Improving Schools with SEEK, an initiative of the OmniActive Improving Lives Foundation (OILF), in partnership with Rangeet, supported by Nirlon Ltd. and OmniActive Health Technologies, is expanding to 180 schools across Mumbai this academic year. The initiative brings the Social Emotional & Ecological Knowledge (SEEK)© curriculum into daily classroom life, to prepare children for the future by building a breadth of skills.
The expansion builds on an existing network of BMC CBSE schools and private-aided schools by taking the SEEK curriculum to more than 131 BMC SSC schools across 13 wards in Mumbai this year, significantly expanding its presence among the city’s schoolchildren.
This marks the next phase of this journey with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Improving Schools with SEEK initiative, which began with the introduction of SEEK™ in BMC schools in 2025. The program was introduced to complement BMC’s efforts towards holistic, future-ready education, focusing on skills including empathy, confidence, critical thinking, digital citizenship, wellbeing and ecological responsibility.
“As we transition to our second year, growing our presence to roughly 150 BMC schools across CBSE and SSC boards, alongside our existing work with 30 private-aided schools, we can’t help but focus on what matters most – the enthusiasm and partnership of the teachers; and the joy SEEK brings to the classroom and students. We are sincerely grateful to the BMC for including us in their journey of bringing cutting edge, inclusive and experiential learning to their schools which develops wellbeing and human skills. And we thank our corporate partners Nirlon and Omniactive Health Technologies for their vision and stewardship,” said Simran Mulchandani, CEO & Co-founder, Rangeet.
According to Rushva Parihar, Head, OmniActive Improving Lives Foundation having spent decades measuring educational progress through enrolment, attendance and academic performance, now more and more are of the view that we paid far less attention to whether children are developing the confidence to express themselves, the empathy to understand others, or the judgement to navigate an increasingly complex world requiring to need of socio-emotional skills in them. He added, “These are not supplementary skills; they are fundamental to the kind of adults and citizens our education system produces. At our Foundation, we see Improving Schools with SEEK as an opportunity to address this gap within the public education system.”
“Our experience has been very positive. Teachers have engaged readily with the curriculum and the support provided, and we have observed enthusiasm among students and positive engagement in classrooms. The programme is practical for a large municipal school system: it is delivered through our own teachers, requires no devices in children’s hands, and integrates into the school day without disruption. We are glad to see the value this partnership is bringing to our students,” said Dr Prachi Jambhekar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Education), BMC, Mumbai.
