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The School’s campus was designed consciously as a living environmental laboratory that allows students to actively
interact with and take care of the environment. In order to accomplish this goal, all green systems were designed to
be visible to the students. As a result, the school features exposed masonry walls which highlight the materials used
and the skill of the construction team, exposed rain water pipes and rain chains which reinforce the importance of rain
water harvesting, BIPV skylights which allow the students to learn about an innovative method of bringing natural light
into the buildings while producing clean energy. The students can also observe low flow water fixtures which clearly
show how water consumption can be minimized.
In addition to exposing green products and systems to the students, it was decided with the school’s management
that the students should be exposed to the construction process and allowed to participate in the construction.
Facades of each building were designated as mural walls on which the student’s imaginations could come to life.
Senior school students also participated in reusing segregated construction waste such as broken stones to create
beautiful pathways through the campus.
Today, students of Class XI in every academic year are tasked with monitoring the various green systems of the
school as part of their Environmental Science classes. The school also produces its own organic cleaning products
using local and natural materials. The School KFI today is truly a living environmental laboratory where students learn
to exist in harmony with nature and lifeforms.

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Senior school students helping create pathways using The buildings became a canvas for students .
leftover construction waste.

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