About Me

Hi! My name is Himani Nigam, and I work as a Science and STEM teacher at Mendhham Country Day School in Basking Ridge, NJ.  I was born in India and did my schooling (High School) and college (Master's in Educational Psychology) there.  I have been living in the United States for the past 18 years.  Once I came to the US, I was living in Georgia and went to Piedmont College, Athens, GA to get a certiicat in teaching Middle Grades.  I passed my GACE (Georgia Assessments for Certification fo Educators) in 2008 and got my GA Educators License.  After having moved to Maryland and then to New Jersey, I reapplied for my NJ teaching license in 2018.  In between 2008-2018, I started a family and worked in preschools as a Lead Pre-K teacher when my daughter was growing up.  I received my CEAS in 2018 and since then I have been working as a Science and STEM teacher at my school.

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Accomplishments

• Mentor teacher at MCDS, Basking Ridge, NJ

• STEM club instructor at MCDS, Basking Ridge, NJ

• Lead Teacher Pre-K and after school programs

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Education

• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and History), Lucknow University, India

• Master of Arts and Educational Psychology, Lucknow University, India

• Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Middle Grades Education, Piedmont College, Athens, GA

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Certification

• NJ Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing (CEAS) in K-6 education

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