Ms. Sandhu is the Director of Student Affairs for our Lower School. Ms. Sandhu brings years of experience as both an educator and a school administrator. She started her career in the classroom with Teach for America after graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and she went on to be a founding teacher at a charter school in New Jersey, where she led her students to exceptional results. While teaching, Ms. Sandhu gained experience creating curriculum and utilized data to drive differentiation for students.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‌​‌​​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌​‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

After four years of teaching, Ms. Sandhu was promoted to the role of Department Head. In this role, she led a team of educators in developing academic plans, unit, and lesson plans. She regularly coached on instructional practices and classroom management. She took pride in professional development workshops to address specific needs and areas for growth in the curriculum and teaching practices.

Director Sandhu knows our school very well, since she is also a proud parent of a Gr. 4 Bear at our Upper School.