The School KFI | |
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Type | Private school |
Established | 1973 |
Founder | Jiddu Krishnamurti |
Sister school | Rajghat Besant School Oak Grove School (Ojai, California) The Valley School Sahyadri School Brockwood Park School Pathashaala KFI |
Faculty | 35 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | 350 |
Affiliation | ICSE ISC |
Website | www.theschoolkfi.org |
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Until May 2018, the school was located in a spacious campus in Adyar made available by The Theosophical Society. The School KFI relocated to a new campus in June 2018 to Thazhambur (on Old Mahabalipuram Road). [2] [3]
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