Chrysalis Impact

Projects that transform schools

Chrysalis (EZ Vidya Private Limited) is leading a fundamental reform in school education by challenging mediocre practices in the educational ecosystem. With governments, companies and foundations, we take research-backed programmes into classrooms for children, teachers, school leaders and parents.

Government & CSR projects since 2002 WIPRO · IBM · Microsoft · AIF · Dell · British Council Empanelled by CBSE

Our projects

Programmes for children, teachers and leaders

Montessori Magic

Reimagining kindergarten education with Montessori-inspired, play-based classrooms.

Happy Classroom

Positive, joyful learning environments in government schools.

AETP

Adolescent Empowerment Transformation Programme.

Adolescent Wellbeing Programme

Mental health practices for school children.

Communicative English

A confidence-building programme through English.

School Leadership Empowerment Programme

Leadership programmes for 3,000+ private schools since 2011; empanelled by CBSE.

EDAI

Empowering educators to lead the AI revolution.

Professional Teacher Development Programme

Building teachers’ skills for real classroom impact.

Montessori Magic

Reimagining kindergarten education

Vision: to empower kindergarten educators with Montessori-inspired pedagogy enriched by play-based learning, SEL integration, and foundational literacy and numeracy strategies, enabling vibrant, learner-centric classrooms where every child thrives joyfully.

Kindergarten children holding letter flowers in a Montessori Magic classroom

Objectives

Integrate Montessori principles into the existing curriculum for experiential, hands-on and independent learning.
Embed play-based pedagogy aligned with the State Curriculum, making learning joyful and developmentally appropriate.
Enhance teachers’ capacity in foundational literacy and numeracy instruction using research-backed, child-centred approaches.
Incorporate SEL strategies to foster empathy, emotional regulation and classroom harmony.
Transform classroom spaces to reflect Montessori values and support 21st-century early learning.
Introduce EdTech tools for early learners, preparing teachers for smart classrooms.

Foundational teacher training: 8 modules

A blended model of hands-on workshops, interactive sessions and mentoring visits.

Module	Theme	Add-ons
1	Awakening the Montessori Mindset	Classroom audit checklist
2	Language and Phonics through Montessori + Literacy Framework	Reading nook ideas, phonics kits
3	Hands-on Math and Numeracy Strategies	DIY manipulatives, math games
4	Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) in Action	Circle time scripts, calm corner setup
5	Play-Based Pedagogy for Holistic Learning	Dramatic play areas, indoor-outdoor play routines
6	Bringing EdTech into Montessori	Simple apps, digital storytelling
7	Classroom Makeover and Prepared Environment	Setup guide, labels, zone templates
8	Parent Partnership and Reflective Practice	Walkthrough templates, family activity kits

Classroom makeover: creating child-centric spaces

We transform kindergarten classrooms into Montessori-inspired, emotionally supportive and cognitively stimulating environments that promote independence, curiosity and joy. Each classroom gets clearly marked learning zones:

Practical Life

Pouring, dressing frames, fine motor activities

Sensorial

Texture boards, sound cylinders, colour sorting

Language & Phonics

Phonics trays, letter manipulatives, reading nook

Math & Numeracy

Number rods, countable beads, visual puzzles

Art & Creativity

An art station with supplies for expression

Nature & Science

Nature tables and observational activities

Calm Corner

A reflective, quiet zone with SEL visuals

Behavioural & SEL aids

Grace & Courtesy posters
Calm Down Kits (fidget tools, breathing visuals)
Positive reinforcement tools (stars, smile charts)

Starter kit provided

Visual routine card
Zone labels and corner signage
DIY Montessori materials for all learning zones

Happy Classroom

Happy schools, happy teachers, happy children

Happy Classroom brings teacher workshops, classroom makeovers and student empowerment into government schools. Seeing its impact, the Mayor of Chennai announced that by March 2023 every class should have a 10-minute Happy Classroom session, to ensure a happy and positive learning environment.

A teacher's note on the Wall of Happiness and a colourful made-over classroom

Benefits

A positive and conducive learning environment for children.
A richer teaching-learning process, with classroom makeovers that improve the learning ambience.
Greater engagement of children in classrooms.
21st-century skills nurtured in both teachers and students.
A better brand image for Tamil Nadu schools, leading to increased admissions.
Headmasters becoming 21st-century leaders.
Happy Schools, Happy Teachers, Happy Students, Happy Classrooms and Happy Parents.
Working towards 100% attendance and 100% results in all government schools.

Scope of the project

Project duration	One year
Project scope	5 days of workshops for teachers by professional trainers, 2 days of workshops on classroom makeover and 2 days of student empowerment workshops on 21st-century skills. Mentoring and facilitation support in each school through 8 to 10 field visits by mentors over the project period, so that the training is put into practice. Training materials, a classroom makeover and a Happy Classroom academic-year action plan for every school.
Target	25 teachers and 500 children in each school
Minimum schools	10 schools

Our experience in leadership programmes

Leadership programmes for 3,000+ private schools since 2011.
Empanelled by CBSE to conduct its leadership programme.
Trained Greater Chennai Corporation headmasters in 2022.

Our track record

Two decades of CSR and government projects

Chrysalis has partnered WIPRO, IBM, Microsoft, AIF, Dell and the British Council on programmes in government schools, contributed to curriculum reforms in Tamil Nadu, implemented an ICT programme in Andhra Pradesh government schools and partnered NITI Aayog on the Atal Tinkering Labs programme in several states.

Nokia · Pearson Foundation · Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh · from 2011

BridgeIT India (Vignana Varadhi)

Teachers in government schools received a mobile phone loaded with educational videos and a TV-out cable, plus training, suggested lesson plans, classroom visits and remote support. Content was in English, Tamil and Telugu.

Reach: 34 schools and 60 teachers in year one, growing to over 100 schools and almost 15,000 children.
Results: average test scores in programme schools rose from 49% to 64% (control schools: 58% to 60%). An independent study found gains of 0.36 SD in English and 0.98 SD in Science in Andhra Pradesh.

Awards: mBillionth South Asia Award 2012 (Jury's Distinction) · SKOCH Digital Inclusion Gold Award, Education

Microsoft · Andhra Pradesh Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan · 2015–16

Create to Inspire: environment projects

An environmental learning programme for Classes 6–8 in government schools: teacher training, a project showcase, follow-up and a felicitation ceremony. Students worked on 14 projects covering biodiversity, carbon footprint, waste, water, organic practices and green jobs.

Reach: 200 government schools across five districts (Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Krishna, Nellore and Kurnool), 40 schools and 40 teachers per district.

IBM · Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh

Reinventing Education

As IBM's partner, Chrysalis trained teachers from selected government-run schools to innovate their teaching and learning practices, including the use of technology in the classroom.

Wipro Applying Thought in Schools (WATIS) · since 2002

Teacher development & action research

Teacher training, whole-school transformation and participatory action research. Navchetna, a two-year research programme with schools across India, explored how teachers can question, collaborate and reflect; a WATIS grant supported 180 teachers in 9 schools in 3 locations.

"As partners of WATIS, we have seen EZ Vidya continually enriching its educational endeavours, since 2002."Vijay Gupta, Vice President, Community Initiatives, Wipro

Central Square Foundation · Google.org · IIT Madras · 2025

AI Samarth: AI literacy for all

Chrysalis is an implementation partner of AI Samarth, a free AI-literacy initiative created by Central Square Foundation with support from Google.org and IIT Madras's Wadhwani School of Data Science & AI. It aims to reach over 5 million students, teachers and parents in government and affordable private schools.

FSG · affordable private schools

PIPE: Program to Improve Private Early Education

Chrysalis is one of the activity-based learning solution providers in FSG's PIPE programme, which works with affordable private schools on early learning.

"If I call out the most important milestones of my business, collaborating with FSG would be high on the list. It's really brought in rigor in our research and has helped renew our thinking."Chitra Ravi, Founder & CEO, Chrysalis

More partnerships

Working with foundations and communities

Azim Premji Foundation

Multimedia content for the Foundation's school initiative in Tamil Nadu, helping thousands of government-school students learn Tamil grammar and about the environment.

American India Foundation

Training and content development for the Digital Equalizer programme, which partners governments to bring technology into teaching and learning.

Wipro Cares

Activity-based lesson modules and volunteer training to teach under-privileged children in Chennai Corporation and aided schools.

Make A Difference (MAD)

Curriculum for the Communicative English Language Programme for Classes 3–10, with mentor and volunteer training, towards a standard curriculum across six cities.

CBSE school leadership

Empanelled to train school leaders in CBSE's Effective School Management and Leadership programme.

Partner a CSR project with us

Pilot programmes, Thinking Classrooms, teacher professional development, technology for learning, school leadership, whole-school improvement and programme evaluation.

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Projects before 2017 were delivered under the company's earlier name, EZ Vidya Pvt. Ltd. Figures are as published by the programme partners and in Chrysalis's own reports at the time.

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