Instructor Name: Mansi Chandorkar

Mansi Chandorkar if the founder of Shifting G.E.A.R.S. She has pursued her M.A. in Counselling Psychology and thereafter B.Ed. in Special Education-Learning Disability.  As a Special Educator, she has over 14 years of experience, working in inclusive schools in Mumbai (Beacon High) and Pune (The Orchid School). She was also the principal of Sunshine Nursery School 2019-2020.

She is also a content writer and a faculty member for online teacher training courses. She has been awarded, Best Subject Teacher twice (2015 and 2019), Wizard Teacher (2020) and Super Star Teacher (2021) at The Orchid School. She is also a recipient National Teacher Awardee (Special Educator) by CED Foundation Trust (2019) and International Corona Warrior Teacher by COAE (International Centre of Assessment for Excellence) in 2020.

Mansi believes that every child can learn. She is industrious and keeps upgrading and challenging herself by seeking new opportunities. She aims to create awareness about Learning Differences and hopes to bring about a shift in the mindset from awareness to acceptance to advocacy.