Prapoorna Children's Club
In 2005, Pushpavalli founded Prapoorna Children's Club, an after school activity centre. It was the first institution she created to put her developing learning philosophy into daily practice, bringing traditional methods together with children's school subjects.
The club raised a larger question: if she was seeing these changes during a short after school session, what might become possible when the same principles were integrated into a full school curriculum? That question led her towards mainstream school leadership.
Children attended for two hours each evening. The first 45 minutes were devoted to chanting, yoga, and meditation; the remaining time was spent on academic work. The rhythm of the sessions made these practices part of a regular routine, rather than an occasional addition to lessons.
She describes children focusing more readily, retaining information more easily, and approaching their studies with less anxiety after the opening practices. These observations encouraged her to explore the relationship between a child's readiness to learn and the way a session is organised.