For Schools and Educators

SimpleJoy | SaralAnand is a free 52-week family entrepreneurship programme designed to develop entrepreneurial mindset, skills, and character in children aged 8–18.

The programme is explicitly aligned with six major national and international curriculum systems.

Free downloadable curriculum alignment documents help school coordinators, curriculum leaders, and educators understand exactly how the programme supports their teaching and assessment goals.

Curriculum Alignment Table

Curriculum System Alignment Coverage
International Baccalaureate (IB) PYP • MYP • All 10 Learner Profile Attributes • All 5 ATL Skill Categories • All 6 PYP Themes
Common Core State Standards (USA) Mathematics • English Language Arts • Grades 3–8
UK National Curriculum Key Stages 2–4 • PSHE • Mathematics • English • Design & Technology
CBSE / NCERT (India) Classes 3–10 • Life Skills • Mathematics • NEP 2020 Competencies
Cambridge International Primary • Lower Secondary • IGCSE • Global Perspectives • Thinking Skills
Australian Curriculum Years 3–10 • General Capabilities • Economics & Business • HPE

Each Alignment Document Covers

  • A pillar-by-pillar standards mapping
  • A week-by-week curriculum reference table (16 representative episodes)
  • Three implementation models — from family engagement to co-curricular strand
  • An assessment and portfolio evidence guide aligned to each curriculum system

Download All Alignment Documents — Free

International Baccalaureate (IB)

PYP · MYP · All 10 Learner Profile Attributes · All 5 ATL Skills · All 6 PYP Themes

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Common Core State Standards (USA)

Mathematics · English Language Arts · Grades 3–8

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UK National Curriculum

Key Stages 2–4 · PSHE · Mathematics · English · Design & Technology

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CBSE / NCERT (India)

Classes 3–10 · Life Skills · Mathematics · NEP 2020 Competencies

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Cambridge International

Primary · Lower Secondary · IGCSE · Global Perspectives

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Australian Curriculum

Years 3–10 · General Capabilities · Economics & Business

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Three Ways to Bring This to Your School

01

Family Engagement

Recommended Starting Point

The school recommends the programme to families. Parents engage independently.

  • Zero administration
  • Zero cost
  • Immediate implementation
  • One newsletter item
  • One email to families
03

Co-Curricular Strand

Full School Integration

Formally embedded with curriculum references. Idea Notebooks as ATL portfolios. Phase Reviews aligned to assessment milestones. Year-End Review as Personal Project precursor.

  • Full curriculum integration
  • Portfolio evidence
  • Cross-subject coordination

The Idea Notebook as Portfolio Evidence

Students maintain a physical Idea Notebook throughout all 52 weeks of the programme. Every section is designed to support reflection, documentation, and assessment across multiple curriculum systems.

Every Notebook Includes

  • 52 dated noticing entries
  • Open questions record
  • Experiment log
  • Three Questions reflections
  • Four Jars money record
  • Phase Reviews (Weeks 13, 26, 39 & 52)
  • Year-End Letter (Week 52)

The Year-End Letter at Week 52 is designed as a Personal Project precursor for MYP students and serves as an extended reflection document across all curriculum systems.

School Partnership Enquiries

We work with schools across all curriculum systems and all countries.

Curriculum Alignment

School or curriculum alignment questions.

Parent Workshops

90-minute workshops for your parent community (free or fee-based).

Trainer Certification

Certification and implementation support for your educators.

Implementation Planning

Custom implementation planning tailored to your school.

Contact form enquiry: School or Curriculum

One Programme. 52 Weeks of Growth.

SimpleJoy | SaralAnand is a free 52-week family entrepreneurship programme.

Every week includes one 3-minute parent video, one 60-second children's animation, and one practical home challenge.

The programme is built around 10 pillars, 4 phases, 16 international characters, and a commitment to remain free for every family.

Programme Highlights

  • 52-week structured learning journey
  • 10 entrepreneurial pillars
  • 4 developmental phases
  • 16 international characters
  • Free for every family

Begun
August 15, 1982
India's 35th Independence Anniversary

Completed
July 4, 2026
America's 250th Independence Anniversary

Don't be awed. Create awe.

These four lines are the complete identity. Everything else is an elaboration.

Motto

"Don't be awed. Create awe."

Core Truth

Entrepreneurs are not born. They are ingrained, nurtured, and raised.

Mission

No Entrepreneur Left Unsprouted.

Foundation

Vishnu Shanker & Nivedita Shanker
SimpleJoy | SaralAnand Foundation

"Don't be awed. Create awe."

Vishnu Shanker and Nivedita Shanker  •  SimpleJoy | SaralAnand Foundation

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