Corporate Trainer and Facilitator, working overseas and in cross cultural contexts. Multilingual: English, Spanish, French - relearning Malayalam and learning Tamil. Experienced the pain of losing my heritage language as a 1st gen immigrant and trying to reconnect with it. 6 years of homeschool language experience with 2 special needs kids Instructional design, curriculum design, bilingual learning material creation in 3 languages. Work with 3 language schools directly - coaching teachers and providing materials
Language acquisition methodology is based on the theory of comprehensive input. My goal is to disrupt the South Asian language teaching industry to better reach diaspora kids so they actual want to learn and have fun learning their heritage languages. I work with educating language teachers on revising curriculum to meet diaspora kids where they are. I work with parents, either immigrants for 1st gen, to help them understand & overcome the challenges of raising bilingual/ multilingual kids in a monolingual country.
Master Trainer, Association for Talent and Development Special Honors, Learning Specialist for USAID
MA Women's Studies & Public Policy with a concentration in International Development BA Women's Studies BA Business Management Certified Master Trainer by ATD 12 years of study of French - B1 level fluency
Founded BhashaKids 2019
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Social Studies, World Languages, Other (World Language), Asian Studies, Holidays/Seasonal, Phonics