Most of what this site claims — the mixed-age classrooms, the laboratories, the research on campus, the weekly reviews — is either visible in an hour on site or it is not true.
So that your message reaches someone who can answer it rather than being forwarded twice.
Grade 1 onwards — applications, entrance testing, the Foundation Programme, and visiting before you decide.
Everything up to age six. ELC handles its own admissions and tours directly.
Post-Class 12 entry, eligibility, and what the year involves. Ask for the programme coordinator.
Partnerships, visiting scientists, data requests, and the tree survey methodology.
A tree missing from the survey, a wrong species, a tree that has been cut, or joining a ward walk.
Teaching, research, administration and volunteering.
Montessori and Reggio Emilia courses, including the free programme for government school teachers.
Governance, the Alumni Society, and questions about the institution as a whole.
Three campuses in Mangaluru. The Research Centre and CFAL share the Kavoor campus, so a student in the senior years is a short walk from working scientists. ELC, where the journey begins, is at Bejai–Kapikad.
Akashbhavan, Kavoor, Mangaluru 575015
Full street address to be confirmed
Bejai–Kapikad Road, Mangaluru 575004
+91 6360 238 816 · info@elcindia.org
We would rather you came while classes are running than on an open day. An empty campus tells you nothing, and a staged one tells you less.
A child's age and the year of entry you are considering is enough to route you to the right people.
Ordinary hours, ordinary lessons. You are welcome to see a Montessori floor, a laboratory session, or the Research Centre.
Including of teachers and, where appropriate, of students. Nobody is briefed for your visit.
About whether this is right for your child, which sometimes ends with us saying it is not.
We reply to every enquiry. Your details are never sold or shared.
Each has its own admissions detail, fees and curriculum information.
Early Learning Centre — elcindia.org
CFAL and TLC School — cfalindia.com
CFAL Research Centre — cfalindia.com/research
We do not have a call centre. When you call or write, a person who knows this institution picks up. Monday to Saturday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Tell us what you need. We will get back to you personally — not with an automated response, but with a person who can actually help.
