Robert Randall Elementary

​"I ​first​ ​met​ ​Ankith​ ​Maremanda​ ​when​ ​he​ ​reached​ ​out​ ​to​ ​my​ ​school​ ​about​ ​starting​ ​an​ ​anatomy​ ​club​ ​for​ ​our students.​ ​Throughout​ ​his​ ​time​ ​with​ ​Robert​ ​Randall​ ​Elementary,​ ​I​ ​had​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with​ ​him​ ​as​ ​he began​ ​the​ ​Human​ ​Anatomy​ ​for​ ​Youth,​ ​or​ ​‘HAY’​ ​club. Ankith​ ​did​ ​a​ ​wonderful​ ​job​ ​of​ ​creating​ ​lessons​ ​for​ ​elementary​ ​students.​ ​He​ ​mapped​ ​out​ ​a​ ​full​ ​sequence​ ​of lessons​ ​that​ ​would​ ​cover​ ​all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​major​ ​body​ ​systems​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​year,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​content​ ​was​ ​enjoyable​ ​for the​ ​students​ ​that​ ​participated.​ ​One​ ​thing​ ​that​ ​Ankith​ ​did​ ​to​ ​really​ ​engage​ ​students​ ​was​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​prize incentive​ ​for​ ​students​ ​that​ ​did​ ​well​ ​on​ ​the​ ​informal​ ​quizzes. My​ ​students​ ​that​ ​were​ ​able​ ​to​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​his​ ​lessons​ ​developed​ ​a​ ​better​ ​understanding​ ​of​ ​human​ ​body structure​ ​and​ ​function.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​a​ ​great​ ​experience​ ​for​ ​them​ ​to​ ​get​ ​more​ ​exposure​ ​to​ ​this​ ​incredibly​ ​important science.​ ​I​ ​would​ ​recommend​ ​working​ ​with​ ​Ankith​ ​to​ ​give​ ​your​ ​students​ ​a​ ​new​ ​insight​ ​to​ ​the​ ​inner​ ​working​ ​of​ ​the human​ ​body."

Shannon​ ​Skoff

Elementary​ ​Science​ ​Specialist,

​Robert​ ​Randall​ ​Elementary

Laurelwood Elementary, San Jose

“The Human Anatomy Club has been beneficial to our Laurelwood students. Students learned about the human body and had hands-on activities that engaged them. The student leaders were knowledgeable and had a great impact on the students’ learning. Our students truly enjoyed having this learning opportunity. This club is highly recommended to all schools.”

Dr. Hong Nguyen, Principal,

Laurelwood Elementary

Francis Scott Key Elementary, San Jose

“I first found out about Human Anatomy for Youth (HAY) when Ankith contacted me expressing interest in starting a branch at Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle School. Liking the idea of a program meant to teach an area of the sciences that is not always emphasized in early schooling, I decided to get HAY onboard.

As I worked with Ankith in establishing the program, I took note of his attention to detail, dedication to teaching, and his deep knowledge of the subject matter. He clearly worked on a great hands-on curriculum for the students to follow, and his enthusiasm for anatomy was infectious. He was flexible and modified the curriculum weekly to fit the students’ needs and interests. The students he taught really benefited from this program, and their parents have also expressed immense satisfaction with Ankith’s teaching, explaining how their children would come back from class excited about what they had learned. He really did an excellent job in making material that can be complicated more accessible for students in grades 3-5.

I highly recommend working with Ankith and Human Anatomy for Youth to all schools in order to create a better foundation in basic health and anatomical sciences.”

Corey Basmajian,

Instructional Leadership Executive Director

Community Learning Network 1

Baltimore City Public Schools