Meet the Faculty Behind Our Montessori Courses
Education is a sacred process that begins with the adults who guide it. Meet our team of dedicated mentors, storytellers, and lifelong learners who are here to guide your Montessori journey.
Meet Dhanvanthini, a patient and kind faculty member for our Montessori Elementary Course. With a deep understanding of both children and adults, she has been nurturing young minds since 2017.
Meet Gracy Kingsley, Associate Director for our Montessori Preprimary Course. She brings a wealth of experience and infuses every classroom with laughter and limitless energy.
Meet our Founder-Director, Amukta Mahapatra. A veteran in the Montessori world, she leads with wisdom and experience, always pushing boundaries and inspiring others.
Meet Nalini Tanguturu, the IT wizard and Associate Director of our Montessori Elementary Course. Calm, cool, and collected, she is the perfect definition of a Montessori guide and was instrumental in bringing our training programs online.
Meet Leelavathi, a faculty member for our Montessori Elementary Course. Having transitioned from biotech labs to Montessori classrooms, she is now joyfully learning, unlearning, and relearning alongside her students.
Celebrating the visionary leader of our team, Amukta Mahapatra. This Women's Day tribute highlights her role as a veteran in the Montessori world, leading with wisdom and inspiring our community.
Celebrating Dhanvanthini, our nurturing guide. Patient and kind, she has been guiding young minds since 2017 with a great understanding of children and adults alike.
Celebrating Gracy Kingsley, our playful guide. With a child-like spirit, she brings laughter and energy into every classroom, making learning a joy.
Celebrating Chandhrica Pagadal, our nightingale. A talented all-rounder with a beautiful voice, she shines in everything she does, including her role as our PR person.
Celebrating Keerthana Sunil, our knowledge keeper. A quiet force, she is incredibly knowledgeable and always ready to share and inspire. She is also a terrific singer.
About Meet Our Expert Faculty
We don't just look for degrees; we look for the inner teacher in our faculty. Whether it is a veteran with decades of fieldwork or a practitioner who transitioned from a biotech lab to the classroom, every mentor here is an active, ongoing learner. When you join our courses, you are not just getting a trainer; you are connecting with someone who has spent years in the messy, beautiful reality of the Montessori environment, ready to walk the path alongside you.
Education is rarely a solo act. At SchoolScape, we believe the teacher’s role is to prepare the environment—and that begins with preparing themselves. Our faculty isn't chosen from textbooks; they are gathered from the frontlines of real classrooms.
The Heart of Our Faculty
Our team brings together a tapestry of experiences. From our Founder-Director Amukta Mahapatra’s decades of work in democratic education and UNICEF projects to mentors who have transitioned from diverse professional backgrounds, our faculty knows that real learning is lived, not just read. We value practitioners who still ask 'why,' who still find joy in the Cosmic Education approach, and who view the classroom as a living, breathing space.
Why This Matters for Your Training
- Lived Experience: You won't find generic lectures here. Our mentors share real stories of struggle, success, and adaptation from schools across India and beyond.
- Diverse Perspectives: We blend local insights, like our work in Kannada with Anganwadis, with global Montessori principles, ensuring your training is relevant to the ground reality you work in.
- Ongoing Mentorship: Learning doesn't end with a certificate. Our faculty acts as a bridge, supporting you through the practical challenges of material management, classroom layout, and child psychology.
Whether you are joining our Preprimary or Elementary courses, you are being guided by mentors who are just as committed to their own unlearning as they are to your development. This is a space for dialogue, not just instruction.
SchoolScape
We are a collective of lifelong learners, mentors, and Montessori practitioners brought together by a shared belief in the child’s potential. From our founder’s decades of advocacy to our newer guides who bring fresh perspectives from diverse fields, we are here to support your growth. Our faculty is not just here to teach; we are here to walk with you as you prepare to create new possibilities in your own classrooms.
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