Sinhgad Schools Introduce India’s First Mental Health Education Initiative

In a significant step toward addressing the mental well-being of students, Sinhgad Institutes have adopted The Mind Sync Curriculum and Mental Health Education Inc. Florida Program in all their schools across Maharashtra. This initiative marks a transformational change in integrating mental health education directly into school learning. Spearheaded by Dr. Shivam Dubey, a psychiatrist trained at Harvard, and Manas Dubey, director and founder of The Mind Sync Kids, this program has been birthed after thorough research work in emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships. And since it is developed keeping the school curriculum in mind, the initiative works toward creating emotional resilience in young learners.

Going beyond just the borders of the classroom, the initiative aims to develop emotional understandings and mental health education urgently needed. Structured methodologies hold that students become aware of their emotions, as well as equipped with managed strategies for stress, anxiety, and other social conflicts.

The Mind Sync Curriculum recognizes five critical social-emotional learning skills that are basically needed in life, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The program integrates competencies into the daily life of learning to develop resilience, confidence, and emotional intelligence so that students are prepared to confront challenges calmly.

To ensure mental health education is comprehensive and sustainable, The Mind Sync Kids has adopted Triangle Training Philosophy, involving students, where the two main development pillars are parents and teachers. Teachers are put through specialized training to become certified Mental Health Educators.

By committing to mental health education for over 12,000 students across Maharashtra, Sinhgad School in Pune has become the first to adopt curriculum-based mental health education in India. The step reflects an acknowledgment of the need for mental health education in a world wherein today students face increasing stress, anxiety, and social pressure.