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In continuation to her program, with The school was shortlisted. Being the
the encouragement of the Head Master of host teacher Smt. Padma Priya has taken
our school, Mr.Gajula Sridhar-he hosted the responsibility of the global teachers
American teachers Ms.Isabelle Hui during their stay in the school. During the
Saldana, an English teacher assistant, Ms selection process, she participated in the
Jacqueline Thurston a special education webinars organized by IREX, responded
teacher and Ms. Tina Banks a visual arts
teacher. to the queries of IREX and the global
teachers promptly through mails and made
them familiar about the school and
culture, they are informed about Indian
dressing norms at the school.
Ms Isabelle Hui Saldana, the
Fulbright-Nehru fellow rendered her
services as an English teacher to Govt.
A notification for hosting Fulbright Nehru memorial high school for one
Teachers for Global classrooms was academic year from June 2017 to April
issued by the US Department of State 2018. When she arrived, the students were
Bureau of Educational and Cultural very curious to see her and talk with her.
Affairs (ECA) with funding provided by At the beginning they were not able to
the US government and administered by follow her accent. She tried to talk with
the International Research and Exchange pause in between so that the students could
Board(IREX). With the encouragement understand what she speaks.
from the Head Master Mr.Gajula Sridhar, Isabelle started a movie club after
school's math teacher Smt.V.Padmapriya school hours with the permission of our
as an alumni of Teacher Exchange H.M and with the consent of the parents
Program applied to host the Global that their wards can stay back after school
teachers. The application was filled hours. She used to show an English movie
giving the details about the geographical for 45 minutes mostly a cartoon movie to
conditions of Hyderabad, the community them.She discussed about the characters
that school serves, strength of the school in the movie and their opinion on the story.
and the details about curricular and
co-curricular activities that school
organizes. She also mentioned the possible
learning opportunities for the global
teachers at her school and the tourist
attractions in and around Hyderabad.
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