The Acres Foundation

What The Acres Foundation does

The Acres Foundation is a Mumbai-based social enterprise founded in 2013 that operates The Green Acres Academy (TGAA), a four-campus private K-12 school network in Chembur, Mulund, and Kalyan serving more than 4,000 students. The foundation is part of the Apurva Natvar Parikh Group (ANPG) and is co-led by Chairperson Rohan Parikh and Director of Education & Research Siamack Zahedi.

The foundation's core product portfolio is proprietary and pedagogy-led rather than technology-led. It includes the Acres Future Curriculum, CenTEL (a teacher training platform), LEAPED (a leadership and experiential program), MTSS (a multi-tiered student support framework), an English Hybrid Curriculum, and a Phonics Curriculum, all developed through an in-house Research Centre that publishes in peer-reviewed journals. The foundation also offers professional development services to external schools, supported by partnerships with Google for Education — making TGAA Mumbai's first Google Reference School — Mahatattva, and the Unaided Schools Forum.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: (1) tuition fees from the four TGAA campuses, the largest and most predictable leg; (2) professional development and teacher-training services delivered to partner schools; and (3) curriculum licensing and educational partnerships. No external institutional investment is disclosed, indicating self-funded growth within ANPG. A 2018 merger with A2Q Education consolidated curriculum and PD capabilities under the foundation.

Name

The Acres Foundation

Legal name

The Acres Foundation

Website

https://acresfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Acres Foundation is a Mumbai-based social enterprise operating four K-12 campuses (The Green Acres Academy) serving 4,000+ students and licensing proprietary curricula and professional development services to external schools in India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open Lesson Plans & Teaching Units (K–12) (EDAGAJAI)

Keywords

• K-12 private schools
• Teacher professional development
• School transformation services
• Social-emotional learning
• Educational research consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. School Tuition Fees: Revenue from operating The Green Acres Academy schools serving 4000+ students across 4 campuses in Mumbai (Chembur, Mulund, Kalyan)
2. Professional Development Services: Online professional development programs, face-to-face workshops, and teacher training services for external schools and educators
3. Educational Partnerships: School transformation services integrating schools into the Acres Network Ecosystem with access to AF Center for Teacher and Educational Leadership, Research Centre, and Exemplar Schools

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Acres Foundation operates The Green Acres Academy, an ICSE K-12 private school network across four campuses in Mumbai serving 4,000+ students, while extending its educational framework through an Educational Partnerships program for school transformation, a Centre for Teaching and Educational Leadership (CenTEL) offering professional development courses and workshops for external educators, and a Research Centre that empirically validates its proprietary curricula (Acres Future Curriculum, LEAPED SEL, MTSS, phonics). The organization combines direct school operations with knowledge-sharing services to advance evidence-based education for the Indian context.

Product overview

The Acres Foundation is a social enterprise operating as a think tank and school network. Its core product is The Green Acres Academy (TGAA), a network of ICSE curriculum schools serving 4000+ students across 4 campuses in Mumbai. The offering is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the Acres Future Curriculum serves as the core educational framework, supported by specialized modules including CenTEL (teacher professional development), the Research Centre, LEAPED (social-emotional learning), MTSS (multi-tiered support systems), English Hybrid Curriculum, Citizenship Program, and Phonics Curriculum. The organization also offers an Educational Partnerships Program that extends its methodology to external schools seeking transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEAPED: Leadership, Ethics & Awareness of Personal & Emotional Development - a social-emotional learning (SEL) program developed by The Acres Foundation.

Products and services

• The Green Acres Academy (TGAA)
• Educational Partnerships Program
• Professional Development Programs
• Phonics Curriculum and Website

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 campuses serving 4000+ students in 12 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unaided Schools Forum (USF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Regular collaboration on professional development workshops including Classroom Management 101, Explicit Instruction, Group Work for Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, and Assessing Learning Online workshops reaching thousands of educators across India.
• MahatattvacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Collaboration on digital literacy workshops for educators including the 'Supersearchers in the Time of AI' session and Google for Education training series, reaching 250+ teachers.
• FICCI ARISEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Conducted Leader Lab workshop for school leaders around India on using digital tools to empower stakeholders (Students, Teachers, Parents).
• Google for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationMumbai's first Google Reference School; TGAA uses Google Workspace and Google Classroom extensively. Partnership includes sharing digital transformation practices, hosting visits, conducting workshops, and participating in Google Champions Learning Series and other Google Education events.
• Perkins International (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established through Acres Foundation Outreach to help Bangkok School for the Blind connect with the world's premier institution for blind education.
• Smile FoundationminorOthersMentioned in context of potential future collaborations for social impact through education.
• GEG Delhi NCR (Google Educator Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Google Education Groups APAC webinar for 'Staying Connected 6.0' Event where TGAA students and teachers shared learning about Google's Applied Digital Skills Program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VIBGYOR Group of Schools: Pan-India K-12 chain offering CBSE/ICSE curricula across multiple cities, targeting middle-to-premium income families. Directly comparable in curriculum positioning, student segment, and school-network business model.
• Lighthouse Learning (formerly EuroKids International): Large Indian K-12 chain with multiple brands (Lighthouse, Billabong High, Kangaroo Kids). Operates a multi-brand school network across metros, directly comparable to Acres' owned-and-operated school model and its already-existing partnership relationship.
• The Akanksha Foundation: Mumbai-based non-profit running a network of schools and after-school programs for underserved children. Comparable in mission-driven school operations in Mumbai, though targeting a lower-income segment than Acres.
• Pathways Schools (India): Premium K-12 chain in North India offering IB/IGCSE curricula. Comparable on K-12 operations for middle/upper-income families and on evidence-based pedagogical positioning.

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Global K-12 operator with premium schools across the Middle East, Asia, and beyond. Comparable as a large, multi-country private K-12 chain, though Acres operates at far smaller scale.
• Delhi Public School (DPS) Society: Largest and most established K-12 chain in India with hundreds of branches across the country. Overlaps with Acres on K-12 instruction but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• CENTA (Centre for Teacher Accreditation): India-based teacher assessment and professional development platform. Directly comparable on the professional development and teacher quality signals that underpin Acres' CenTEL offering.
• Teach For India: Non-profit placing teachers in low-income schools across India with strong PD and leadership pipelines. Comparable as a talent and PD ecosystem in Indian K-12, with shared leadership alumni in Acres' team.
• Extramarks Education: Indian K-12 edtech company offering digital curriculum, assessments, and teacher solutions. Comparable as a digital curriculum and instruction delivery platform serving Indian schools, partially overlapping Acres' PD and tech-enabled offerings.
• Gateway School of Mumbai: Premium Mumbai K-12 school co-founded by Siamack Zahedi. Closely related in pedagogical lineage and inclusion-focused mission; multiple Acres team members previously worked here.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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