Rashanthy Sudarshan is a teacher assistant and child care professional with experience in early childhood development and education. She has worked as a teacher assistant at Preston South Primary School since 2015, where she assists teachers with curriculum planning and lesson execution. She also engages students, builds relationships, and helps maintain classroom discipline. Previously, she held volunteer and teaching positions in Sri Lanka, where she supported students' learning and development. Rashanthy is passionate about early learning and empowering students through education.
1. RASHANTHY SUDARSHAN TEACHER ASSISTANT & CHILD CARE
PROFESSIONALP Innovative ~ Early Childhood Development ~ Education ~ Classroom Management
Highly energetic and passionate child care professional, assist teachers in curriculum planning and execution, while
demonstrating leadership within the classroom environment. Adaptable to evolving learning styles, prove innovative
while integrating new course materials to children and communicating ongoing changes with parents and educational
authority. A supporter of early learning development, engage students in complex enrichment experiences, while
maintaining age-appropriate learning technique. Excel in English language and literature, while empowering students
for self-sufficient study habits and disciplinary improvements. Areas of Expertise include:
Classroom Leadership Classroom Integrations Classroom Interactivity
Curriculum Structure & Planning Relationship Building Risk Management
English Language & Literature
Communications
Strategic Planning & Educational Development
Primary School-level Objectives
Problem Resolution
Languages: Tamil (Primary, Fluent), English (Fluent)
EXPERIENCE & NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
PRESTON SOUTHPRIMARY SCHOOL • Preston, Victoria, Australia • 2015 to Present
A designer, manufacturer, and seller of industrial and construction machinery and equipment.
TEACHER ASSISTANT
Work directly with primary-level children, embracing the ability for young minds to absorb new materials, while assisting
them in reading and writing exercises within the classroom environment.
CONTRIBUTIONS & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT:
•Collaborate with teacher in preparation of lesson plans,
assisting her with detailed and enjoyable activities,
adding engagement strategy to lessons in keeping
children alert and disciplined within the early learning
environment.
•Photocopy lesson plans and help teacher in keeping
classroom inventory for necessary supplies to
correlate with lesson planning and curriculum.
•Prepare and assign homework, grading papers on behalf
of classroom teacher, recording grades for report and
engaging in additional administrative duties.
•Help to enhance subject matter learning, sharing
experiences with children and encouraging advanced
learning.
•Maintain classroom discipline in the absence of directing
teacher, often assigned to lunchroom, hall and bus
duty, steadily keeping an eye on children behavior,
enhancing self-esteem in students, who appear shy
and/or insecure, while minimizing classroom bullying.
•Building upon the advancement of early childhood
development, lend self to provide students with a
lower ratio of educators to students in a classroom
environment, teaching, tutoring and mentoring the
children under direct report of the teacher in charge.
•Work with students in small groups, providing
specialized and personalized attention to the direct
needs of students, often attending special classes with
assigned students.
•Interact with school administrators, staff members and
parents, communicating concerns and/or teaching
approach in continuing to work with students on a
long term basis and to instill concepts of daily lesson
planning through hard work and patience, continuing
to work with them until they begin to grasp lesson
plans more quickly and confidently, delivering the
teacher’s instruction in a way that they can better
understand.
SRI LANKA RAMAKRISHNA VIDYALAYAM • Colombo, Sri Lanka • 2006
A leading and prestigious religious establishment in Colombo, guiding children in studies and embracing technology as a means
for evolving Colombo’s economies and living conditions.
VOLUNTEER CLASSROOM INSTRUCTOR
CONTRIBUTIONS & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT:
•Provided continuous student support, identifying and facilitating all needs of students, while encouraging student
confidence in problem solving strategy and initiation of student effort proactivity within the classroom environment.
•Proactively communicated with a wide-range of individuals regarding the student experience, including students, parents,
teaching staff and board of educators, in enhancing learning capabilities and structure through tools, teaching strategies
and gaining student interest in ongoing efforts to provide a rewarding education to the student body.
•Collaborated with diverse teams, while demonstrating skill for managing change and maintaining flexibility in ever-changing
and challenging environments.
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2. •Volunteered to assist in all campus events, often campaigning with junior student development programmers.
SARADA BHALIHA MANDIR • Colombo, Sri Lanka • 2006
An orphanage in Colombo, where students are encouraged to live and thrive in a healthy lifestyle, although they no longer have a
family unit to experience.
TEACHER OF ENGLISH & LITERATURE
CONTRIBUTIONS & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT:
•Submerged student experience in learning English as a second and sometimes third, language, teaching the arts of reading
and writing English literature, in addition to traditional Tamil literary focus.
•Provided leadership and mentorship to children, who have no parental figure to look up to, encouraging self-confidence,
self-sufficiency and self-discipline, while interacting with others and while respecting oneself.
•Provided students with hope, guidance and encouragement through educational excellence, as a means for students to
establish structure and in realizing inner purpose towards visualizing and creating a successful life journey, whereas one
has not yet been defined.
UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA • Jaffna, Sri Lanka • 2003 to 2007
•Successfully planned, organized and executed multiple culturally-engaging and socially-oriented events, encouraging
student participation and pride for campus living.
•Provided on-campus leadership, scheduling and planning on-campus activity in executing a student guide within the
university.
EDUCATION
BA, English
UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | 2006
Diploma, English
UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Certificate in English for Careers – University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Certificate 111 in Educational Support – Australia NMIT, 2014
North Ceylon Oriental Music Examination | Music, Violin, Vienna
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Office: Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook
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