Soulful Founder Program
Are you?
A parent who can’t find a school that feels right and wonders if you should start one.
Are you?
A school leader looking to transform your existing pedagogy.
Are you?
An educator reimagining learning.
You have been carrying an idea for a learning community you deeply believe in. The Soulful Founder Program helps you bring it to life.
Are you?
A school leader looking to transform your existing pedagogy.
Are you?
An educator reimagining learning.
12 Weeks · 4 Dimensions
Dimension 1 · Begin Building Your School
From idea to action
Dimension 2 · Learn from Founder Journeys
Across philosophies & contexts
Dimension 3 · Articulate & Consolidate Your Vision
Includes a course offered by Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of
Education
Dimension 4 · Soulful Campus Immersion
Experience a living microschool
What this program is not
Not a franchise.
Not a deep-dive into one philosophy (Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio, etc.).
What it is
A space where your microschool takes shape - guided by founders, grounded in real experience, and supported over time.
Includes
A learning experience & certificate from Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Begin Building Your School
Turn what you deeply believe into the first tangible beginnings of your school, building from what is authentic and truly your own. With every workshop, take another aspect of your school from idea to action.
What
You’ll Begin to Build:
• Learning & Curriculum · School Identity & Culture
• Building Your Community · Financial Blueprint
• Practicalities of Starting · The Founder in You
Mode: Live online. Small group.
Learn from Founder Journeys
Meet founders who have built enduring learning communities from different philosophies, contexts and starting points. Hear about the choices they made, what worked, what did not, and what they learnt along the way. Build your network of founders to learn and grow alongside.
Perspectives
We’ll Explore:
• Child-led Learning · Creation-led Learning
• Project-based Learning · Community-based Learning
• Nature & Place-based Learning
Mode: Live online discussion with Founders.
Articulate and Consolidate Your Vision
Make a consolidated blueprint for your learning community's vision and mission. Create frameworks
and routines that will bring it to life.
As part of the Founder Program, the cohort will undertake Articulating
the Intangibles of Teaching, from Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate
School of Education.
Mode: Online Asynchronous + Live sessions facilitated by Pavee, founder of Soulful (a Harvard alumna).
Certificate: From Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education upon completion.
Soulful Campus Immersion
Observe, participate and engage with children, facilitators and founders, on-site at
Soulful.
See what the vision looks like when it meets real children, real relationships, real
routines, real spaces and the unpredictability of everyday school life.
Mode: 2-day onsite immersion at Soulful Learning Centre, Cuddalore.
What You Leave With
A School Taking Shape
You leave with the first elements of your school already built.
A Founder Development Plan
Personal capacities to strengthen and daily practices to develop them.
A Consolidated Vision
Depth and clarity in vision, with routines and structures to turn it into the everyday reality of
your school.
A Founder Community
Experienced founders to learn from and fellow founders to grow alongside.
Certification
From Soulful Center for Learning and Professional Education at the Harvard Graduate School of
Education.
Hi, my name is Paveethra Ramanisankar.
I started Soulful because I was raised in a microschool myself.
I’ve lived this journey as a learner, facilitator, and founder.
I’ve seen what small, intentional learning spaces do to a human being.
This program grew from that lived knowing.
I believe the future of progressive education lies in microschooling —
a world where founders are not competitors, but a community sharing ideas, resources, and support.
Where parents are not customers, and educators are not service providers.
We are the village raising our children.
Looking forward to building this village together.
Pavee
Build Your Village
Learn from founders and educators who share generously from lived experience. What begins as a cohort often grows into a long-term support system.
1. What is a microschool?
A microschool is an intentionally small, independent school that prioritizes deep, personalized
relationships and learning tailored to children’s needs, interests, and pace.
2. Is this a franchise?
No. We don’t replicate models. We help you build your own.
3. Is this only for India-based founders?
No. The program is global, with context-sensitive guidance.
4. What if I’m unsure I’ll start immediately?
That’s okay. This journey is about clarity - not pressure.
5. What does the fee cover?
The 3-month online intensive (live sessions weekly), One certificate course from Professional
Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, The 3-day in-person campus visit at Soulful
(accommodation and travel not included).
Begin with a conversation.
We’ll explore your questions, your readiness, and whether this journey fits.
Book an Exploratory Call
Details about the program.
Download the Brochure