Malad Schools Launch Mindfulness Programs to Boost Student Focus

Three primary schools in Malad West launched daily ten-minute mindfulness sessions on 15 June 2026 for students in grades three through seven.

The push comes as local parents and teachers report rising anxiety levels among children returning to full in-person schedules after repeated disruptions in the past two years. Malad’s active wellness scene, with yoga studios and meditation groups clustered along Link Road, has encouraged schools to adopt similar tools rather than rely solely on traditional counselling.

Named programs now running

At Sacred Heart High School on S.V. Road, staff trained by the local nonprofit Calm Kids Malad lead guided breathing exercises each morning before first period. Across the railway tracks at Malad East Municipal School near Liberty Garden, a six-week module delivered by instructors from the Mindspace Community Centre uses simple body-scan techniques during the lunch break. Both sites began after a March 2026 pilot that trained 22 teachers over two weekends at the centre’s venue on Goregaon-Malad Link Road.

A 2025 internal survey by the Malad Education Cluster found that 68 percent of the 1,240 students who completed an eight-week trial reported better sleep, with sessions priced at 1,200 rupees per child for the full term. The same report noted a 31 percent drop in reported behavioural incidents at the two participating schools compared with the previous term.

Next steps for families

Parents interested in enrolling can collect forms from the school offices on S.V. Road or at the municipal school gate before 20 July. The Calm Kids Malad team also runs a free introductory evening on the last Thursday of each month at the Mindspace Community Centre, open to any Malad resident with a child in a local school.