The Caring School: How to Build Counseling, Wellness, and Emotional Safety in Every Indian Classroom

“Sir, does anyone in this school actually care how I feel?”

This question whispered by a 12-year-old girl sitting outside a principal’s office, changed everything. It became the seed of a book that every Indian educator must read.

The Caring School: How to Build Counseling, Wellness and Emotional Safety in Every Indian Classroom by Dr. Prashant Bhagwanrao Bunde, Savitribai Phule State Teacher Award Winner (2024–25) is India’s first comprehensive, practical handbook for building genuine emotional safety inside every school.

What This Book Gives You-

1. Understand why today’s childhood is fundamentally different, anxiety, loneliness and pressure that has no name in most Indian homes
2. Discover the powerful Dual Model, a professional School Counsellor + daily Wellness Teacher working together as a safety net for every child
3. Ready-to-use counselling techniques that work in just 15-minute conversations
4. Life skills & value education activities designed specifically for Indian classrooms
5. Complete annual counselling program blueprint with session templates, referral formats and evaluation tools
6. Map the psychological development of students from Class 5 to Class 12 and spot early warning signals
7. Navigate tough ethical questions, confidentiality, consent and sensitive disclosures
8. 🇮🇳 Fully aligned with NEP 2020, built for Indian school realities, constraints and strengths

“A school that educates the mind and nurtures the heart, that is a complete school. This book gives you the blueprint to build one.”

This Book Is For You If You Are –
A school principal ready to build real care into your system. A counsellor seeking a validated framework. A teacher who senses a child needs support. A B.Ed. or M.Ed. student preparing for the future. Or a parent who wants to walk alongside the school.

Backed by 25 years of classroom experience, this book doesn’t just give you knowledge, it gives you the confidence to act tomorrow.
Because every child sitting in your classroom deserves to feel seen, heard and safe.