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The Foundation School, Gunjur Branch, is a private school. It is located in the Varthur Gunjur area in Bangalore, and was established in 2015 by IIT and IIM Graduates. The school is part of the Foundation School's group and is run by The Foundation Educational Trust. The group has two other pre-schools located at Whitefield and Malleshpalya, in Bangalore.

Management
The School was founded by Mrs. Bithi Agrawal and Mr. Ravi Venkatesam. Mrs. Agrawal is a Graduate of IIT Kharagpur and holds a Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She is an expert in the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and is a successful entrepreneur, having co-founded a tech company. She is on the board of TIDE (Technology Informatics Design Endeavour), an award winning NGO in Bangalore. Mr Ravi Venkatesam is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur and has an MBA from IIM Bangalore. He has working in the IT/ITES sector for over two decades and has cofounded several technology companies, including one of the first internet startups in India, that was acquired by a Silicon Valley based company.

Affiliation and Grades
The School is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The affiliation number is 830712. The school offers programs for the following grades:


 * Pre-Primary Montessori
 * Primary School (Grades 1 to 5)
 * Middle School (Grades 6 to 8)
 * Secondary School (Grades 9 to 10)
 * Senior Secondary School (Grades 11 and 12)

Child First Approach
The school has applies the Child First Approach, which focuses on the following areas:


 * Follow the Child-KYC
 * Reading at the Core
 * Low Teacher-Student Ratio
 * Activity Based Learning
 * Connecting with the World
 * Balanced Approach
 * Self Expression
 * Extraordinary Skills

School Houses
The school's houses are:


 * Discovery
 * Voyager
 * Endeavour
 * Enterprise

These house names have been inspired by the popular Star Trek series.

Grades 1 to 4
Mathematics, English, Computers, EVS, Hindi, Kannada, Reasoning/GK

Grade 5
Mathematics, English, Computers, EVS, Hindi, Kannada/French/Sanskrit, Reasoning/GK,

Grade 6 to 8
Mathematics, English, Computers, Social Studies, Science, Reasoning/GK, Hindi, Kannada/French/Sanskrit

Grade 9 to 10
Mathematics, English, IT, Social Science, Science, Hindi/Kannada/French

Grade 11 to 12
English (Core), Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science, IT

Physical Education
Taekwando, Football, Skating, Basketball, Table Tennis, Throwball, Yoga, Skating. Indoor Games: Carrom, Board Games and Chess.

Music
Indian and Western Vocals training. Instruments include Keyboard, Guitar and Drums

Art
Draw-along sessions, Build basic skills and Craft

Dance
Joy of movement and Dance

Events

 * Cultural Day
 * Sports Day
 * Science day
 * Sell N Excel
 * Competitions
 * Perent-In
 * Other Events including interschool events, celebration of national/state days, school elections, investiture ceremonies etc.

Infrastructure
The school is located on a large 2 acre campus amidst green and serene surroundings. The building is designed by the award winning architects, Shibanee and Kamal Associates. The building design promotes natural lightning and ventilation. The campus design allows for several types of sports and other events to be conducted on site.