7Petals Academy

A good idea needs an even greater execution and this is made possible by the pillars of our institution, our highly qualified and experienced teaching staff, many of whom have been with us since the very beginning. Their passion, commitment, patience and extraordinary work in nurturing young minds has contributed towards excellence in early childhood education.

Management

K Gopalkrishna

Director

Gopalkrishna always had a penchant for entrepreneurship, so he was naturally eager to support the preschool venture when the idea was mooted. His steadfast belief in the team, strategic decision making and unwavering support over the years has driven the institution’s mission.

His career pursuits have been in the technical field with a background in Instrumentation Engineering. He is an accomplished Automation Specialist today in the Oil and Gas industry. 

An avid biker and a travel enthusiast, his living spirit is his passion for adventure.

Sangeetha Punekar

Founder Director & Managing Trustee

B.E, MBA, Diploma in Early Childhood Education- CCE Finland, Professional Bharatanatyam Dancer

A multi-faceted personality, she is an engineer, a management professional, a dancer, an educator and social entrepreneur. Her people skills, communication and managerial expertise have placed her in leadership positions from a young age.

Her passion for ECE developed post motherhood when her toddler attended a preschool. The myriad possibilities of transforming a child’s early learning inspired her to set up her own centre which could cater to the bubbling minds of the 21st century.

She started her journey with the Kidzee franchise (Kengeri) in 2009.  Under her leadership, it blossomed into a Centre of Excellence in the field of ECE winning awards for academic execution.  For over a decade, the center has been at the forefront of creativity and innovation in teaching methodologies, parent engagement and child care.

Sangeetha is a trained professional Bharatanatyam dancer and is a graded artist of Doordarshan. She has performed extensively over a span of 20 years and has been involved in choreography and training aspects of the art form.

She is the co-founder of a charitable group and is also actively engaged in management of community related projects.

Principal

Seetha Puttappa

Seetha comes with 35 years of experience in the field of ECCE having held Academic Coordinator positions in several institutions including Sri Satya Sai School, Florence English, Planet Kids, Vidyaniketan, KLE Banyan and Kidzee Kengeri.

With a graduate degree in Science (Child Psychology) and Physical Education, she has been a strong advocate of outdoor learning for children in their early years and has developed innovative games for teaching through play. Her youthful energy, dynamism and creative teaching skills are most admirable and serve as an inspiration to the younger generation of educators.

Given her experience, she is much sought after by parents for child related counselling. She also imparts her extensive knowledge in ECCE to educators through training sessions.

She indulges in Drawing, Painting and Gardening in her leisure time.

Educators
Uma Vijaykumar

Uma comes with 19 years of experience as an Educator with a Graduate Degree in Commerce followed by a Certification in Nursery Teachers’ Training. Along with being an ECE facilitator at our institution for 8 years, she has handled additional responsibilities including areas of administration and Day care.

Her ability to construct and execute creative indoor/outdoor activities for skill development and concept reinforcement is one of her strong areas.

Rashmi Sudhindra

Rashmi specializes in Montessori Teaching Methodology and comes with 9 years’ experience in ECE having started her journey in 2011 with our institution. A very affectionate teacher, her instant connect with toddlers helps them settle down comfortably.  She loves listening to music to wind down.

Lakshmi

Lakshmi has been with the institution from the very beginning. Upon identification of her talent in art and craft, she was encouraged to take up a formal training to further her skills. She undertook Art and Craft Professional Certification conducted by Fevicryl and successfully completed their Teacher Training Programme.

She has been independently handling art and craft classes for many years now and provides assistance to facilitators in academic execution.

Rajesri Singh

Rajesri has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Masters in Sociology, Masters in English and a Certification in Montessori teaching from IMTT. She has an extensive experience of 15 years as an Educator and her 3 years as an ECE facilitator has been at our center. She is an eager learner and has always been enthusiastic to introduce new methods.

Her hobbies include home decor, cooking, thread and craft work

Syeda Sadiya

Syeda has a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Education with an experience of 15 years. A very affectionate person, she is much loved by the kiddos for her dancing skills. She is very hands-on and eases into any role happily.

Vyjayanthi TVN

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and has worked with leading design firms. A family background in teaching coupled with love for kids encouraged Vyjayanthi to step into the field of ECE. Her active interests include painting, drawing and dance.

Shilpa Raghu

Shilpa has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce followed by a Certification in NTT. She has 2 years experience in teaching preschoolers. Her hobbies include drawing, painting, embroidery and craft work.

Pallavi Thippeswamy

Pallavi has a Master’s Degree in Commerce and has worked for a leading Kannada daily. Pallavi manages accounts and administrative responsibilities at our institute. In her spare time, she likes to read, practise yoga, cook and spend time with her kids.