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Fountainhead School
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Fountainhead School, Kunkani - Surat
Address
Map
Opp. Ambetha Water tank, Village Kunkani, Rander Dandi Road,

Kunkani, Surat, Gujarat

Surat
,
GJ
395007

India
Coordinates21°14′40″N 72°45′09″E / 21.24444°N 72.75250°E / 21.24444; 72.75250
Information
MottoTo Nurture Leaders through Primary Greatness
EstablishedApril 1, 2005 (2005-04-01)
ChairpersonParag Shah
Head of SchoolVardan Kabra
PYP PrincipalAnkita Kabra
Employees500+
GradesJunior KG to XII
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,636 (as of 2015–16)
Student to teacher ratio20:1
LanguageEnglish
Campus size9.8 acres (4.0 ha)
Campus typeUrban
HousesDignity, Integrity, Liberty, Unity
Color(s)   Blue and Red
AccreditationIB, CIE
Websitefountainheadschools.org

The Fountainhead School, Surat, India, is an independent, co-educational day school, affiliated to the International Baccalaureate[1] and CIE,[2] which imparts education from pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. Fountainhead Preschool was commenced by IIT Mumbai and IIM Ahmedabad graduates, Mr. Vardan Kabra and Mrs. Ankita Diwekar Kabra. Later, they collaborated with Mr. Parag Shah for a bigger campus in Kunkuni village. The present strength of school is around 1,600 students and it is intended to expand to at least 2,300.

Admission

There is a fair and transparent procedure for admissions. Assessments and previous class results are the main criteria for the same.

Academic Curriculum

The mode for instructions is English. It provides students with the values, skills, and experiences that will allow them to be competitive applicants for university.

The school's curriculum is segregated into four main curriculum programs.

Grades Program
Nursery to Grade 6 Primary Year Program (PYP)
Grade 7 & Grade 8∗ CIE Checkpoint and Fountainhead School Curriculum
Grade 9 & Grade 10 (O level) International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
Grade 11 & 12 IB Diploma Programme (DP)

∗They are considering the IBMYP for future.

School activities and sports

Extracurricular activities include sports, performing arts, dance, visual arts, academic games and other interests. In IB PY, physical education is being offered as PSPE (Personal, Social & Physical Education). Accordingly, the school has divided PSPE in 3 broad strands namely:

  • Active living
  • Interaction
  • Identity

Besides, Karate, Skating, Football, Basketball, Athletics, Ultimate Frisbee, Yoga, Volleyball, Table tennis, Fitness/ Gym training (Grade 5 Onwards) are also offered. Fountainhead has participated in national/international tournaments. The school involves students for taking CSR initiatives through various projects like learning camps for the underprivileged, Umeed ki cycle, Blood donation camps and joy of giving week.

Facilities

The school campus is spread over 9.8 acres (4.0 ha) which includes a library, one swimming pool , a physical education area, computer labs,science and math labs, playgrounds, a performing arts center (including a mini-sized theater).

Student Services

The School provides Student Support Services for:

  • Psychological and behavior Counseling
  • Special Needs Support
  • Additional English Language Support

Staff

Ankita Diwekar Kabra (born 7 April 1980) is the Primary School Principal and Deputy Head of School at Fountainhead School.[3] Ankita grew up in the suburbs of Mumbai and completed her schooling from Cosmopolitan Education Society’s Sheth C D Barfiwala High School. She holds qualifications as a Computer Science Engineer[4] from the University of Mumbai.

Footnotes

  1. ^ IB website
  2. ^ CIE website
  3. ^ "Recommendation from Vardan Kabra and Ankita Kabra". Blog.ei-india.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Academic details of Ankita". Fountainheadschools.org. Retrieved 9 July 2015.


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