Adeel-Hassan Director
Adeel Hassan with a vision of bringing a paradigm shift in the educational system in Pakistan teamed up with a number of visionary people to start Candy Club in 2015. Having a vast experience in the field of corporate services ranging from Textile, Airline & Banking, his instinct of ‘guiding the troubled’ helped him reach the path he was seeking. With scientific background and being a sports enthusiast, his strive towards the betterment of the education finally landed him in the education and social service sector where he took on different roles as a counselor, facilitator, teacher and mentor. Having worked with Leading schools of Karachi; including Nixor College, Karachi Grammar School, Bay view, FPS, The learning Tree, Ilmesters Academy etc. Trying to eliminate the structural difference in education in Pakistan and to strengthening his abilities he also volunteered as part of Candy club facilitation team at KDSP (Karachi Down Syndrome Program) and has conducted several teacher training programs at DUHS (Dow University of Health Sciences – Autism Unit). As a volunteer he has also worked with ERDC – KYI for the revamping of the Science education system at various NGO school. Having a 8 year research and study through Candy Club’s educational collaboration, a professional advisory board and a strong capable team he vows to take forward Candy Club School; with a mission of healthy and balanced education throughout the country.
Saleha Shafaat
Manager Admissions
Ms Saleha Shafaat, a mother of 2 kids with a background of psychology leads the admission/admin team at CandyClub. Her main focus is for incoming parents to understand the philosophy of Candy Club and build the parent community within and beyond the walls of Candy Club School.
Maria Sohail Additional Learning Needs Coordinator
HinaAftab – Academic Coordinator
Rohaan Syed
Advisory Board
Rohaan Syed is a senior technology consultant at Ernst & Young (EY) within the Digital & Emerging Technologies practice in London. Rohaan has extensive experience of carrying out cloud and data transformations across the financial services sector. He is a mentor to the early careers network across the UK firms and supports prospective and junior consultants navigate their first couple of years as a graduate consultant. Additionally, Rohaan is part of the Women in Technology (WiT) UK network and supports the yearly Festival of Code program that aims to empower young kids to pursue STEM careers with a special emphasis on giving girls coding skills to enable them to access technology careers. Rohaan is excited in helping children find empowerment and self confidence through education. It is a passion of his to help people achieve their goals and learn new things. Rohaan Believes strongly in good mental wellbeing and the impact mental illness has on a person and how it affects them.
Samina Latif
Advisory Board
Dr Samina Latif received her early education from Lahore, Pakistan, then moved to the UK as a student for further education. She has a degree in Psychology, PhD in Social Psychology from Kent University U.K and finally, a Master’s degree in Speech and Language Therapy from the City University, London. She also obtained Masters in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from Birmingham University. After working in various hospitals in the UK for about 18 years as a Speech and Language Therapist, covering various roles, including managing a team of about 30 therapists and as a service coordinator for the children with ASD before moving to Qatar in 2006, where she worked in Al Ahli Hospital on a part-time basis but mostly enjoyed utilizing her spare time, assessing, diagnosing and providing treatment for children of all ages with various speech and language impairments and special needs as well as training for parents and professionals at various schools, nurseries and home settings. Samina Obtained special training to assess and diagnose children with Autism such as ‘Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI R) and 3DI. She currently resides in UK, working as a part of multidisciplinary diagnostic team, providing remote and face to face assessment for children with Autism. She has always loved working with children and is a proud mother of three grown-up ‘kids’.
Talat Syed
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Talat Syed is armed with 30 years of global educational experience, she believes in providing education which goes well beyond classrooms. Having taught in various schools which include Froebel’s International School (Isl) and DHA as a Teacher, Coordinator, Vice-principal and Principal at the latter, she was instrumental in its growth. Ms. Talat with a rich local experience brings constant innovation and adaptation to the world around us. She was also involved with Syed Publishers in revamping the Federal Board Curriculum. She is thoroughly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and continues to shape children to be confident, independent lifelong learners and challenge them to make a difference.