Ms. Cynthia Ignatius

Hailing from a family of educationalists, Dr. Schram and I had the dream of establishing a school of excellence which we then turned into reality in the year 2000. Together we started The Schram Foundation as the founding trustees and have since tried to maintain key standards for the school. I have worked in several educational institutions which provided me the experience to set and uphold these standards. I worked as the headmistress at St. Matthias’ Anglo-Indian School for thirty five years and also held the post of Honorary Secretary of the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools (Tamil Nadu), and was appointed as a member of The Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education by the Government of Tamil Nadu to represent Tamil Nadu. I was also honored with the Tamil Nadu State Government Best Teacher Award in 1990. After retirement, I contributed in various capacities to the cause of education viz. as Vice-President of the Board of Directors and Correspondent of St. George’s Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School; as an Executive Board Member of St. Christopher’s College of Education; and Chairperson and member of the School Committee of Bentinck Higher Secondary School for Girls. The Schram Foundation being an international initiative focuses on incorporating the best of Indian and international education. To ensure this, programs likethe Visiting Foreign Faculty and the S.T.A.R.T (Schram Teachers’ Academy for Research and Training) were introduced with the most experienced teachers from The Netherlands, The U.K and The U.S.A. In addition to this, experts in the field of education conduct seminars, workshops and other training to align the standards of TSA with the best in the world. We strive for excellence with each passing year and even though Dr. Schram’s passing in 2019 was unexpected, the legacy she and I created shall continue for many years to come – shaping students to be responsible citizens of the world.