RICHA PARASHER

AFS Volunteer and Freelance Qualified Facilitator (Virtual) and Educator

Email: richaparashersharma@gmail.com, WhatsApp: +91912 6877404

LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/richa-parasher-sharma-47141b17

I am an experienced educator and researcher with over 15 years of experience. I consider myself as empathetic, sincere, hardworking, smart working, efficient, compassionate, respectful, with good management skills, problem solver, committed and passionate. I am technically sound, good at working remotely and offline. I always give my hundred percent in whatever work I do. I believe that work life balance is very important for a sustainable living. My mission continues focusing on exercising values and creating impact both professionally and personally.

EXPERIENCE

OCTOBER 2018 – TILL PRESENT VOLUNTEER AND FREELANCE QUALIFIED FACILITATOR, AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS

Certified and Trained Facilitator for the various A FS International programs

• STEM Academies: a 12 week virtual program, 2 live sessions per week.

• STEM Accelerator award winning program: Diversity Abroad’s excellence in diversity & inclusion in international education (EDIIE) awar d in 2022, for the category of outreach, marketing & recruitment. A 12 week virtua l program, 2 live sessions per week. Currently, I am facilitating this program.

• Student learning journey: Facilitated five sessions of SLJ and three advanced sessions. It is basically the program for participa nts who are on their exchange program to their host country or will be going to t he host country.

• Effect+ ( for AFS international for Educators and India)

• Global You Changemaker program, advanced certifica te on global citizenship for social impact 12 week virtual program with 6 live s essions, facilitated 2 times for different cohorts. This course promotes the skills necessary to create positive social impact in one’s local community and the world. the program explores design thinking, tools for problem solving, and social innovation co ncepts and practices through online modules, skills assessments, and interactive discussions with a global cohorts guided by facilitators

• Global competence course (GCC): self-paced program with 4 live sessions

• Pathways to global classroom (for AFS INDIA): Two days’ workshop

• Facilitator for level W training for AFS INDIA.

• Attend various trainings and meetings from time to time.

MAY 2022– MAY2023

PRIMARY TEACHER, VANDYA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INDIA SCIENCE AND MATH’S TEACHER