The Green Acres Academy:
a school by The Acres Foundation.
We are a school from The Acres Foundation – an educational think-tank that is charting new pathways for education in India. Led by a team of academics from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Wharton, and other global institutions, TGAA’s focus is to become an effective and efficient school that delivers global education for an Indian context and empowers students to become changemakers.
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Admissions Open for 2024-25
Our values
Do the right thing
We are transparent and honest with all stakeholders. We aim to do the right thing.
Collaborate
Our strength lies in our team’s social, cultural, and professional diversity. We engage stakeholders in consultation, to leverage unique perspectives before reaching conclusions. We work together because our work is better that way, and the consequences of decisions and actions affect us all.
Trust each other
We believe that all our team members are well-intentioned and capable. We accept responsibility and hold ourselves accountable to being timely and efficient.
Go the extra mile
We are not afraid to go the extra mile.
We are a passionate, resilient, purpose driven and determined to undertake our audacious mission.
Be a changemaker
The world has never been better, sure, but there is still room for progress and we want to be a part of driving it. We take risks, think outside the box, and look for
innovative solutions to complex problems.
We wish to leave the world better than we found it.
Keep improving
We strive to be better every day, we do not rest on our laurels. We use data to constantly reflect on action, and devise innovative and sustainable interventions to keep improving.
Our team
The Acres Foundation Leadership
The Acres Foundation Leadership
Rohan Parikh
Chairperson
MBA, INSEAD
B. Sc. Econ., The Wharton School of Business
Tejas Parekh
Group CEO and Director of Operations
Southampton School
Radhika Zahedi
Director of Teaching & Curriculum
B. Engineering, Mumbai University
Kalpana Periyaswamy
General Manager- HR
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling from Symbiosis University,
HR Business Partner Program from CHRMP( Pearson Vue by Ripples)
Certificated Internal Lead Auditor Program, ISO 9001: 2015 from Intertek
Bonny Bhansali
Head of Education Operations
B. Ed., Mumbai University
Sanyukta Bafna
Vice President of Hybrid Digital Curriculum Design
Head of Citizenship Program
Jehangir Hilloona
Vice President (Operations & Administration)
Surendranath Chidambaranath
General Manager (Administration)
Business School, UK
M.Com., Mumbai University
B.Com. (Accounts & Finance), Mumbai University
Siamack Zahedi
Director of Education & Research
M. Ed., Columbia University
Aaditya Lohana
Executive Director
Anuj Iyer
Chief Analytics Officer
Smriti Parikh
HOD, SS | Head of Literacy Programs
B.M.M., Sophia College, Mumbai
Pooja Harlalka
Head of Special Education Needs (SEN) - Counselling
Head of LEAPED (SEL) Program
M. Ed. (Mental Health Counselling), Columbia University
M.A. (Psychological Counselling), Columbia University
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, William Alanson Institute
Mehernaz Eshraghi
Hybrid Digital Curriculum Designer
Graduate School of Education
B. Com., Mumbai University
Noella Samuel
Head of Special Education Needs
(SEN) – Academics
B.Ed., St. Xavier’s Institute of Education
B.A., Mumbai University
Rohan Parikh
Chairperson
MBA, INSEAD
B. Sc. Econ., The Wharton School of Business
Siamack Zahedi
Director of Education & Research
M. Ed., Columbia University
Tejas Parekh
Group CEO and Director of Operations
Southampton School
Aaditya Lohana
Executive Director
Radhika Zahedi
Director of Teaching & Curriculum
B. Engineering, Mumbai University
Anuj Iyer
Chief Analytics Officer
Kalpana Periyaswamy
General Manager- HR
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Counselling from Symbiosis University,
HR Business Partner Program from CHRMP( Pearson Vue by Ripples)
Certificated Internal Lead Auditor Program, ISO 9001: 2015 from Intertek
Bonny Bhansali
Head of Education Operations
B. Ed., Mumbai University
Smriti Parikh
HOD, SS | Head of Literacy Programs
B.M.M., Sophia College, Mumbai
Sanyukta Bafna
Vice President of Hybrid Digital Curriculum Design
Head of Citizenship Program
Pooja Harlalka
Head of Special Education Needs (SEN) - Counselling
Head of LEAPED (SEL) Program
M. Ed. (Mental Health Counselling), Columbia University
M.A. (Psychological Counselling), Columbia University
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, William Alanson Institute
Jehangir Hilloona
Vice President (Operations & Administration)
Surendranath Chidambaranath
General Manager (Administration)
Business School, UK
M.Com., Mumbai University
B.Com. (Accounts & Finance), Mumbai University
Mehernaz Eshraghi
Hybrid Digital Curriculum Designer
Graduate School of Education
B. Com., Mumbai University
Noella Samuel
Head of Special Education Needs
(SEN) – Academics
B.Ed., St. Xavier’s Institute of Education
B.A., Mumbai University
The Green Acres Academy Chembur Leadership
TGAA Chembur Leadership
Radhika Zahedi
School Director - TGAA, Chembur
B. Engineering, Mumbai University
Shefhalika Ashar
Vice Principal - TGAA, Chembur
B. Ed., Mumbai University
Gesu Jain
Primary Headmistress
B.Ed., MD University
MBA, Amity University
Bonny Bhansali
Principal - TGAA, Chembur
B. Ed., Mumbai University
Dakshata Kadam
Pre-Primary Academic Head - TGAA, Chembur
Diploma in Montessori Education, Association
Montessori International
Radhika Zahedi
School Director - TGAA, Chembur
B. Engineering, Mumbai University
Bonny Bhansali
Principal - TGAA, Chembur
B. Ed., Mumbai University
Shefhalika Ashar
Vice Principal - TGAA, Chembur
B. Ed., Mumbai University
Dakshata Kadam
Pre-Primary Academic Head - TGAA, Chembur
Diploma in Montessori Education, Association
Montessori International
Gesu Jain
Primary Headmistress
B.Ed., MD University
MBA, Amity University
The Green Acres Academy Mulund Leadership
TGAA Mulund Leadership
Ankeeta Bhardwaj
Principal - TGAA, Mulund
B.Ed., University of Mumbai
B.M.M., Sophia College for Women
Afza Butt
HOD – Early Childhood
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI),
Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (CIDTT)
Namrata Agarwal
Vice Principal - TGAA, Mulund
B.Ed., D.Y. Patil University
Nikhat Aga
Instructional Head
Teach for India, Alumna
Ankeeta Bhardwaj
Principal - TGAA, Mulund
B.Ed., University of Mumbai
B.M.M., Sophia College for Women
Namrata Agarwal
Vice Principal - TGAA, Mulund
B.Ed., D.Y. Patil University
Afza Butt
HOD – Early Childhood
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI),
Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (CIDTT)
Nikhat Aga
Instructional Head
Teach for India, Alumna
The Green Acres Academy Kalyan Leadership
TGAA Kalyan Leadership
Bonny Bhansali
Head of School - The Green Acres Academy, Kalyan
B.Ed, Mumbai University
Suhani Sharma
Vice Principal - The Green Acres Academy, Kalyan
Bonny Bhansali
Head of School - The Green Acres Academy, Kalyan
B.Ed, Mumbai University