The Foundation School’s academic environment is multi dimensional. In conjunction with the Montessori methodology in the lower grades, and hands-on methodologies in the higher grades, our academic environment encompasses the following:
At The Foundation School, we believe that young children need individual attention and therefore, the student teacher ratio is maintained at around than 1:26. Lower teaching ratios tend to have a positive effect in developing the confidence of the child, and her ability to quickly learn concepts under the aegis of the teacher.
Traditional periods are designed to last from 30 to 45 minutes. However, this time is just enough to get a child started into a subject. It is not enough to help her with deeper learning. Therefore, wherever possible, efforts are made for periods to last upto 60 minutes. This helps the child develop concentration on a particular topic for a longer period of time, thereby fostering better learning.
At The Foundation School, we believe that a person is incomplete of she is not able to connect to society at large. Therefore, it is not good enough for a child to excel in academics or sports. She should be able to connect to people, be able to express herself in a variety of ways and learn to adapt in any environment. Our music, arts and dance programs provide our students with a way to connect to society. Children at our school are also provided exposure to environments outside the classroom through field trips to a variety of places.
Tomorrow’s world is not just about engineers, scientists, doctors, historians, oceanographers, economists, businessmen or other such professions. It is about people in all these professions being able to create integrated solution using multi dimensional approach. A historian should be able to justify his thoughts through statistics and analytics. An engineer should be able to build products knowing how it will impact society. Knowledge of material science would help an artist break boundaries in what she creates. Therefore, at The Foundation School, we have made design an integral part of our curriculum.
Excellence comes from development of interest and focused learning. At The Foundation School, our academic environment helps children develop and hone interests in a wide variety of areas. If a child wants to know more about dinosaurs, we do not restrict her from learning as much as she can about the topic. Each of our classes is equipped with a library with a variety of books that the child can read. The school has provides a large amount of material on computers for a child to explore. When a child learns to deep dive in her area of interest, she develops the confidence to do the same for any subject in the future. There are no artificial boundaries to learning at The Foundation School.
Enquiry based learning is a system that helps children learn by investigating scenarios, solving problems and dissecting questions. As compared to memorizing, this approach provides children with a much more powerful way to understand concepts and remember them. Several concepts are taught to children using this system at The Foundation School.
True learning occurs only when knowledge is viewed in multiple forms. For example, a leaf can be examined as a function of biology, chemistry, physics and even art. When the same piece of information is presented to the child in multiple forms, the child imbibes knowledge holistically.
In conjunction with design and enquiry-based learning, children learn by doing multiple projects through the academic year. Children can do projects independently, or the teacher and parents may assist them. Each project has a specific learning purpose, which is clearly defined at the beginning. Children especially love to work with their hands and such involvement helps them learn better.
Science is a subject that is best learnt by actually doing activities. Therefore, at the Foundation School, we have introduced the hands-on science program for higher grades where students learn scientific concepts by creating models, working with material, experimenting etc. using a variety of techniques.
Peer learning is a powerful concept. Therefore, The Foundation School encourages learning by helping the children work collaboratively in groups, on various projects and assignments. Such activities help children develop relationships with others and leverage each others capabilities to complete the work.
Linear thought processes will no longer work in an increasingly complex world. Therefore, the School has a program on creative thinking that teaches students various techniques to think creatively and arrive at innovative solutions to various problems.
Most students would be familiar with their parents’ careers, or to a few other people who are close friends or family members. However, the world is much larger, and offers many other careers. Therefore, the school provides students an exposure to a variety of careers through talks and field trips. This is done from Grade 7 onwards.
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Address:
Survey No. 173/9, 174/1 & 174/4, Halasahalli Thippasandra Village,  Sarjapura Hobli, Anekal Taluk,  Bangalore – 560087
Phone:
9019564974, 9019157308Â
Address:
Survey No. 153/4,
Halasahalli-Thippasandra Village,
Sarjapura Hobli,
Anekal Taluk,
Bangalore – 560087.
Phone:
8050040554, Â 8951188272
Address:
489/14, Borewell Road,
3rd Cross, Whitefield,
Bangalore – 560066.
Phone:
8050040564, 9740199907
Address:
No. 1, 5th Main,
4th Cross, Mallesh Pallaya,
Bangalore – 560075.
Phone:
8050040544, 9731418400