from school, he likes reading and watching classical movies.

Coming from an extensive background in education, Ms. Ranjita Samal has been in the teaching profession for the past seventeen. She has taught CBSE Hindi in Bhubaneswar-based schools where she was an examiner for the CBSE Board exams. Since joining KiiT International School two years ago, she has been trained and developed her skills as an international curriculum teacher of the IGCSE and IBDP curricula. Apart from the school, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Ms. Basabi Chakraborty has done her Master’s Degree in teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Alcala, Spain. She has also completed two more Master’s Degrees; one in Spanish Language and Literature and the other in Political Science. She has received her Diploma in Spanish Literature and in Applied Linguistics. She has lived and studied in Spain, Mexico and Cuba. She has taught Spanish in the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad. Before joining in KiiT International School, she was the HOD of Modern Foreign Languages in Pathways World School, Delhi and taught there for over 8 years. She is an IB experienced and trained teacher of Spanish and TOK and has attended many national and international conferences.

Individuals and Societies/Humanities

Mr. James Thafamkima has over five years experience in International Schools. He had worked at Canadian International School, Bangalore as House Parent and Activities Coordinator. He received his Masters Degree in History from Bangalore University and joined KiiT International School as IGCSE History Teacher and House Parent in 2008. He has completed Teacher's Training Courses in IGCSE History under CIE and IBDP History and TOK under IBO, Geneva. James has a passion for writing articles for magazines, sports, designing, photography and music.

Mr. V. Santos Kumar has more than eleven years of academic, administrative and professional experience at various institutions in India. He is one of the founding faculty members of KiiT International School. Before joining KiiT, he worked at New Era High School, Panchgani. He has attended many online as well as face to face professional development training workshops. He enjoys spending time online finding innovative ways in which he can teach in an interdisciplinary style. His hobbies are playing chess and caroms.

Ms. Suprava Sahu has been involved in international education for last eight years, the last three of which have been at KiiT International School. She has taught at international schools in both the Maldives and Indonesia. She has a dynamic personality, with a strong background in Economics and Business Administration. Apart from teaching, she enjoys time in philately activities, music and reading.

Experimental Sciences

Mr. Mathew has forty-two years teaching experience in GCE and IGCSE schools of which thirty-eight years were in Malaysia and Brunei. In Brunei, Mr. Mathew was the Head of Science at the S.O.A.S. College, Bandar Seri Begawan. He was also the Chief Centre Supervisor for GCE Science Practical Examinations for the Ministry of Education, Brunei. In addition, he has also taught in IGCSE Schools in Thailand and Hyderabad. Mr. Mathew is trained in the Nuffield Foundation (U.K.) methods of teaching Science which is a practical oriented approach to teaching science subjects.

Ms. Megha Saban joins KiiT International School with a strong academic background in Chemistry and is a Gold Medalist. She has been teaching for the past six years at St. Xavier’s, Jabalpur and Eklavya School, Ahmedabad. Her goal is to instill in her students the same fascination and wonderment of the world of Chemistry which she still holds. She has a number of pastimes and hobbies outside of school, including reading, singing, gardening, cooking and writing articles for magazines. Most of all however, in her free time she loves to spend time with her family.

Mr. Sayed Noor has been a passionate and motivating educator for the past twenty-three years. He has taught in the national curriculum (ICSE) for thirteen years and international curriculum (IGCSE) in a number of countries. For Mr. Noor, teaching and learning is not only his profession but it also forms the fundamental mission in his life, which is to provide children with the skills and attitudes which make them educated and responsible members of our society. When he is not teaching, he enjoys in playing badminton and cricket, reading books of moral significance, listening to music and involving himself in social service.

Dr. Bikash Patnaik joins KIIT International School from The Assam Valley School, where he was HOD of Biology for five years, teaching ICSE and ISC Biology. Previous to that, he headed the Science faculty at SelaQui World School, Dehradun where he taught IBDP Environmental Systems. He has also worked as a Research Assistant at the Department of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Wales, Cardiff, UK for four years and in Maldives where he taught GCE ‘O’ level Biology, and at Rajkumar College, Raipur where he taught ISC Biology. He has completed his training in IBDP Environmental Systems from Seoul, Korea, online professional training in IBDP Environmental Systems and Societies, Internal Assessment, and he also has completed IBDP Online Professional Development Course for IBDP Co-ordinator under IBO,Geneva. His interests are weight training, watching Hollywood movies and reading books on supernatural and paranormal phenomena.

Mathematics and Computer Science

Mr. Piyush Maru has been enjoying his teaching profession since 1998. He has imparted his expertise in Mathematics at Navrachana International School, The Aditya Birla Public School, St. Mary’s School and S. N. Kansagara International School. He has a number of years experience as an IGCSE & IBDP teacher and was recently chosen by Texas Instruments for training on Graphic Display calculators. He likes to invest his time with students to solve challenging portfolios and projects, using technology. His hobbies are movies, drama/theatre, gyming, reading about health, human relationships and psychology, photography, music and social networking.

Mr. Pranaya Padhy has completed his Masters in Science (Electronic Science) from Berhampur University and his Masters in Computer Application from Sambalpur University. Also he has graduated in Physics (Honours) and has done his Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology. He has five years experience in software development and website application in .Net and SQL server and has developed applications for NGOs, and a variety of institutions. He has been working in the Computer Science faculty at KiiT International School in IGCSE for the past three years. In his free time he likes reading, playing cricket, surfing net and cooking.

The Arts

Mr. Narinder Sharma “Aditya” has been a professional in the performing arts field since 1990, both on and off stage. Previous posts include HOD of IBDP Film, MYP Drama and IBDP/MYP Photography at Indus International School of Hyderabad, MYP Drama and Photography Teacher in Oakridge International School, and A Level IGCSE English Teacher the Maldives. He has also taught in various colleges in India. He has organized various workshops as a creative director, actor trainer, and drama therapist and participated in various national and international theatre and film festivals. When he is not teaching or performing he enjoys cooking and travel.

Mr. T. Gnanadurai is an M.Phil. scholar in Library and Information Science. With over fifteen years of progressive experience as librarian, he has worked as the Head Librarian at leading international schools in India. He works collaboratively with teachers and students to promote information literacy skills for all learners. His passion is to create an environment that entices students, parents and teachers to visit the library and see it as the exciting resource centre it is meant to be. Apart from his passion in the library, he is currently pursuing his postgraduate studies in History.

Mr. Singh has been involved with education, marketing, administration and publishing for over two decades with organisations of repute, both in India as well as in various countries throughout South East Asia. During this period, he has undertaken a wide angle of responsibilities under various capacities. His interest in career education led him to publish the Directory of Higher Education in India and the Career Track CD so that students could make wise decisions instead of educated guesses. Mr. Singh has played an active role in setting up career counselling departments and teacher training in many education institutions.
When not helping students with their future, Mr. Singh enjoys travelling, music and football.