Dr. Sita Nanduri

Head of School

With over 17 years of proficiency in school instruction and administration, Dr. Sita Nanduri is a well-informed, pragmatic educator and school leader. She has valuable practical experience in various roles and accomplishments while tutoring children of various age groups.

Dr Sita Nanduri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery from University of Mumbai and also has a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Education and a post graduate diploma in School Management and Leadership with IGNOU

She began her career in education with the Science department at a leading CBSE school in Bangalore, Deens Academy, since its inception in 2006 and quickly took on leadership roles which she held for more than a decade in various branches of the school.

She has worked closely with its founding team to set up required infrastructure and resources for the science laboratories. She was instrumental in developing digital resources when this concept was being launched in the market. Her focus was on providing experiential learning with simple yet effective techniques. She also used this expertise in her brief stint as a principal for an independent start up school where she set up systems and processes for its launch year.

She continues her research in modern pedagogical techniques and was actively involved in the training sessions conducted for teachers within and outside of Deens Academy.

Continuing her journey in the field of education, Dr Sita mentored a state board school during its inception in 2019 and within a few months she was offered the position of Headmistress of a new international school at Whitefield - Valistus International. At Valistus she used her vast experience and management skills to recruit, train and motivate a team during the difficult years of the pandemic. Under her skilful leadership and administrative expertise, the school also emerged as the “Best Upcoming International School in Whitefield” in 2022. She also steered the training, implementation and periodic upgradation of Cambridge and other new systems at the school to ensure the school received the necessary certifications in its early days.

During a transitory pause in her career in education she worked as a Senior Business Consultant in Executive Leadership Coaching at Valluri Technology Accelorators Pvt. Ltd. As a leader of a process role, Dr Sita was the key coordinator in supporting the development of a software application for internal and external stakeholders. She has also worked for the Department of Child and Foster Services, DuPage County, Illinois, USA as a coordinator for their various programs.

She is currently engaged with a Consulting and advisory firm for Schools – School Serv

Dr. Sita holds an international diploma for teachers and trainers from the prestigious Cambridge University. She has also completed the Teacher training program along with The HEAD LAMP training (for school leaders) conducted by The Teachers Training Foundation (Bangalore). She is also a trained Montessori facilitator and a qualified facilitator and trainer for the AFS global competency Program. She has also completed her Exams officer certification from Cambridge.

Dr Sita’s focus is to create a stimulus that encompasses all types of learning styles through a pedagogy that offers each learner the chance to engage in the manner that suits them best.