Smt. R.Anasuya Devi, our founder is a true example of a light that has kindly led, a beacon that has inspired, and a lamp that has spread its gentle beams to brighten lives around education and achievement. Life was not easy for her when she came to Bangalore as a young widow with two children. She educated herself so as to secure a teaching job in a school in North Bangalore. The idea to start a school germinated in her mind when she realized that the middle class families in South Bangalore had to send their children to the Cantonment area for good education.
All she thought of when she started the nursery school, was to provide a home away from home, which had a supportive and stimulating environment. With this in mind, she started our nursery school on a small scale at Tata Silk Farm in the year 1959. It was her belief that every child deserves the very best start in life, and right from the beginning she made it her purpose to provide just that to all the children who entered her school’s doors.
Our school has grown to what it is today because we have never forgotten her noble ideals of fostering strong values, mutual understanding, respect for our culture and high personal endeavour. Our motto is inspired by her wonderful life; to serve whole heart, and brighten the way for others.
Kumarans is a strong 50 year old institution and we have understood that education over the years has undergone a metamorphosis. Children today have lot more opportunities and schools have realised that education has to become all important and focused today. Technology has become an integral part and developing each day and these changes have also made us realise that transaction of the curriculum and educational technology also needs to be updated with the changing times. We do realise that it is not enough to sit on our past laurels but as all dynamic institutions we need to create and recreate ourselves in creating a learning atmosphere in our schools.
As we look forward to the future, we always have believed that education in Kumarans is educating the whole child. We strive to provide knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes and beliefs that are essential for a productive, successful and happy life. We recognize that these goals are best achieved when the school provides an environment in which teachers, parents, staff and others develop and practice core values that benefit the academic, emotional and social needs of all children.
We help a Kumaranite form a sound foundation for life-long learning. We come from a premise that all children can learn, and we sincerely believe in inclusive education. We probably were one of the pioneers in introducing a resource centre way back in 1985 to help children with learning difficulties. We also believe that we can develop within each student the desire to know, the tools to seek and the ability to find, understand and use information as a means to becoming self-sufficient, responsible, and productive citizens to a complex, ever-changing, and diverse society. We seek a challenging and supportive learning environment that capitalizes on the natural curiosity of children as they explore all parts of the curriculum.
Strong transparent communication between home and school forms the basis for the caring, nurturing, family atmosphere that we consider essential to Kumarans. This atmosphere also promotes an excellence in teaching that results in high academic achievement and enables children to realize personal excellence at all levels.
We sincerely want to work together to make Kumarans a happy place children love to attend, a place in which parents believe their children are receiving an education second to none, and a place in which teachers express their joy of working with pride.
Mrs. Meenakshi Balakrishnan
anthosh says...
As I reflect on my journey that has led me into the realm of a professional career, Kumarans stands out as the institution where I took my first few steps. Besides the quality of education imparted here that speaks for itself even today, it was the repertoire of extra curricular activities offered to us, students which played a huge role in shaping our personality. I shall always cherish the camaraderie between the students and teachers and feel privileged to have been associated with Kumarans for more than a decade!
Santhosh
Class of 98
Sri Kumaran Children’s Home - CBSE
M.D, M.P.H
University of Texas Health Science Center,
Houston, TX
Mr Srivatsa says...
I truly believe that the hall mark of a “great institution” in this case - the school, is when the child wakes up in the morning and shows excitement and is keen on attending the school.
This is what I have seen of both my children who attend Sri Kumaran Children’s Home- CBSE. I have had a wonderful experience with the school for the past 11 years.
The school has provided them with solid grounding in multiple facets – academics and personal growth. The school has offered good avenues for physical activities including sports. In addition, there are constant opportunities for broadening the children’s horizon through participation in cultural activities, excursions and inter school events. The cultural exchange program is one such example.
The school environment has actively aided the learning process and there have been several instances over the years where my children have been participating in classroom and external projects. The constant feedback and high quality of interaction during the PT meetings ensure that we are completely involved in the development process and support our children as required.
This is also one of the first schools to embrace technology. The experience has been wonderful. Updates on the website, using mobile tools keeps the communication alive….
All in all, Kumarans has offered my children an excellent opportunity for building true values, confidence, self belief and all this I believe are true differentiators as they move forward in life….
I have cherished every moment of my interaction with the various authorities in the school. I would strongly recommend the school to any parent aspiring for all round growth and development of their children. 'A school with a great vision'
Mr Srivatsa
Parent of Rahul ( XI) and Rithika (V)
Mr Balakrishna Adiga says...
My son is a student of 10th grade in Sri Kumaran Children’s Home School and has been a student there for past 10 years. We chose this school over many others as we wanted our children to have the most modern education with the firm foundation of our culture and value systems.
The school has been an amazing experience for my son as well as us, his parents. Thanks to the keen insight and initiatives of the teachers in school, we have seen him develop capabilities in areas where we never knew he had the talent. The teachers let the student experiment in multiple activities outside of regular studies without any fear of failure. When he was in 2nd or 3rd standard, someone in school decided to choose him to play a key role in a drama for the annual school day function. After that teachers put in so much of an effort on practice that the drama was an outstanding success. Till then we didn’t even know he could act. I can repeat similar talent discoveries where he developed skills in debating, quizzing, chess, creative writing etc. Thanks to the support provided by the Principal and teachers, my son went on to pass the National Talent Search Examination in his 8th grade. Individual successes are applauded but same is not allowed to get into their head. Failures are not criticized but treated as mere stepping stones in the path of learning.
Other factor which I find unique in this school is the open dialogue between Principal and teachers on one side and parents on the other side. No topic is a taboo. There is continuous feedback about the student’s performance to the parents. This is done through the diary, circulars, parent-teacher meeting and the school portal through My-Lyceum. Same way, any suggestions or complaint by the parent is immediately addressed to. Another refreshing factor is that the school is not elitist.
Another aspect that amazes me is the capabilities of the teachers. Their grasp of the subject they teach as well as method of imparting knowledge is the best we have seen. I have known parents of children in few other schools who, after every test season, nearly always end up fighting with teachers on accuracy of evaluation. We do not recall ever needing to do that in this school.
In my career I have had offers and options to relocate to many other cities as part of career progression. I turned down each of these offers for a simple reason that I didn’t want my son to miss Sri Kumaran. On hindsight, I have absolutely no regrets as what my son has achieved in this school more than compensates what I would have probably lost by not taking the relocation offers. Few more schools like Sri Kumaran, and the world can be a different place.
Mr Balakrishna Adiga
Parent of Abhishek Adiga
Srinivasan Sundararajan says...
As our school enters its 50th year, I thought it would be appropriate to give my perspective as a student of this school, and as a parent.
When I look back at Kumarans as a student
- It gave me a strong value system, which I cherish
- It gave me a sense of discipline (thanks to our Founder Mother – R.A. Devi), which has stood me in good stead
- It gave me the solid academic basics, which has been the foundation of my success.
When I look at Kumarans as a parent (today)
- It continues to build a strong value system in my children
- It continues to give the academic basics for my children, with a graduated scale-up and an approach that has evolved.
- It’s giving them an all-round growth perspective, needed for the current generation.
One thing remains common – I have been proud to sport the tag of a Kumaranite, and my parents were proud that their children grew up in Kumarans; today history repeats again with my children feeling the way I did; and I feeling the way my parents did.
Looking forward to another era of proud Kumaranites, as they scale new heights.
Srinivasan Sundararajan,
Class of 1979
Parent of Leela Sai and Sundarajan
Careers
Sri Kumaran Children’s Home Educational Council runs a group of institutions in Bangalore and has schools which offer CBSE, ICSE and SSLC Curricula. We also run a Pre- University College affiliated with the Karnataka State Education Department.
The Management strives to influence and enhance the quality of education by developing young children into responsible citizens. Holistic development, discipline and leadership are the high points of the Kumaran culture. The school with almost 50 years in the education field has the continued support and involvement of parents in Bangalore. We cater to the education needs of children in Bangalore ( Jayanagar, J P Nagar, Padmanabhanagar, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Chamrajpet, Kormangala, and other adjoining areas ).
We moved into our new campus in June of 2009 and are in the process of major expansion. We are seeking talented, professional individuals who have the passion needed to become a teacher, confidence and the drive to assist in moulding our children to their finest potential. We will have openings in our SSLC/ ICSE/ CBSE and PUC sections for various subjects and levels for the next academic year (2010-11). If you think that your background and experience match our requirements, and would like to contribute your expertise to education, please send your CV to 
Our Branches
Sri Kumaran Children's Home – Nursery Section
Tata Silk Farm
Basavanagudi
Bangalore – 560004
Email : nursery@kumarans.org
Tel No : 080-26760478
Sri Kumaran Children's Home – CBSE Section
Survey No 44 – 50, Mallasandra Village
Uttarahalli Hobli, Off Kanakapura Main Road
Bangalore South Taluk
Bangalore – 560062.
Phone Number: 080-65839365
Mobile: 9980922073
Email: cbse@kumarans.org
Sri Kumaran Public School – ICSE Section
Survey No 44 – 50, Mallasandra Village
Uttarahalli Hobli, Off Kanakapura Main Road
Bangalore South Taluk
Bangalore – 560062.
Phone Number: 080-65839365
Mobile: 9980922076
Email: icse@kumarans.org
Sri Kumaran Children’s Home – SSLC Section
Existing Campus
Basavanagudi
Bangalore – 560004
Email : sslc@kumarans.org
Tel No : 080-26763381/ 080-26765965.
New Campus(from June 2009)
No 28/4, House List No 140
Doddakalasandra
Uttarahalli Hobli
Kanakapura Road
Bangalore 560 062.
Sri Kumaran Children’s Home Composite Junior College
1/1A , 28/29, 6th Cross
Brindavan Layout
Padmanabha Nagar
Bangalore 560 061
Tel No: 080-26390710.
Vision
The vision for our educational institutions is to be an excellent academy of global choice, emphasize Indian values and culture and provide opportunities for the holistic development of every child to face the challenges of a changing world.
Mission
* Achieve Academic Excellence…………
o By providing a congenial learning environment that goes beyond the realms of text books and class rooms, by using different strategies of learning thus making teaching and learning more meaningful.
o By using a judicious blend of state-of-the-art technology and the invaluable contribution of the facilitator.
* Achieve Excellence in co-curricular and extra curricular activities.
o By providing opportunities to hone their social, artistic, cultural and literary skills through team learning.
o By building sportsmanship and sense of competition through various activities in and out side the school.
o By creating an awareness of personal well being of every individual.
* Develop in each child……….
o A sense of responsibility and accountability.
o Qualities like sharing and caring, respect for law, Environment, society and for oneself.
* Sensitise in each facilitator………..
o To be world class, highly motivated and a continuous learner.
o To be an inspiring leader, mentor and role model.
o To have good work ethics and be professional in work.
* Achieve Excellence in Education
o Through Total Quality Management as a way of life and continuous improvement in all areas.
