The Future Foundation School, Kolkata
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| The Future Foundation School | |
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3, Regent Park , | |
| Coordinates | 22°28′50″N 88°21′12″E / 22.4805098°N 88.353333°E |
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| Motto | "No words- Acts" |
| Established | January 1981 |
| Founder | Mr. Pradyot Kumar Bhattacharya |
| Principal | Ranjan Mitter |
| Teaching staff | 91 (including primary) |
| Language | English |
| Houses | White, Blue, Yellow, Green |
| Athletics | Cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, etc. |
| Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Website | www |
The Future Foundation School is a Kolkata-based K-12 school founded in 1981. It follows the syllabus of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. It is guided by the principles of Sri Aurobindo and Mira Alfassa.
Commerce, Humanities and Science Streams are offered at the ISC level. The Future Foundation School is an initiative of the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture. It is a co-ed school and the medium of instruction is in the English language.[1]
The school is accredited to the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training under the Quality Council of India. It is the first school in India and one of the first few in Asia to receive the LabelFranc Education accreditation. This quality mark is awarded to academic institutions which have the goal to promote a system of bilingual teaching to students by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.[2]
The school has been ranked the 24th best co-ed school in India by EducationWorld for the 2019–20 period[3] and is also the recipient of Leading Schools Corp.[4]
History
[edit]TFFS was promoted in 1981 Joya Mitter (1936–1999), a Kolkata-based social activist, with the aid and advice of P.K. Bhattacharya (1905–1984), a trustee of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. The duo was introduced to Lakshmi Devi, a disciple of Sri Aurobindo, by The Mother. Lakshmi Devi donated her sprawling home in Tollygunge, Kolkata to the ashram, which invited Joya Mitter to establish TFFS on its premises. Joya Mitter served as the founder-principal of the school in its formative years and modelled it on the ancient gurukul system of teaching.[5] After her death in 1999, Ranjan Mitter was appointed as the principal of the school.[6]
Notable alumni
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Future Foundation School (TFFS) - Lakshmi's House". sriaurobindoinstitute.org.
- ^ "The Future Foundation School | Label France Education - Quality Mark for French bilingual education". labelfranceducation.fr. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
- ^ "EW India School Rankings 2019-20". EducationWorld.
- ^ "লিডিং স্কুল অফ ইন্ডিয়ার সদস্য নির্বাচিত হল দ্য ফিউচার ফাউন্ডেশন স্কুল". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Tribute to a teacher who saw the future". The Times of India. 4 February 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "The Future Foundation School Kolkata". EducationWorld. 9 August 2019.
