Rabeel Shaikh is a teacher based in Karachi. After completing her BSc in Social Sciences from LUMS, majoring in Sociology and Political Science and minoring in Developmental Economics; she went on to complete her M.Ed. from the University of Nottingham (UK) with a focus in Educational leadership and management and special needs education. She began her career at an A’Level startup school in Karachi in 2008, named Nixor College, working as an administrator as well as a teacher for English and Sociology. She has since taught Sociology at Southshore School for A Level Studies and at Pakistan’s largest private school network, Beaconhouse. She has also worked at the middle school level teaching Literature to class IX at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Karachi. She has conducted personal development courses for classes 7, 8 & 9 at Bay View Academy as well as for A Level students at Southshore. This self-designed course aims to boost resilience in students by promoting pro social skills, communication and confidence. She is also a member of the Liberal Arts faculty at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture as well as visiting faculty for the Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Department at IBA. After completing a certification in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) from UofT, Rabeel has launched Grassroots, an after school program for English Language Enrichment. This program uses experiential learning to boost a student’s reading fluency, writing proficiency and communicative competence along with enhancing problem solving and critical thinking skills. Grassroots is an inclusive program which caters to students aged 7-15 years with diverse learning needs.