Grantee

Laxmi Sharma is a secondary-level Social Studies teacher at Gandaki Boarding School in Pokhara and a 2026–27 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program participant. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Management and has extensive experience in teacher training, research, and community engagement. Her interests include project-based learning, teacher professional development, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence in education.

Through the Fulbright TEA Program, Sharma aims to strengthen her teaching and leadership skills, exchange practices with U.S. educators, and bring new approaches to teaching and teacher development in Nepal.

Raj Kishor Chaudhary is an English language educator and teacher leader with more than ten years of secondary-level teaching experience. He teaches English and serves as an EMI Coordinator at a community-based school in Udayapur and is pursuing an M.Phil. in English Language Education at Kathmandu University. His interests include student-centered teaching, project-based learning, digital literacy, and inclusive education.

Through the Fulbright TEA Program, Chaudhary aims to strengthen his knowledge of innovative teaching practices and educational technology and share his learning with fellow educators through training, mentoring, and professional networks in Nepal.