Building children who are capable, connected, and resilient.

Mind's SEL programme gives students the emotional, social, and self-management skills they need to thrive, not just academically, but as human beings navigating a world that demands far more than knowledge to succeed in.

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The Reality 
challenge

What students are carrying into your classrooms.

1 in 3

children in India experiences symptoms of anxiety or depression

UNICEF India Mental Health Report, 2024

76%

of students report that exam pressure impacts their mental health, yet fewer than 10% of schools have a structured stress management programme.

India Schools Wellbeing Survey, 2024

93%

of young people say they want to understand their emotions better, but don't have a structured space in which to do so.

Youth Voices India Research, 2023
What Students Learn

Five competencies. A lifetime of application.

Mind's student programme is built on the CASEL framework the globally validated model for social and emotional learning adapted for the realities of Indian student life. The same five competencies are developed at every age, with increasing depth and complexity as students grow. Click any competency to explore it.

Key Skills Developed

  • 1 Identifying and naming emotions precisely
  • 2 Recognising personal strengths and growth areas
  • 3 Understanding how thoughts drive feelings & behaviour
  • 4 Developing an honest and compassionate inner voice
  • 5 Recognising personal values and what they care about

Progression By Age

Primary Gr 1–4

Naming and drawing emotions. Understanding that all feelings are valid. Noticing feelings in the body before knowing their name.

Middle Gr 5–8

Tracing emotions back to thoughts and beliefs. Identifying personal strengths and blind spots. Understanding the gap between the "performed self" and the real self.

Secondary Gr 9–12

Deep self-authorship examining identity, values, and purpose. Understanding cognitive biases. Developing a compassionate, honest inner narrative rather than a critical or performing one.

A Year of SEL

Full academic year, term by term

SEL is a spiral, not isolated lessons. Each term builds on the last, revisiting five competencies with more depth and real-world use. Choose an age band to see a full year for your students.

Primary | Gr 1–4
Middle | Gr 5–8
Secondary | Gr 9–12
Term 1

My Inner World

Students begin by building the foundational vocabulary of emotional life naming feelings, locating them in the body, and understanding that emotions are normal, temporary, and informative rather than dangerous.

8 Sessions · 40 min each

Term 2

Me and Others

Students turn outward developing empathy, perspective-taking, and collaborative behaviour. They learn that others also have inner worlds, which changes how we treat them.

8 Sessions · 40 min each

Term 3

Belonging and Brave Choices

Students explore what makes a safe, kind community and practise courageous choices. They learn conflict resolution, help-seeking, and doing the right thing even when uncomfortable.

7 Sessions · 40 min each

Term 1

Who Am I?

The most turbulent question of middle school, taken seriously. Students explore identity beyond labels their values, roles, and the difference between their public and real self.

10 Sessions · 45 min each

Term 2

Feeling and Relating

Emotional and relational work deepens. Students explore how their emotions affect relationships and practise communication and conflict skills for healthier connections.

10 Sessions · 45 min each

Term 3

Stress, Exams & Staying Well

Board pressure peaks here. Students build self-management and wellbeing tools to perform effectively without burnout or long-term stress impact.

9 Sessions · 45 min each

Term 1

Purpose, Values & Identity

Senior school students are asked what they want to do but rarely who they are. This term explores purpose, values, and builds self-awareness for grounded direction.

10 Sessions · 50 min each

Term 2

Resilience, Failure & Hard Conversations

Students learn to handle failure without making it identity and build courage for honest conversations and emotional resilience.

10 Sessions · 50 min each

Term 3

Who Will You Be?

The final term integrates everything into a forward vision. Students create a leadership manifesto and build clarity for life beyond school.

9 Sessions · 50 min each

For Parents

What this means for your child specifically

Parents are the most important SEL educators in any child's life even when they don't know that's what they're doing. Mind's programme is designed to amplify what good parents are already doing, not replace it.

Your Child Will Come Home Different

Over the course of the programme, you may notice your child using new language to describe what they're feeling, handling conflict differently with siblings, or asking questions they never asked before. These are signs the programme is working. Don't be alarmed be curious.

You Can Extend the Learning at Home

The school will share simple conversation starters aligned with each session theme small questions you can ask at the dinner table or during a car journey that reinforce what students are exploring in the programme without requiring you to know anything technical about SEL.

Your Child Is Safe in These Sessions

Every Mind facilitator is safeguarding trained. Sessions are held with a class teacher present. Nothing your child shares in a session will be used against them or shared with other students. The only exception is if a disclosure suggests a risk to safety in which case the school's safeguarding protocol applies.

Frequently Asked Questions from Parents
Will my child be forced to share personal things? −
No. Participation in sharing is always voluntary. Students are invited to share but never required to. Facilitators are trained to make the space safe without forcing anyone into it before they are ready.
Does this take time away from academics? +
Research consistently shows that SEL improves academic outcomes. Students who can regulate their emotions, manage stress, and work collaboratively are more effective learners. SEL is not time taken from academics it is investment in the student who does academics.
What if my child is already struggling emotionally? +
SEL is not a clinical intervention. If your child is experiencing significant distress, Mind's facilitators and safeguarding protocols ensure they are connected to the right level of support. The programme is designed to support all students including those who are struggling.
How will I know what my child is learning? +
The school will share term-by-term parent communications aligned with the programme including what is being covered, why it matters, and how you can support your child at home. You can always request a conversation with the school coordinator if you have specific questions.

What students gain that
lasts a lifetime.

A richer emotional vocabulary

Students who can name their emotions precisely are better able to manage them, communicate about them, and respond to others who are experiencing them. This single shift changes everything downstream.

Practical self-regulation tools

Not the aspiration to be calm, but actual techniques practiced and personalised that students can use in an exam, a conflict, or a moment of overwhelm. The difference between knowing and having.

The ability to navigate conflict

Students who can address interpersonal conflict directly with skill and care have fundamentally different friendships, family relationships, and eventually professional lives than those who can't.

Willingness to ask for help

One of the most protective factors against mental health crisis in young people is the belief that it is safe to ask for help and knowing who to ask. SEL builds both the belief and the behaviour.

A sense of belonging at school

Students who have been genuinely seen and heard in a group feel safer in school. Belonging is the foundational wellbeing outcome and the one that is most directly produced by quality SEL delivery.

Resilience that is real, not performed

The difference between a student who can recover from failure and one who cannot is not talent or willpower. It is a set of beliefs and practices about difficulty that SEL builds deliberately over time.

Who This is For

Designed for leaders at every critical stage

Leadership development isn't one-size-fits-all. Our programs are calibrated to the specific developmental needs of leaders at different career inflection points.

Curriculum Design

Don't have a curriculum yet? Mind builds a school-specific, age-appropriate SEL curriculum that fits your timetable, values, and student population. The content your students experience in the circle.

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Expert Facilitation

Mind's trained facilitators deliver the sessions directly to your students bringing the psychological safety and relational expertise that makes the content actually land. The quality in the circle.

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Teacher Training

Equip your own teachers to facilitate SEL with genuine confidence so the programme continues growing even when Mind isn't in the room. The sustainability layer that makes everything else last.

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Give your students the skillsthat last a lifetime.

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