Shanthi Ayyadhury Mojumder: Inspiring students with science, math

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Shanthi Ayyadhury Mojumder

As educating Wausau’s students amid the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge community educators and families, Shanthi Ayyadhury Mojumder has stepped in to provide her approach to science and math education.

Mojumder, a former education consultant and instructor at Northcentral Technical College, is the founder of the iFLEED Institute for Math and Science, an extracurricular science, technology, engineering, art and math education program in Wausau.

When she and her family moved to Wausau from Chicago three years ago, she began searching for opportunities for her son Bharat, 7, to do activities outside of school that were both fun and educational. But she found few such opportunities outside of sports leagues.  

Mojumder says she figured that other parents might also be looking for the same kinds of activities for their children, and the iFLEED Institute was born. 

For the last two years, the institute has offered classes for students 3-17 years old, using experiential learning to engage children with challenging topics.

When the pandemic hit, Mojumder began offering free online math and science classes using her experiential learning techniques, as well.

Mojumder has also added classes for adults, as well as curriculum for students with autism and other spectrum learning disabilities.

“My own children have spent a lot of time with Shanthi participating in the iFLEED programs and her ability to inspire children is amazing," a parent whose children had been students at iFLEED wrote when nominating Mojumder for the "People of the Year" honor.

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