Hussnain Shah

Primarily, my vision in life is to be of service to others.

I believe that kindness, empathy and trust serve as the foundation for a joyful life and career. 

I implement this vision as an educator. My portfolio is in teaching, curriculum design, school management and training other educators. 

I currently teach two art history courses at a university. I believe that art can really help us learn more about ourselves and the world around us. 

I implement my vision as a committed manager with the intention to empower my team to perform to the best of their abilities. 

As a certified Mindfulness teacher, my job is to create more moments of presence in the life of my clients.

I am also completing my diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling. My hope as a counsellor is to help people self actualise, self regulate emotionally and live more meaningful and fulfilling lives. 

Let me know how I can serve you.

Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture (Karachi, Pakistan) January 2020- ADJUNCT FACULTY LIBERAL ARTS

• o Teaching History of Art, Design & Architecture (level 1, level 2 & level 3) using experiential learning and Socratic method instructional design.
• o Planning lessons and grading reflective papers according to standards ascribed by the liberal arts department.

Junior Careers (Karachi, Pakistan) July 2018- CEO

• o Leading academic program at ‘Little Medical School Pakistan’, a STEM franchise to inspire health awareness through education.
• o Designing interactive curriculum (business, writing and mathematics) to give children early age career exposure in schools and institutions (ages:4-14).
• o Establishing and maintaining contact with 15+ schools to run in school and after school modules and facilitate career exposure.
• o Observing teachers and providing feedback to improve pedagogical practice.
• o Working with parents to incorporate feedback to bolster academic programs.
• o Gathering student feedback to improve overall program quality.
• o Aligning Little Medical School curriculum with school learning outcomes.
• o Teaching various subject lessons to students ages: 4-14.

L’ecole For Advanced Studies (Karachi, Pakistan) July 2016- June 2018- HEADMASTER

• o Leading the academic program resulting in the highest O level result in L’ecole’s twenty-year history.
• o Training teachers and faculty members to design culturally relevant syllabi and lesson plans.
• o Observing teachers and providing feedback to improve pedagogical practice.
• o Working with stake holders to create a safe and engaging learning environment for students.
• o Developing an after-school assistance to improve student overall academic performance.
• o Teaching 8th grade history using a self-designed syllabus to explore the impact of modernity and globalization on world history.
• o Taking over a Pakistan studies course in the final term to prepare students for Cambridge O level examinations.
• o Conducting performance evaluations for faculty.
• o Developing and reviewing report cards to demonstrate student progress.
• o Conducting school assemblies to encourage learning in school.

Karachi Grammar School (Karachi, Pakistan) August 2014- June 2016 TEACHER

• o Teaching class VII (Ancient world history) and Class VIII (Modern world History).
• o Planning lessons using SOLO taxonomy and Harvard project zero visual thinking strategies.
• o Collaborating with teachers and faculty to develop methods to effectively engage individual students.
• o Establishing regular contact with parents to work on education plans for students.
• o Attending and participating in professional development seminars to develop pedagogical practice.
• o Designing and implementing world history curriculum for class VII
• o Chairing weekly meetings to assimilate teachers into the expectations of the world history curriculum.

George Washington High school (San Francisco, California) February - December 2013 STUDENT TEACHER

• o Shadowing master teachers to observe and learn pedagogical strategies for 10th grade history & 12th grade psychology.
• o Developing culturally relevant lesson for high school students according to California state standards.
• o Teaching grade 10 history and 12th grade psychology.
• o Designing and grading student assessments according to California state standards.
• o Working with parents to create education plans for students.

University Of San Francisco August 2012- May 2014

Preliminary Singe Subject Social Studies Teaching Credential

Master of Arts in Teaching

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Purdue University, West Lafayette. August 2008 – May 2012

Bachelor of Arts in History & Political Science

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Other Education

CPPD Pakistan: Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling January- November 2020

CPPD Pakistan: Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling January - April 2022

CPPD Pakistan: Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling January 2022-

Certificate in Mindfulness Meditation Teaching, UK College of Mindfulness Meditation May 2021