WINDCHIMES - SEPTEMBER EDITION

WIND CHIMES
The Woodridge High Newsletter Sept 2020
HAPPY
TEACHER’S
DAY!
Good Teachers are the reason
why ordinary students
dream to do
extraordinary things.
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.

Greetings,
Our September issue of WindChimes is dedicated to our teachers to show our appreciation and give
them the respect and regard they deserve. 5th September- Teachers Day, is celebrated every year in
loving memory of an iconic Indian statesman, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Dr. Radhakrishnan was
the second President of India as well as a great teacher and philosopher. When he assumed office in
1962, his students were eager to celebrate his birthday. Instead, he advised them to observe September
5th as Teacher’s Day. And that is how we got to celebrate Teacher’s Day.So, this day is looked upon
with great fondness by teachers and students.Our Teachers play a vital part of our society’s framework
and as you all are aware that for teachers this year, their entire career has been flipped upside down.
Every teacher would rather have their students in the class then teaching them remotely.
Not only that, every teacher is worried for their students, how would they be managing their studies,
whether they are doing their work on time? How are they going to do in their tests? So many questions
they might not have answers to yet.Then on top of that, teachers were asked to completely change
the way they teach within a matter of days. I would say, it’s been absolutely amazing to see teachers
come together, learn new ways, update their technical know how. Go through innumerable teacher
workshops and webinars with excitement to new learning.As always, every teacher at
Woodridge High stepped up to the challenge and came together to create what’s best for the students.
It’s in a teacher’s heart to always put others before themselves and their efforts must not go
unnoticed.Students, take a moment to remember your teachers and think of how you can
make this day special even from a distance, your teachers are always thinking of you, this is one
day you can make their time and effort worthwhile! The WindChimes team have meticulously
collected your teachers views, their hobbies and their thoughts on teaching! I’m sure all our
readers will enjoy reading about their teachers and getting to know a little about them.
Wishing every teacher, “A Happy Teachers Day.”
Regards,
Samantha Kothari
( Director)

Abha Nagori
Abha Nagori has been a merit rank holder in Class X and XII. Her forte is her positive and curious mind. Putting
all herheart and soul in her teaching, she is very keen on getting all her facts right. She believes interactive
teaching is the only way to make young minds look beyond the obvious. Discussions, brainstorming sessions and
a lot of research with students in a friendly way is her strength.
Abha Singh
Abha Singh has a vast experience of 22 years in teaching. If asked to describe herself
in a single word, she would say 'pragmatist.' She has a profound liking for interactions with people, therefore
pursuing teaching as a profession. She always tries to make her lessons as real and relevant as possible. Her message
to students is to believe in themselves. She wants them to be confident individuals in every endeavour. She wants
them to be diligent and consistent in their work to be able to achieve all their dreams.
ADARSH KAUL
Adarsh Kaul likes to listen to music and is happy to spend her time with kids. She is a proficient Hindi teacher.
She is proud to teach the students and give them proper guidance. Her motive is to inspire, motivate,
encourage and educate learners. She finds new ways of supporting the students. She tries her best to make
students understand each and every point of knowledge, whether it is of subject or knowledge of life. Her
message to students is, "Teachers can open the door, but you must enter it yourself."
Amreen Syed
Amreen Syed has completed 10 years of experience in the field of education. Her strengths are her being
confident, honest, caring and friendly with students. She likes being around children, listening to them,
understanding their thoughts, knowing their creativity, curiosity and at the same time likes to motivate and
encourage them. To her, teaching is all about discipline, punctuality, holistic development of mind and body,
to comprehend your thoughts and develop good values. Teaching is touching the innocent souls and carving
them into good personalities
ANJALI KAPADIA
Anjali Kapadia first would like to state that she is happiest being a teacher.She is a proud teacher of Woodridge
High for the past 10 years.She loves the colour Black , and enjoys Punjabi Dishes, Cooking as well as dancing.
She feels the influence of a Good Teacher can never be Erased. Her message to the students , would be to face life no
matter how hard life may be. Be positive.
ANSHUL VADNERE
Anshul Vadnere is a sincere educator. "Vidya Jeevanam Jyoti" which in Sanskrit means Knowledge is the Light
of Life, is the motto and reflects the qualities and characteristics which are at the core of his thought process.
He believes education is a vehicle to foster character, competence, and compassion in every student and all
efforts are directed towards the achievement of this goal. Innovative and creative teaching methods, research in
science and education, curriculum development, are his areas of contribution to institutions set to global standards.
Inspired by the ideals and ideas of integrated education of his Mother and Sri Aurobindo, he aims at making
learning natural, experiential and joyful. He believes to be in the journey to focus on academic excellence with a
. holistic approach to education.
ANTARA BANERJEE
Antara Banerjee had joined AECS Bangalore as a teacher, where she extensively trained herself and practiced
principles of integral education, human values and free progress. She is currently engaged as a Social Science
teacher. Apart from teaching, she has a keen interest in photography, horticulture, buddhist studies and poetry.
Not only this, but she has also achieved the Sangeet Bhushan Degree in Hindustani vocal.
Anu Gupta
Anu Gupta is a very creative person and loves to explore new things. She loves her teaching job as it gives her
an opportunity to interact with young minds and learn something new every day. She has a great sense of
achievement from seeing her students develop and grow as individuals. During her school and college days,
she had participated and won many prizes in debates, essays and dramas. She is very passionate about painting,
cooking and creative writing. She is an effective communicator. She has been in the teaching field for the past 10
years. She likes to use group exercise, colorful PPTs, enacting events and even videos to demonstrate learning
points. For her teaching is not just a job but passion ,a way to engage with today's youth.

Aparna Moholkar
Being a language teacher is not an easy job, but Aparna Moholkar encompasses the challenges of her job to
deliver only the best to her students. She is a graduate and knows that her field of expertise has its own set
of obstacles. Her real achievements lie in overcoming these obstacles to touch the hearts of her students and
understand them in a way that makes them comfortable to learn something new as well as completely
different from what they are accustomed to. This makes her more susceptible to having a bond with her students
that is cherished by them both. Apart from facing the usual challenges of being a teacher, she also harbors a
kindling fervor for music.
ASHWINI PATTEKAR
Ashwini Patterkar has always been detail-oriented in her work. Teaching is something that adds to her needs,
experiences and feelings for children to help them learn specific things. She prefers that a teacher should be
helpful and supportive, must be patient to explain in depth and be friendly with her kids so that they feel secure
and free to share their views and doubts.
Khan Asma
Khan Asma is a Science teacher and she loves exploring this subject the most.She likes going out & reading books
based on G.K.In my view, teaching is a profession that teaches the teacher also many new things. Teachers have
three love's- Love of learning, love of learners and the love of bringing the first two loves together. The teacher
who loves teaching can teach children to love learning.To the students she would like to say - Go ahead in life and
make your future bright, never say no to any challenge, face it with dedication courage & hardwork, knowledge is
open, so welcome it in and let success follow you.
Benazir Sutar
Benazir teaches English and enjoys working with young children. Her dream is to be a good teacher and influencer
in her students lives. Benazir enjoys sports.
Bhagwati Bhainsora
Bhagwati Bhainsora is diligent, meticulous, passionate in her work and a trustworthy person. She believes in
imparting knowledge, values and morals to the students in the form of stories as they are very effective and
impactful. She wants to create a permanent imprint in the lives of the students and make them responsible to be
successful in future.
Bhavana Deshmukh
Bhavana Deshmukh teaches Hindi. She has a vast teaching experience of 15 years. She has also taught hindi to
higher classes. She likes to read spiritual books, paint and be creative. She is fond of teaching primary students. She
is of the opinion that if students are taught in a friendly and happy environment, they grasp everything easily and
also look forward to learning new things. Her message to students is "We have got so many things to explore, learn
and experience so one should never ever stop learning."
Bhavana Patil
Bhavana Patil has varied hobbies which include reading, dancing, crafting and exploring herself. She has a
deep passion for teaching and love for children. She is a lifelong learner and quickly grasps by observing
things around her. She believes in making a mark in the field of teaching with her passion and compassion.
Bhumika Naik
Bhumika Naik is passionate about teaching. Her biggest strength is hat she will never quit learning.
She thinks a teacher is still a student who strives to learn from her own experiences and that of others.
She believes, becoming a teacher is the best thing that has ever happened in her life.

Bhumika shah
Bhumika Shah has been a teacher for the past 15 years. She has been an Arts teacher with Woodridge since the
last 8 years. Art and craft is her passion along with reading, cooking, outing and of course teaching. She is of the
opinion that teaching is one profession that creates all other professions. Her message to all students is that life
has many unpredictable moments, many paths and memorable times. So we must enjoy the surprises, explore new
paths and cherish the memories.
Bhushan Badgujar
Bhushan Badgujar is a musician. Who has done a western music course from Trinity College, London
University. This multifaceted teacher has technical knowledge in electronics, is a workaholic, likes to play
musical instruments as music is his passion. He likes to teach and train with full enthusiasm. He feels proud
when his students are performing on stage. His teaching technique is making the students learn with fun
and proficient in music. He endeavours to make his students create a mark for themselves.
Bulan Datta
Bulan Datta has completed 12 years in the teaching profession . As an accessible, energetic and a caring teacher,
she believes that a teacher should instill good values in children’s life. She helps children to achieve their desired
goals with love and affection. Counselling, reading books and painting are some of her hobbies.
Chandra Telange
Chandra Telange is best known for his subject knowledge, his way of explanation and his handwriting.
He believes that it is very important for a teacher to reach the varying depths of a student's demur and to
clear every concept. He treasures teaching, listening and singing songs.
Chitra Pawar
Chitra Pawar is an English teacher. Being a teacher she always feels the need to stay on top of planning in
order to keeps herself organised and on track with her classroom goals. From her standpoint, the primary
role of a teacher is not only to deliver classroom instructions that help students learn but they also have to
play the role of a mentor and a counselor. She has been teaching English for the last seven years. She strongly
believes that good teaching is all about caring, nurturing and developing young minds and talent.
She cherishes being with the students.
D. Jyoti
D. Jyoti’s ability to create and use effective teaching methods to make learning interesting and effective for
the children of different aptitude and skills. With a problem solving attitude, she can cope with individual/
students from diversified backgrounds. Her sheer hunger for knowledge and self-improvement ensures that
children are a step ahead of their own expectations. For her, teaching is not only imparting subject knowledge
but also to cultivate in students compassion, empathy and turn out good responsible global citizens. She
loves to travel and venture out to see new places.
Dilip more
Dilip More is a hard worker, and very sincere who loves Math. He enjoys teaching children and spending time
with them. He loves listening to classical music, playing chess and badminton.

Dimple Thakur
Dimple Thakur describes herself as a loving , understanding and empathetic teacher . She believes that everything
that can be learnt can't be taught . Children tend to learn the most important lessons of their life on their own . She
loves to read and keep herself updated with the current happenings in the world . She is proud of the fact that she is
able to contribute her bit in shaping the little minds and believes that there is no other profession as noble than being
an educator.
DIPTI PATNI
Dipti Patni has been teaching for the past 12 years. She is fond of teaching maths and computers to primary students.
She feels lucky to have taken up teaching. There is no other job as respectful and wonderful as teaching. Teaching
has now become her passion, liking and strength too. She is of the belief that a teacher is a good teacher when she
not only understands the mental ability of her students but also their emotions. She is happy to help students nurture
their future.
Dr. Jasmine Dordi
Jasmine Dordi knows the nuances of Literature and has a perspective knowledge about the subject. Not only does
she have clear communication skills, but also has immense knowledge regarding the International Educational
system and practices. She likes lively discussions and considers teaching as a two-way process. She is an ardent
reader and music enthusiast who has an analytical approach towards the subject.
Fai Gupta
Fai Gupta has the strength to assimilate with the people and the surroundings according to the situation. She does her
work with complete dedication and perfection. She believes that knowledge can never be imparted. It is built up by a
person's own experiences. She provides experiential learning to her students by connecting the syllabus to real-life
situations. She loves to explore new pedagogy and implement it.
Gautam khotkar
Gautam Khotkar is a trained professional dancer. He has a proven ability to lead people and projects. He manages
change flawlessly and has the innate ability to challenge past practices to create a better outcome for the future.
He is of the opinion that dance is the way we express ourselves when words are insufficient. That's why he likes
this profession so much.
Jayant Charthankar
Jayant Charthankar likes to visit various historical forts and places and trekking. He feels that "Education is to
draw out". A major factor in teaching is creativity. We should encourage creativity at an early age, and it must
continue throughout entire school years. We are standing at an incredible moment in time, at the intersection
between technology and creativity. Three things are very important in teaching - seeing, hearing and feeling. The
ideal learning environment is when the students see, hear and feel the things themselves. He urges students to
be polite and always curious to attain universal knowledge.
Jayshree Patel
No matter how much everyone hates hard work; Jayashree Patel hasalways been one for it. She believes in the
optimum utilization of her time, and that is why she started educating herself. She believes in the notion of sharing
knowledge and what better way to do that, but to strengthen the next generation? Teaching in her opinion is the
perfect utilization of time.
Judith Daniel
Judith Daniel has over 20 years of experience in the social sector studying and analyzing rural psychology as well
as designing and implementing community interventions. Besides this, she also has 5 years of experience in
developmental psychology, focusing on teaching and training teachers as well as parents and students in the open
education system. She believes that education is a transformative process and as a teacher, she must facilitate the
children to think beyond their inclinations. Teaching is her passion and she likes to explore innovative strategies to
inspire and motivate students. She always strives to create open learning spaces where the students would feel
comfortable, respected and challenged. Besides teaching, she enjoys reading, gardening, choral singing and playing
the piano.

KALPANA MISHRA
Kalpana Mishra is a Hindi teacher. She implements an easy-to-understand method for all of her students. All of
her lessons are very interactive. She believes, ‘Teaching is nothing but sharing techniques with students, to explore
the subject at ease, with the sole objective of making students self-reliant.’ Apart from teaching, her likings are
reading books, watching TV, listening to music and occasionally singing songs.
Kanchan Pardeshi
Kanchan Pardeshi is a person bursting with confidence, and this confidence is well founded on the experience of
7 years. She likes to keep herself up to date and believes this to be the factor that helps her to be prepared for every
time she sets foot in a classroom. She is a disciplined and accommodating educator, who treats her students as
friends rather than disciples. She knows how to create a scintillating environment where learning can foster. She
loves her job. In her own words “The thing I like most about teaching is my students. I love interacting with them,
I love learning from them, I love helping them understand the content of any course and I love when they see
the connection between what they are learning and their lives.”
Kirti Kulkarni
Kirti Kulkarni has been teaching Mathematics and Science for the past 22 years . She is very approachable , dedicated
and devoted towards teaching . She also strives to understand students' psychology and loves working with them .
Her belief is that every child has a different learning style, she changes her teaching style as per the students’ need.
She always motivates and encourages her students to explore. She loves to travel .
Kishori Pardeshi
Kishori Pardedhi feels that, according to her, teaching should be our passion, it is only then that we can give our
best and get connected with students. She always makes the students comfortable with the subject and then they
automatically start loving it. She likes to travel and explore new places. Listening to music and dancing are her
hobbies.
Krishna Rikame
Krishna Rikame is an expert on the field and likes to play cricket, Kho-kho, football and other games. He likes
to give a message to his students that when he is teaching them on field (ground), he is trying to give them his
knowledge which he learnt from his teachers, college, etc. His intention is they should learn many things from
him. They should be good citizens for our country and society. He believes and strives to teach them to give
respect to parents, teachers and elders.
Madhavi Basaath
Madhavi Basaath is an introvert, but, she loves to be around fun loving people. She often likes to combine the
conservative and modern methods of teaching to ameliorate the subject for her students. She loves to be in the class
as the lovely, mischievous, eager faces and naughty adventures make her day. Besides teaching, she relishes to read
thrillers, watch action and rom-com movies and listen to music, depending on her mood. She loves her family and
they have always been her priority.
Madhvi Minhas
Madhavi Minhas has been teaching physical education from grade 1 to 10 for last 8 years. She is passionate
about her work and loves what she does. She is a steady source of self-motivation that drives her to do her best.
She is committed to learning and self-development, so that she can consistently achieve better results. She
personally believes that education is the key for every student to succeed in life and learn new things.
Mahesh ingale
Mahesh Ingle is a sports teacher. His strengths are hard work and honesty towards his work. He chose the
teaching profession as he is passionate towards teaching. This diligent and talented teacher has a unique message
for students - There may be people that have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work
harder than you do. He is a keen contributor for the development of sports in our school. He wants students to
step up and be a leader in the best possible way.

Mallika Pattarkine
Mallika is a has an experience of more than 8 years in the teaching field and has over the years trained Senior
Secondary, Polytechnic and Graduate students in the fields of Fourier Series, Derivations, Determinants etc. She
is a great facilitator as she provokes students' thinking skills instead of just making them understand teaching
one way. She prefers an approach to relate mathematics with practical life and to solve numericals in a simplified
way. She endeavours to turn her students into mathemagicians.
MANINDER SINGH
Maninder Singh shows great talent in setting drills, the march past and physical fitness are his strengths. According
to him, providing physical training is a unique and adventurous task, teaching provides a platform to enhance
upcoming generations' skills and contributes to the nation's development. It makes him feel complete while
providing training. His opinion is that teaching must be rational and wise. Sports and trekking are close to his
heart, specifically adventure sports and march-past. Maninder Singh soothes his mind by going on treks.
Manisha Gaikwad
Manisha Gaikwad’s strength is in establishing good relationships among students and her colleagues too. She
constantly updates herself by collecting new ideas and shares it with her friends too. As a teacher her views are
that she has to facilitate her students to gain knowledge. She elevates their minds towards good things. She likes
to spend time with books, good music and learn new things.
Manjeet Kaur Boparai
Ms Manjeet Boparai with a teaching experience of nine years . She is passionate about her work and loves what
she does. She has a steady source of self-motivation that drives her to do her best . This passion led her to challenge
herself daily and learn new skills that helped her to do better work . Whenever she teaches a class she always tries
to represent, interpret, summarize and rethink the whole concept . She wishes to teach or rather inspire her students
in a way they have fun exploring new things . She always feels that she learns from her students .She likes to travel
and explore new places .
MANJUSHA CHANDEKAR
Manjusha Chandekar, has been a part of the Woodridge High family for the last 8 years, her love for teaching
shows in her interaction with the students. She is a Grade 1 teacher and works hard to have a special connect with
the little ones. Her excitement to teach and exuberance in class is an extension of her bright and sunny nature!
Manpreet Kaur Rekhi
Manpreet Kaur Rekhi is immensely determined and hardworking towards achieving success. She is also a very
humble teacher who likes to spend time with her family. She enjoys teaching and gets along well with children.
MAYUR DARWANI
Mayur Darwani has been working in the education sector for the past five years because he loves living his
schooling days again and again. He is a practical oriented person. He is energetic and enthusiastic who likes to
get along with everyone, maintaining a positive attitude and a good rapport with his colleagues and his students.
He not only wants to be like a teacher to them, but also as a facilitator in the form of a friend.
Monika Nikam
Ms Monika Nikam is a qualified Hindi teacher who has taught different grades. She is an optimistic person who
has good relationship with her students. She is a kind and caring teacher. She is always open to learn new things,
new technology and new teaching methods in order to upgrade her teaching skills. She is proud to be dedicated
towards teaching. She connects with her students and counterparts with exchange of ideas and advices to better
her teaching. She also likes activities that assist students and promote learning.

Mugdhaa Miriekar
Mugdha Miriekar is teaching English. It is her dream to pass on the knowledge of English language to bright
and young students. That is the reason why she took up teaching as her profession. She is an extrovert personality
and her likkes outdoor sports , social service as well as socialising and reading. She makes the subject interesting
for students so as to draw their interest and attention rather than forcing students to learn. Her message to the
bright and young students is to always take interest, be an inquirer and always follow their passion and study by
taking interest in the subject and not just doing it for the sake of it .
Namrata Lalsare
Namrata Lalsare loves to explan topics with innovative ideas. She believes that 'Teaching', as a profession, is one
of the best profession which gives joy and inner peace and that it helps to mold a child's future. She enjoys dancing
and reading enthralling facts about geography in her leisure time..
Nayana Patil
Nayana Patil enjoys being with children and believes that connecting with them is an important element of being a
teacher. She loves reading books and listening to music. Her biggest strength is her family.
Nidhi Srivastava
Nidhi Srivastava is a creative, patient and enthusiastic teacher. She has the ability to connect with children at a
personal level. She enjoys teaching and working with young minds. She loves watching cricket and singing.
Pallavi Shinde
Pallavi Shinde’s passion is teaching and her love for Mathematics is immense. She believes that teaching is effective
only when students are filled with positivity. In her words, "both, teaching and learning is challenging but that
doesn't mean that you can't have fun in the classroom. It is crucial to find ways to let students see what is interesting
about the subject."
Pankhoori Jaiswal
Pankhoori Jaiswal is a teacher by heart, she loves to be with young and budding minds. She is good in multitasking
and likes to make sure that her work is error-free and to the best of her ability. She explores various ways to make
classroom teaching interesting. Apart from teaching, she also loves to accompany children to the playground and
tell them stories of her own. She says, "My achievement as a teacher is when kids remember me even when I don't
teach them".
Parminder Taneja
Parminder Taneja , studied in a Convent School till Senior Secondary, which, she believes, has not only educated
her but has also helped her to be a good human. She started teaching in 1998 and continues teaching till date. Her
bonds with her students never broke. Teaching has always been her passion because she finds it inspiring. The wise
saying, 'Children are God's messengers' and 'School is a temple of knowledge' have always invigorated her. These
phrases made her believe that 'The place where you not only give in but also take in return is the best'. In this way,
teaching found a way in her life.
PRANJALI MULAVEKAR
Pranjali Mulavekar is a dedicated and sincere teacher. Her strength is her subject and her passion for Physics makes her a
devoted teacher. She interacts positively with her students and firmly believes that students have the potential to do
wonders if we teachers present our subject smartly in front of them. Pranjali likes to equip herself with TAT (technology
aided teaching).

Preet Sangle
Preet Sangle is an HoD - Sports Department at Woodridge High School . He is a positive person who has
an enthusiastic outlook on life . He loves his job and gets a great sense of achievement on seeing his students
develop and grow as individuals . With effective communication, planning and organising skills, he implements
effective behaviour management process both in the classroom and on the playground and strives on an ability
to continually develop both personally and professionally. He likes to use group exercises and even motivational
videos where it's possible to demonstrate his learning points . He believes this is something which increases
students' interest significantly , and from his experience , it leads to a better learning experience overall . He
always focuses on the three R’s of Respect , Response and the Right way to learn . These have served him well
over time . “ Dear Students, Your Life is Your Message to the World. Make Sure it’s Inspiring”.
Preetiî Jain
Preeti Jain is highly dedicated towards her job and nurtures a passion for teaching. This is what makes her
an excellent educator, one who always delivers the endeavors she undertakes. She knows that her limits are
unending and pushes herself to stand strong in her professional as well as daily life. Her strength lies in
working as a team. This makes it easier for her to understand students and the working of their minds. Her
15 years of professionalism stand witness to the fact that she is one with her job and also that no one can feel
left out on her watch. This is a strength that helps her cope with the tedious nature of her profession but she
believes it to be worth all the hard work.
Priya Kulkarni
Priya Kulkarni has a vast experience of 15 years in the world of teaching. She opines that teaching makes
a difference with visible results. She finds it quite enriching to teach new topics and work with new children
each year. She is fond of reading Kadambari and Poran. She likes to read the news about earth and
astronauts. She wants to be totally immersed in the field of teaching and create a difference in the lives
of her students
Priya Nikam Patil
Priya Patil entered the teaching profession in 2012 and since then has been a continuous learner as she
understood that learning is a life changing process. She has seen herself grow in all aspects. She is passionate
about her work. She loves to be organised and meets her deadlines. She believes in continuous learning.
It makes her happier when she sees students discover their passion and experience success in learning.
She is fond of reading and learning new skills.
Radhika Mahajan
Radhika Mahajan has a good experience in the teaching field, and also trained post graduate students in
applied biology fields like Genetics and Virology. She has an analytical approach and likes teaching subjects
in a practical way. She has a good experience of training students for competitive exams too. She believes in
creating interest in her classroom teaching by taking help of various visuals and videos.
RAGHUVEER KULKARNI
Raghuveer Kulkarni considers himself lucky to be in the profession where he gets to put his heart and soul.
He has been teaching English for the last twenty years. He has trained students for the international exams like
IELTS, TOEFL, etc. He enjoys being among the students awakening their joy in expression and knowledge.
His strength is in teaching grammar and making students confident to express themselves efficiently in English.
He feels pleased and fortunate to be a part of Woodridge High, an institution where he has been learning and
contributing in the dimensions of teaching.
Rakhi khandelwal
Rakhi Khandelwal has been actively pursuing the profession and passion as a teacher since 14 years. Teaching
is her passion. She believes in sharing her knowledge with her students and transforming them to the best of
their abilities. She keeps herself updated with the requisite information and knowledge in her subjects. She
is constantly in search of excellence to find new ways to teach her students as a creative teacher.

Rakhi Kotgire
Rakhi Kotgire likes to watch bio pics and also read biographies of influential personalities. She is also a good
listener. She believes, teaching should equip students to deal with day to day challenges in life rather than just
giving them theoretical knowledge.
Rashida Puthawala
Rashida Puthawala loves traveling, teaching and singing. Her style of teaching is making children inquisitive
learners.She reveals that failure is an event, not a person. Do not confine your children to your own learning, for
they were born in another time. The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Education is not the filling
of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. Her message to children is that if you are determined to achieve something,
be focused on your target and have confidence in yourself. Your hard work will definitely bring success for you.
Children must love their parents, and respect.
Rashmi Kulkarni
Rashmi Kulkarni is an ICT (Computer) teacher. She relates herself as an accessible, enthusiastic, encouraging
and caring teacher. She likes to learn new things every day. She believes teaching is one profession that creates
all other professions. She feels that every child deserves to be a champion, who will never give up on them, who
understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be. She urges
children to believe in themselves and face ever y obstacle along the path to success.
Rima Bhattacharya
Rima Bhattacharya is quite passionate about teaching, has a vibrant personality, is energetic and a keen
learner. Her charismatic smile helps to motivate and inspire others. She considers herself to be a warrior fought
with grit and determination. Her views about teaching are that each and every child should get an opportunity.
Every child should be an independent thinker, making his/her own decisions and able to prioritize things. She
loves cooking and exploring new places.
Riya karnani
Riya Karnani never gives up easily, believes in achieving what she desires and is a quick learner. Though she
ended up being a teacher accidentally, she likes being with students as a friend rather than a teacher and
exploring new things with them in the subject. She believes she can be a good leader. She feels a teacher plays
an important role in turning a child's futuristic dreams to reality, as they are more close to their teachers than
family.
Rupali Magar
Rupali Magarhas been teaching since 2010. For her, every day brings new challenges and every obstacle she
overcomes results in new learning. Her thirst for knowledge and accommodating nature are her biggest strengths.
In her journey of mentoring young minds, she has always focused on the overall development of her students,
instead of simple academic excellence. She is an ardent believer in creating educated students as well as moral
citizens. For her, the character development of students is equally important and she strives to make it possible
for them to learn values rather than simple facts.
SAILI SARAF
Ms Saili saraf is a classical dance teacher . She is a specialist in Bharatnatyam and has an eight years of rich
experience of teaching dance. She has performed in various dance festivals, choreographed many classical
dances as well as folk dances and also been a judge for Inter School Dance Competitions.

SAMTA SURYAVANSHI
Samta believes that her work is her strength. Teaching is not an act of only transmitting knowledge but
should help the students to develop their own personality in a positive way. She loves to interact with children
and also likes to be creative in her subject.
Sangita Baheti
Sangita Baheti teaches Marathi with great flair and command. She is always ready to overcome challenges on her
path. She tries to make her subject easier by taking examples from various aspects like value education, maths,
biology, etc. Teaching has always been her passion and she loves interacting with students. She believes that
teaching is an ever learning process.
SANJU BALLAL
Sanju Ballal believes that teaching has no limits and hence, teaching should not be restricted only to the curriculum.
She tries to impart the qualities of being empathetic, confident and creative. She believes that these qualities are
very necessary in today's world. Apart from teaching, she likes to read books and enjoys dancing.
Santosh Joshi
Santosh Joshi believes that Physics is an inseparable part of our lives. It is a combination of technology and life
science, so it can be understood through practical experience. He has an experience of 17 years in the field of
Education which includes ICSE and CBSE curriculum. Along with that, he has prepared the students for various
competitive examinations. He always prefers to connect the concepts of physics with daily life, so students
u n d e r s t a n d a n d e x p e r i e n c e t h a t p h y s i c s i s a n i n s e p a r a b l e p a r t o f l i f e .
Sapeksh chobe
Sapeksh Chobe has 7 years of being a professional educator, one thing has struck him in all clarity; Teaching is a
noble line of work. He educates with a gusto characteristic of those who do their jobs to the utmost satisfaction.
He is proud of the responsible citizens he is molding his students to become and this pride reflects in him when
his ex-students contact him to express their gratitude for his invaluable counsel. He has committed himself to the
profession of teaching and strives to create an environment in his classrooms where his students are free to have
their queries resolved. In his non professional life, he is a huge cricket and badminton enthusiast.
Seema Bhargava
Seema Bhargava has been teaching for 11 years. She is passionate about computers and finds joy in teaching
Computers to her students. She always looks for strength in the bright smiles of her students and feels comfortable
when they find computers fascinating. Besides computers, she likes arts. She is also always curious to know a little
about everything. She is particularly good at crochet and weave art. 'Still Life' and 'Folk Arts' always fascinate her.
Seetaratnam.KLV
Ms Seetharatnam’s strengths are effective communicative skills , knowledge and commitment . She is a
trustworthy , honest and diligent person. As a teacher she loves to explore her subject , get acquainted with new
pedagogical approaches and incorporate them in her teaching. Teaching was,is and will be a noble profession .
It is enriching to be a teacher , because one can be a teacher and a student at the same time . An anthropological
expedition to new places is what she likes the most and she believes that life is the best teacher in the world .

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Shaila Zende
Shaila Zende is an optimist and passionate about her work. She takes both success and failure in a balanced
manner. She likes teaching in a way that students meaningfully reflect on their rocess throughout learning and set
action goals. For her being a teacher is to convey knowledge, skill, experience and the ability to design unique
service to meet the educational needs of an individual and of society. Her message to all is let us plant the seeds
for tomorrow.
Shalaka Deshpande
Shalaka Deshpande genuinely feels that we cannot teach anybody. What we can do is to create beautiful
learning experiences for our children and help them explore the world around them. We can act as their safety
guides while they do so. But it is a journey which they have to undertake. Her strengths are that she is a very
passionate teacher and believes in exhibiting every task to perfection. She has a profound love for books,
music, cooking and watching movies.
Shalini sharma
Ms Shalini Sharma is good at public speaking and is also a keen observer . Her strength is her command
on Hindi language .According to her, teaching is the only medium through which we can secure the future
of our country . She likes interacting with children and making them understand the beautiful language
of Hindi .
Shankar Sonawane
Shankar Sonawne is a Professional Commercial Artist and has over 20 years of teaching experience. He believes
that his real strength has always been his family. He is an exponent to all of us as his work speaks for him, not
his words. He thinks that teachers should have the experience to give good knowledge to their students. He is
always happy with whatever he does.
Shashikant Singh
Shashikant Singh is a National level athlete. He has played 12 nationals and 6 all India University from
SAI - Sports Authority of India. He loves to enhance his knowledge and apply it in his field by attending
conferences and doing different courses. He feels the relation between children and teachers is very beautiful.
A student life is the best time of his/her life. They must work hard and prove to be winners. His message is
that रख ए सोन े स े घसा आ पीतल ादा चमकदार होता है।
Sheetal dhakate
In spite of doing a management course, Sheetal Dhakate was always inclined towards teaching. It gives her an
optimistic approach. She has witnessed students getting bored of studying theory subjects, but is of the opinion
that the students cannot understand any subject unless the theoretical concepts are clear. She always strives to
look for new ways to teach theory subjects and one of them is to relate the subject with the practical world.
Sheetal Hiwale
Ms Sheetal Hiwale is an empathetic and open-minded person. She always gets feedback from others that she is a
resourceful person and is a very good team player. Sometimes she takes on too much responsibility as she does
not like to say “NO” to anyone. Teaching is her passion and she is flexible enough to handle change in the
education system.

Shilpa Choudhari
Shilpa Choudhary has good knowledge and command over her subject. She is a good observer and learner. She opines
that the process of teaching and learning are natural ones. Most of the things a child learns is by experience, school
and curriculum make just a part of it. She believes in making the process of learning more easier, better and enriching
for the students.
Shital Joshi
Shital Joshi's strength include hard work,discipline and creativity. She feels that teaching is a process that inspires
and motivates students to realize and exceed their potential. She enjoys teaching, cooking and home decor.
Shivani Kulkarni
Shivani Kulkarni enjoys being with children. Moreover, she loves teaching as she believes that teaching is a
'Give and Take relationship', where she too has learnta lot from her students. She never gives up on any student
as she believes that every child is different and that there is always a unique way to help him/her. She feels that
a teacher should be unpredictable for his/her students and that at the same time, the bond of trust and respect
s h o u l d b e v e r y s t r o n g . A p a r t f r o m s i n g i n g , s h e t r e a s u r e s p l a y i n g b a d m i n t o n .
Shraddha Karwa
Shraddha Karwa is associated with Woodridge from the start. She is creative, imaginative, artistic, cordial,
clever and humorous. She likes colours, good design, outdoors, art and craft, watching films, nature walking,
travelling, studying liberal arts. She is very good at art and craft, drawing, painting, calligraphy, communicating
ideas. Her message to the students is to use their interpersonal intelligence, see things from others' view, be a
good organiser and build trust. Do not focus on what you cannot do, take a look at what you are capable of.
She feels the best art is painting a smile.
Snehalata Mundhe
Snehalata Mundhe’s strengths lie in her creativity and enthusiasm for teaching. She likes to read books. She
believes that a good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination and instil a love for learning. Her views
are that as a teacher our job is to teach the students 'how to think' and not 'what to think.' She opines that a
good teacher like a good entertainer must first hold the audience's attention, then teach them the lesson.
Soniya Matharu
Soniya Matharu’s strengths are evident from the fact that she is a dedicated teacher and always meets the
deadlines. In her opinion, teaching is learning. It is motivating students not only to learn, but teaching how
to learn. A teacher should have passion for it and must convey that passion to students. She firmly believes in
engaging students at their level of understanding and giving her best in every endeavour she undertakes.
Suhasini Pathare
Ms Suhasini Pathare is a dedicated Librarian with a keen interest in dance. She has also attained Visharad
in Bharatnatyam and presently learning Kuchipudi . Her strengths are versatility and creativity . Teaching
and learning go hand in hand as it's a lifelong process is what she believes in. Children should be taught how
to think not what to think. She is passionate about dancing and loves to read and travel .

Sulata Mahapatra
Sulata Mahapatra believes in the verity of“simple is beautiful” and leads life accordingly. She believes teaching to
be a job demanding hoards of patience because the first and foremost judges of her proficiency are children. She
never expects her students to be the bee’s knee; instead she philosophizes that the best edification can be received
only through the means of the worst of failures. She considers honesty and hard work to be her strengths and likes
reading books and watching movies or web series.
SUMAN MAHENDRA TAK
Suman Mahendra Tak has gathered huge amounts of wisdom in her 15 years of professional teaching out of
which 8 years are in Woodridge High. She is an easygoing yet just and jovial teacher who is passionate towards
learning and sharing that knowledge with her students. She nurtures her students with a motherly affection
characteristic to her personality. She is a calming presence to be around and her students favor her with just as
much love.
Swapnil Mhaske
Mr Swapnil Mhaske strongly believes that teaching is a calling. It gives him immense pleasure to see students
growing into balanced, ideal human beings. Since childhood he wished to be a teacher and today in being one,
it gives him immense pleasure to be a part of students’ unique stories. He believes not only the subjective
knowledge, but the overall development of a child is equally important and as a teacher he feels it his dearest
responsibility. He updates his students with current happenings around the world. He enjoys reading books and
watching travelling vlogs. Drew Binsky and mountain trekking are his favourite explorers. He hopes to explore
the world as a solo traveller. He enjoys talking about life, nature, geo-politics, economy etc . He strongly believes
that teachers can teach only if they are willing to learn and thanks the Almighty for entrusting this pious
responsibility on him and wishes for everybody’s well-being.
SWATI BALURKAR
Ms Swati Balurkar Deshpande hobbies are reading, writing, listening to music, travelling, dancing for pleasure
and learning new things. Teaching and interacting with her students are her passion. She is confident, patient
and has interpersonal-intrapersonal skills. She is good at adapting to new situations. Life has given her an
opportunity to come into this noble profession where she can be a lifelong learner and share her knowledge
with students. She aims at being a good, lovable and a great resourceful person for people around her. She
expresses herself in poems and stories in Hindi and Marathi with the nickname ‘ Sakhi ’ and wants to
remain in this world through her writings. She always wants to live in her students' minds.
SYED SHUJAAT HUSSAIN
Shujaat Hussain’s aim is to make Chemistry easy and interesting for students. His message to the students is
not to take studies as any work given to them. When they understand the concepts from their teacher, they will
automatically enjoy their studies. He feels the students must score great marks in their subjects, but must have
a g r e a t i n c l i n a t i o n t o w a r d s a c q u i r i n g i n - d e p t h k n o w l e d g e o f t h e s u b j e c t .
TRAPTI JAISWAL
Trapti Jaiswal strengths are dedication and hard work. She gives a cent percent in her work. She believes in
shaping and preparing children to face and tackle problems in their future. She likes cooking and creating new
things. She loves every student and is keen to give her best to transform them to their best potential.
Trusha Parikh
Ms Trusha Parikh has been teaching for many years and her love and passion for teaching has increased over
the years. As a teacher her strength is that she connects easily with her students and connects her subject with
day-to-day life of students and tries to inculcate good values in them while at the same time being a thorough
professional. For her a teacher's job is to help a student develop his/her IQ, EQ and confidence every day and
feels that being around the children helps her too to develop her IQ, EQ and confidence. She absolutely loves
being a teacher and takes lot of pride in being one.

Ujwala Deokar
Ujwala Deokar is a graduate in science. Her strengths include meeting deadlines for work completions, good use of
technology and a good co-teacher. Apart from teaching, her likings are listening to music, drawing, mehendi designs,
reading, etc. Teaching to her is such a profession that we get a chance to live our childhood. She expressed that our
teaching style should touch everyone's heart so that everyone wants you all the time. Teaching should incorporate
day today life examples for practical understanding.
Vandana Mudiraj
Vandana Mudiraj is a highly capable Hindi teacher wi th a focus on student learning and engagement. She has
vast experience of over 15 years as a teacher and facilitator. She is dedicated to teaching students with literature
analysis and close reading. She has an exceptional knowledge of delivering instructions with technology and
empowering students to use valuable resources. She has an excellent understanding of curriculum development
a n d a s s e s s m e n t m e t h o d s b a s e d o n r e s e a r c h a n d p r a c t i c e .
Vinod Patwari
Mr Vinod Patwarie has been in the teaching profession for the last 15 years. He is an honest, a highly responsible
and an efficient teacher. He understands the psychology of children and has good communication and social skills.
He has the ability to explain difficult concepts in a simple way and uses a variety of teaching resources. As a mentor
he is a helping hand, guides students about their future to become independent persons and also inculcate moral as
well as social values in them. Apart from that he introduces new ideas and resources toelucidate students’ concepts.
VIVEK GHULE
Vivek Ghule loves being a hard, smart worker and also a good listener, which makes him love teaching.He
relentlessly and vigorously follows up his learning and teaching aspects until he achieves it. With a rich
professional specialisation in History and Political science, he tries to enrich the students’ minds with our
g l o r i o u s c u l t u r a l h i s t o r y. H e l i k e s t o d r a w, p a i n t a n d l i s t e n t o m u s i c .
Vrushali Deshmukh
Vrushali Deshmukh is just as much of a student as she is a teacher. In her own words, “I am a teacher because
teaching is my passion” children are curios by nature, and she believes in encouraging this curiosity. She likes to
keep herself updated and the inquisitive nature of her students helps her in doing just that. She is more of a friend
to her students than an educator; in fact she believes her bonding with them to be one of her biggest strengths.
Her classes are always democratic where every one has the right to get their opinion heard and that is what makes
her a teacher par excellence.
Vrushali Nagesh
Vrushali Nagesh is a national level artistic and aerobic gymnast and a national level basketball player. She has been
a gymnastics and aerobics coach for the past 25 years and has trained a number of national and state level
gymnasts. She then joined as a physical education teacher in school. She enjoys identifying young talented
sportsmen and training them to achieve higher goals. She believes that every individual should be fit and healthy
at all times. It is her motto to contribute to the development of sports culture in the nation. Apart from sports
she enjoys listening to classical music, binge watching movies and TV series and cooking.
KIRTI DEVADE
Kirti considers herself a well organised and also an enthusiastic person. I personally feel teaching is a profession
where you have to be proactive, dedicated, learn new things from students, colleagues and parents.I love driving,
cooking and travelling to new places.I believe in 'there is always something to be grateful for' , as i am grateful
t o h a v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e a p a r t o f W o o d r i g d e H i g h S c h o o l .

MEGHA GIRME
Megha Girme regards teaching as an unbreakable bond between students and teachers. Her vision is to allow
the students to grow in positivity and success, and become the best version of themselves. She believes that
being meticulous and particular in her work paves the way for smooth functioning in school.
LATHA IYER
Latha, belong to the beautiful 'God's Own Country', Kerala. She has a flair for the English language which
forced her to become an English teacher. My greatest strength is my self-respect and self - esteem. She prides
herself on a being a confident lady and she likes to think of herself as an easy going person enjoying every
moment of my life. Teaching is her passion as Latha would like her students to connect the things they learn
with real life and should always be able to gain knowledge out of the box. Travelling, singing and listening to
songs of any genre, (except sad) are her interests.Latha, belong to the beautiful 'God's Own Country', Kerala.
She has a flair for the English language which forced her to become an English teacher. My greatest strength
is my self-respect and self - esteem. She prides herself on a being a confident lady and she likes to think of
herself as an easy going person enjoying every moment of my life. Teaching is her passion as Latha would like
her students to connect the things they learn with real life and should always be able to gain knowledge out of
the box. Travelling, singing and listening to songs of any genre, (except sad) are her interests.
KOUMUDI UMRIKAR
Koumudi is our classical music teacher. She is highly qualified and has been teaching music for 28 years.
She plays musical instruments like harmonium and tabla.Teaching is not only a job to Koumudi but a
process which bears wonderful fruit.She is dedicated to music and enjoys imparting her knowledge of Indian
C l a s s i c a l a s w e l l a s W e s t e r n M u s i c t o h e r s t u d e n t s . .
SHITAL KSHOTRIYA
Sheetal Kshotriya is a Dance teacher.It is her passion and she loves to transmit this passion to her students
as well.She feels respect and obedience are the true hallmarks of being a good student.One can never stop
learning.
Rachana Somani
Rachana Somani has a fun and devoted approach towards teaching. Being a Math teacher, she believes
that any subject can be made more interesting and engaging if taught the correct way. An all-round
development of the child is of utmost importance to her. She is ready to devote all her energy towards
the growth and development of her children. She loves to travel and listen to music.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Greetings, To All The Students and Staff Celebrating Their Birthdays !
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From 6 sept to 2 october
Siddhi Onkareshwar 1A
Vihana Jadhao 1A
Rajveer Hange 1A
Sharavan Garajkar 1A
Tulja Patil 1A
Krisha Patel 1A
Kavya Patil 1A
Arham Bhansali 1A
Shivansh Solanke 1B
Aaradhay Trivedi 1B
Anvi Chivare 1B
Swara Shinde 1B
Sujal Sanklecha 1C
Aovi Apte 1C
Mannat Minhas 1C
Saanvika Ghuge 1C
Vidit Kapdiya 1D
Syed Mohseen 1E
Ankita Deshmukh 1E
Viraj Nikam 1E
Ishita Padghan 1F
Anay Doshi 1F
Shivank 1F
Gaikwad Janiwa 10A
Wavre Anvay 8A 10A
Jain Gareema 10B
Soni Ayush 10B
Funde Sharayu10B
Choudhari Arnav 10C
Patil Harshavardhan 10C
Gumte Pranshu 10C
Lomte Aary 10D
Dad Unnati 10D
Sikchi Dhruv 10D
Khandagale Harsh 10D
Yadav Ranveer 2A
Suryavanshi Pavani 2B
Jain Samruddhi 2B
Chavan Tanishq 2C
Dhumal Kaushal 2C
Naik Avani 2C
Sale Sai 2C
Shroff Reyansh 2C
Soundale Surya 2C
Jagdale Ananya 2D
Pandit Arnav 2D
Kabra Dhruti 2D
Mantri Varad 2F
Rajput Utsav 3A
Charivuparambil Avni 3A
Dhoot Shreenidhi 3B
Karmalkar Shlok 3B
Khadke Siddhi 3B
Nanivadekar Aarush 3B
Mishra Vanshika 3B
Kurde Vennu 3B
Charivuparambil Asmi 3B
Kachhwaha Aayush 3E
Patni Vansh 3E
Pardeshi Leesha 3F
Khoche Neel 3F
Jagdale Jigisha 3F
Bangar Harshwardhan 3F
Patni Viram 3F
Gawali Aastha 3F
Kapse Parth 3F
Nehe Varad 4A
Patel (Choudhary) Om 4A
Gadakh Devendra 4A
Bargal Shreya 4A
Nuraz Momin 4B
Patki Anshul 4B
Patel Arushi 4C
STUDENTS
Fulgale Poonam 4D
Saluja Tejyot Kaur 4D
Khadke Akshara 4E
Wahul Mandira 4E
Banale Sumedh 4E
Herode Spandan 4F
Chandak Yuvraj 4F
Jain Avani 4F
Ahire Kaustubha 4F
Malusare Samruddhi 4F
Mohrir Bhargavi 5A
More Utkarsh 5A
Kothawala Jidnya 5A
Deshmukh Vedashree 5A
Birla Srikrishna 5B
Gupta Neel 5B
Kadam Vikrant 5C
Gupta Akshita 5C
Solankar Swamini 5C
Latpate Tanmay 5D
Trivedi Aaryan 5D
Thorat Shourya 5E
Taware Aryan 5E
Totla Dhruvika 5E
Israni Gunjan 5E
Pathak Shubhra 5F
Houzwala Aahna 5F
Karwa Dhruv 5F
Patherwalkar Mihir 5F
Kirwale Asmita 6A
Haibate Aditya 6A
Vazare Parth 6A
Rohra Poonam 6B
Malani Atharva 6B
Mahale Rosha 6B
Saoji Sejal 6C
Aghor Anuradha 6C
Deore Arnav 6D
Joshi Neil 6D
Verma Piyush 6D
Modani Sharayu 6E
Malusare Yuvraj 6E
Vibhute Aananya 6E
Chougule Shreepad 6E
Shelke Atharva 6E
Rathod Viraj 6E
Singh Samrat 7A
Pandit Neha 7B
Choudhary Dinesh 7B
Badjate Tanisha 7C
Dhokane Saie 7C
Momin Affan 7D
Ruchke Ashwini 7D
Khairnar Jatin 7E
Nehri Syed Viqaruddin 7E
Mantri Sachi 8A
Karnam Krishna 8A
Ahuja Mahi 8B
Mohammed Owais Ansari 8C
Totla Shlok 8C
Uttarwar Aryan 8C
Pitty Priyanshi 8E
Solunke Rujvi 8E
Diwan Prerana 9A
Soni Swayam 9A
Sharma Akhilesh 9B
Sonawane Arya 9B
Malani Sanskruti 9C
Parmar Hrushi 9C
Kale Tanvi 9C
Kotgire Purva 9D
TEACHERS
Rachana Somani
Sheetal Hiwale
Pankhoori Jaiswal
Nayana Patil
Swati Deshpande
Aparna Moholkar
Jayant Charthankar
Megha Girme
Bhavana Joshi
Bulana Datta
Madhvi Minhas
Sangita Baheti

THANK YOU TEACHERS!
Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.
We need to be the BEST to give our BEST to our
students. You all do this on an everyday basis
when you enter your classroom. This, in my eyes,
makes you all SUPER HEROES. Thank you once
again for all that you do.
Now I present my sentiments in song...
Frances Rozario
Editor
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