The document summarizes the key people and facilities at Fountainhead School. It introduces the Vice Principal Ankita Diwekar Kabra, Chairperson Parag K Shah, and Head of School Vardan Kabra. It then outlines some of the main facilities available at the school including classrooms, a library, music room, ICT lab, sports facilities like basketball courts and a football ground, and more.

1. “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think”
- Socrates
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fountainhead /foun-t n-hed/ noun
1 a spring that is the source of a stream
2 the principal source of something
3 an abundant source of knowledge etc. Authorized to offer the PYP

2. The Fountainhead Mission
Fountainhead believes that learning is a life long process and we therefore seek
to inculcate in students, teachers, parents & the society at large, the sheer joy of
learning. We will provide a happy, purposeful, safe and nurturing environment to
help learners develop skills, attitudes & character to achieve sustainable success
in life. We aim to scale newer heights in terms of curriculum innovation and
teaching methodologies and build an institute of excellence.

3. The Fountainhead Ideology
Fountainhead School facilitates and creates en environment that empowers
students to value there learning and become active, compassionate and life long
inquirers. Students are taught to make connections between life in school, life at
home and life in the world. They then :
Develop an undying curiosity and
thirst for knowledge
Attain skills and attitudes to equip them for life
in a rapidly changing world
Nurture and maximize their creative, sporting, social,
cultural, academic & intellectual potential

4. Be strong willed, independent individuals who will
have the capacity to think for themselves and
make their own decisions
Be groomed as the leaders of the society
Develop habits of reflection, mental flexibility &
self-discipline enabling them to chart career-paths
resonating their passion, skills and knowledge
Be good-natured, responsible and tolerant citizens of
a global society who will maintain openness and respect
in the face of racial, cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.

5. Educational Values / Objectives
Fountainhead intends to nurture every child towards a holistic growth
which encompasses the following educational aims and objectives :
1. To help the child understand his / her surroundings in a relevant manner :
The Physical World
of materials and understanding how things
and the world around works
The Socio Emotional World
consisting of the human world and the society.

6. 2. To help the child gain skills essential to survive and succeed in the new millennium:
Survival Skills
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Computers,
Fitness & Health, Safety, Money
Life Skills
Confidence & Self-Esteem, Freewill, Independence
& Fearlessness, Integrity, Respect & Tolerance
Questioning / Thinking Skill
The ability to ask why.
3. To unleash the child's potential in one or more disciplines such as
academics, art, music, dance, sports through exposure & practice.

7. What I hear, I forget.
What I see, I remember.
What I do, I understand.
- Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius)
In Action - Classroom Practice
The Early Years
(Nursery, Junior Kindergarten & Senior Kindergarten)
Safe joyful and nurturing environment
Child entered teaching & learning practice

8. Teacher - student ratio
of 1:10 with only 20 children in a class
Age appropriate activities
through imaginative and purposeful play
Learning by exploring and doing
Developing language and mathematics skills

9. Making responsible and independent learner
Learning engagements are inquiry based
and emphasize active learning
Developing the whole child
inside and outside the classroom
Connecting and integrating knowledge
between disciplines and with the world outside.

10. The Primary Years
(Grade 1 - Grade 6)
Creating a thirst for knowledge
that stays with students for life
Nurturing independence & critical thought
Focusing on knowledge that is engaging relevant,
significant & challenging - teaching what matters

11. Encouraging students to reflect,
choose wisely & act responsibly
Exposing children to a wide range of
teaching techniques
Making connections between subjects,
linking what they learn to the real world
Developing research, self management,
communication and thinking skills to enable self learning

12. Taking action is a component of learning
Continuous evaluation to ensure
best possible education
Assessment is a critical and ongoing process, catering to different multiple intelligences in children.

13. People behind
Fountainhead School
Ankita Diwekar Kabra (Vice Principal & PYP Coordinator) :
Ankita is a Computer Science Engineer from Mumbai University. She worked with I-Flex
Solutions for an year before doing her Post-Graduation Diploma in Management from IIM
Ahmedabad. She also worked with Procter & Gamble for 8 months after IIMA before co-
founding Fountainhead Schools. She has a one-year training in the Steiner Method of
Education and has been in-charge of the Curriculum design and day-to-day operations at
Fountainheadl. She currently coordinates the curriculum design, implementation for the
early and primary years for the IB-PYP program. She also handles administrative
responsibilities including admissions, teacher training and resource management.
Parag K Shah (Chairperson) :
A diamantaire by profession, Parag is an Executive Director of K Girdharlal International
Pvt. Ltd., a leading diamond manufacturer and exporter of India since the last decade.
Parag has a strong passion and vision to bring high quality education to the city of Surat and
is the key catalyst for the first Fountainhead School to come up. He provides the overall
vision to the school and is passionate about infrastructure development and landscaping in
the school campus. He's responsible for the large number of trees & shrubs in the school
campus and is always looking for space and opportunity to plant more trees.
Vardan Kabra (Head of School) :
Vardan is a B.Tech & M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering & Material Sciences from IIT
Bombay. After his Post-Graduation Diploma in Management from IIM Ahmedabad, he co-
founded Fountainhead Schools with Ankita. He has led the operations in Surat for the last 6
years and he provides overall leadership to Fountainhead School Team. Vardan brings his
passion for innovative pedagogy, sports and arts to all Fountainhead stakeholders and is
responsible for the overall administration, the middle years program and the teacher
training program at Fountainhead.

14. Facilities at Fountainhead
Overall Campus
Splash pool Basketball courts
Track & Field Football ground
Skating rink Adventure course Karate

15. Facilities
5000+ sq. ft. fully covered Assembly & Multipurpose area
500+ sq. ft. sized Wi-fi classrooms
Library
Dance & Drama Room
Music Room
ICT Lab

16. The School is located in a calm, safe and green area, just 9.8 km from the centre of the city,
Athwa Gate. This strategic location enables the school to provide a tranquil environment
away from the rush and pollution of the city, ideally suited for the holistic development of a
child. The address of the location is as follows:
Opp. Ambetha Water Tank, Kunkni, Rander-Dandi Road, Surat – 395009.
Contact No: 3103441/2 & 3119441/2
E.mail: surat@fountainheadschools.org
Web site: www.fountainheadschools.org