User:Andreas Philopater/Aileen Soares

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Aileen Soares
NationalityPakistani
EducationBachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education
Alma materSt Joseph's Convent School (Karachi), University of Karachi
OccupationTeacher
Known for50 years of service in teaching

Aileen Soares is a school teacher from Karachi, Pakistan. She was educated at St Joseph's Convent School (Karachi) and received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of Karachi.

She started teaching mathematics at St Joseph's Convent School in 1962.[1] On 15 September 2011, the school celebrated its 150th year of founding where she was honored for her 50 years of service as a teacher.[2] As the school’s longest serving teacher she has been able to contribute to one third of its 150 year history.[3] She is only the second Catholic woman in Pakistan (after Norma Fernandes) to reach 50 years as a school teacher.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cambridge Section Faculty". St. Joseph's Convent School website. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ "150-year-old school honours staff on their silver, golden jubilees". Dawn News. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Honour and glory for 150 women on St Joseph's Convent Feast Day". The Express Tribune. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012. Happily, though, present was Aileen Soares who has taught Math at the school for one-third of its existence.



Category:Pakistani educators Category:Pakistani Roman Catholics Category:Pakistani schoolteachers Category:People from Karachi Category:University of Karachi alumni