MITALEE DALAL

EDUCATOR
ABOUT
I have 15+ years of experience in the education sector in both formal and informal settings.
Currently, I am a partner at a drama and creative writing academy in Pune that caters to
CONTACT students aged 5 to 16. I am experienced with designing curricula that are accessible to all
learners; training teachers and teacher-assistants to achieve success in their classrooms;
P: +91 9673338500
writing scripts and training students for end of year performances. I am a dependable teacher
E: mitaleedalal9@gmail.com
providing learners with the necessary tools to build 21st century learning skills (creativity,
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mitalee-

critical thinking, collaboration and communication) through drama and writing.

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PERSONAL SKILLS WORK EXPERIENCE

Driven and Motivated EXPRESSION & FREEDOM, SPEECH AND DRAMA ACADEMY | JAN 2017 - PRESENT |
Fast Learner PUNE, INDIA
Detail Oriented Partner
Empathetic Created and designed curriculum for all nine modules, ages 5 to 16. Annually, the academy

has 150 students

VOLUNTEERING
Junior Youth Empowerment Program
Leading a student-run service project
in Harkadas School, Pune. The
students teaching the program are
graduates from my Teach For India
classroom. Now, aged 19, they are
taking their own junior youth groups
in the school they graduated from.
The curriculum of the junior youth
empowerment program is designed
by DL Publications, Columbia. The
Spearheaded the Advanced Writers Module, since 2019
Developed the website and managed all three social media platforms
Trained teachers and assistant-teachers; conducted quarterly feedback sessions
Wrote scripts and poems to be performed on stage for all batches
Managed client enquiries, admissions and finances
Conducted classes for all age groups
Held drama workshops at Mayo College, Ajmer in 2019
During the pandemic, successfully converted all modules for the online platform
BAHÁ'Í WORLD CENTRE | JUN 2014 - JUN 2016 | HAIFA, ISRAEL
Administrative Assistant, Office of Social and Economic Development (OSED)
Carried out research on the development of a global network of schools and conducted a

focus of the program is on helping thematic analysis of their narrative reports

adolescents between the ages of 12 Consolidated two decades of historical data concerning social and economic development

to 15 years realise their abilities and projects undertaken by over 150+ Bahá’í national communities
channelize it in the right direction Created financial narratives and budgetary projections of a network of global

using Bahá’í inspired texts. organisations implementing educational programmes followed by OSED and ensured the

flow of finances to projects across the world on behalf of the Office

Facilitated four seminars on the theme of social action with 20+ participants per group
CERTIFICATES Assisted with the overall preparation of OSED’s internal annual budget
Personal assistant to the senior coordinators of the Office and as general office manager
Writing Lives | Nov 2021 |

Department for Continuing Education,

TEACH FOR INDIA | MAY 2012 - MAY 2014 | PUNE, INDIA
University of Oxford
Fellow, Classroom Teacher for Grades 1, 4 and 5.
Advanced Creative Writing | Jun
Selected as a Teach For India Fellow amongst the top 7% of 8,000 applicants for the

2021 | Department for Continuing

education of children from low-income communities in under-resourced schools
Education, University of Oxford Created engaging lesson plans across all subjects for grades 4 and 5
Created and implemented behaviour management systems within the classroom
Getting Started in Creative Writing |
Ensured active participation while teaching grade 1 math - their end of year assessment

Nov 2019 | Department for

averaged 75% mastery from 30% (mid-year assessment)
Continuing Education, University of
Selected to be the Performing Arts Leader for 'Maya' - a musical; Trained selected

Oxford students from various Teach For India classrooms to act in the musical production
·Led a team of three Teach For India colleagues for creating dynamic drama lesson plans to

Drama Games for Language Teaching

teach creativity, vocabulary, stage presence and values
| Oct 2019 | Drama Resource in
Worked with volunteers from ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) and Broadway for

Collaboration with Nile Online the musical, Maya

Constructing a Conceptual

EDUCATION
Framework for Social Action | Dec

2015 | FUNDAEC POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (INTERNATIONAL) | 2022 - ONGOING

SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 2009 - 2012

Discourse for Social Action | May

Bachelors of Business Administration

2015 | FUNDAEC
CGPA 3.4 / 4.0