Don Bosco Bandel
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| Don Bosco School Bandel | |
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Avinash Mukherjee Road Bandel , West Bengal , Hooghly , 712103 | |
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| School type | Minority Institution |
| Motto | "Knowledge and Service" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Opened | January 16, 1978 |
| Founder | John Bosco |
| School board | CISCE |
| Head of school | Fr. K.V.Matthew |
| Staff | 110 |
| Key people | Rector, Principal, Bursar, Coordinators |
| Years offered | 12 |
| Gender | male |
| Age | 5+ |
| Number of students | 2200 approx. |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:40 |
| Houses | Red, Green, Blue, Yellow |
| Slogan | "Go Bosco", "Give me a B", "Khushi Khushi Mast Mast" |
| Affiliations | CISCE |
| Website | http://www.dbbandel.org |
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Don Bosco School, Bandel, or DBB, is an all-boys, English medium school established in 1978. It is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco which is a congregation within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. DBB is one of the International Don Bosco "family of schools". The first Don Bosco Institution in India was set up in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu by the Salesians in the early 1900s.
Motto
The motto of the institution is "Knowledge and Service".
Morale and Discipline
Being a Christian institution, the classes of Christian Doctrine (Catechism) are compulsory for Christian students. All other students must attend classes of Moral Science/Value Education, which deal with moral principles, values and rules of conduct. A student must strive to attain qualities of mind and heart and integrate into his life virtues such as honesty, sincerity, piety, compassion, generosity, love for nature and self-reliance. Special attention is given to ensure a high standard of morality and discipline in the school.
Campus
The school has one of the best kept school campuses in the district. It is also the largest educational complex in the district. DBB is adjoined to the Bandel Basilica, one of the landmarks of West Bengal. It is situated on the Banks of the river Hooghly. The school building comprises multiple wings that house the junior section, the senior section, the auditorium, the library and staff rooms, the assembly hall, the AV room, the Seminary Hall, the seminary, etc.
Uniform
The uniform comprises a white half-sleeved shirt with the 'DB' monogram on the pocket, grey shorts (for classes I to V)/grey trousers (for classes VI to XII), maroon tie (till Class X)/maroon tie with 'DBB' (Classes XI and XII) and the school belt. Classes I to V may wear a grey pullover during winters with the school crest on the top-left. From classes VI onward, students are allowed to wear the school blazer (in navy blue).
Houses
DBB uses the 4 houses to foster a sense of competition and belonging. They actually represent a "Home within a Home". The four houses are Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green. All intra school activities are organized as inter house competitions.
Aim of the Institution
The aim of the institution is to impart sound value based education by forming in the boys habits of piety, virtue, discipline and self-reliance during the years of their studies, thus enabling them to be dutiful sons of the Catholic Church and useful citizens of their motherland, India. The method of education followed in the school is the Preventive System taught and practiced by St. John Bosco. It is based on Reason, Religion and Loving kindness. The school seeks to form the young, through education, into men of character, competence, conscience, compassion and commitment who will foster uprightness in public life.
Facilities
DBB has amenities such as:
- Table tennis hall.
- Modern science labs.
- Auditorium - DBB has an auditorium which can seat up to 1200 people. It is mainly used for cultural programs organised by the students and the school.
- AV Room - The Audio Visual Room is mainly used for presentations and conducting seminars, quizzes, debates, etc.
- Library - The school has an air conditioned library, allowing students to choose from various types of books, including daily newspapers and educational magazines.
- Basket Ball court- There are 2 well maintained basketball courts.
- Grounds- one 110×60 yards field, one 70×30 yards field, one 40×40 yards field.
- Elevator Service.
- Active Student Monitoring system (Cameras or Eyes in the Sky) to prevent mishaps over a large campus.
Educational system
The school is an CISCE board school. There are two main examinations - the half yearly examinations and the final examination. Other than these there are constant evaluations in the form of assignments, unit test, and project works which all add up to the scholastic performance of a student at the end of the year.
- Half yearly exams are held in the months of September–October.
- Final exams are held in late February to early March.
A student needs at least 85% attendance to sit in an examination hall.
Curriculum
- The school follows ICSE Board till class 10.
- For Classes 11 and 12, a student must follow ISC curriculum and may choose to study:
- Science - (English, 2nd Language (Either Hindi or Bengali), Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Computer Science),
- Commerce - (English, 2nd Language, Maths, Economics, Commerce Applications, Accountancy),
- Arts - (English, 2nd Language, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology).
Clubs
DBB has several number of clubs in the campus. The school clubs include:
- Taekwondo Club
Don Bosco Bandel Taekwondo Club( Juniors) - Table Tennis Group
- Cyber Group
- Science Group
- Nature Group
- Leadership Training Service
- Friends Group
- Boy Scouts Troop
- Social Service Group
- Quiz Group
- Music Group
- Literary Group
- Arts Group
School programme
Programmes include :
- Sports day
- Annual function or Rector's and Parents Day
- Annual fete between 9–15 November for organizing the Children's day
- Bosco XpreZns- An annual inter school cultural fest.
- Bosco Xplore- An annual science exhibition.
- Teacher's Day
- May Day celebrations
- Rabindra Jayanti
- Christmas
- Inter House Quiz
- Inter House Debate
- Quiz Intera- An annual inter school quiz
- Class 12 Farewell
One annual excursion is arranged by the school. The Scout group (one of the best in the state), takes part in several camps throughout the year. Apart from these, all the above listed groups arrange for their own events, host assemblies, and make useful contributions to the school and society at large on a regular basis.
Bosco Xprezns
This is a cultural fest hosted by DBB during the last week of July or the first week of August. It originally started out as Friend's Meet in the year 2007 under the patronage of Fr. V.T.Jose, Mrs Jayanthy A.N. and Miss Shampa Chakraborty, along with the initiatives of the then Green House Captain Kuntal Basu and Blue House Captain Arnesh Ghose. From 5 schools in its inaugural edition to 16 in the academic year 2012-13, this fest has been a metaphor for the school's growing strengths. Presently the fest is organized by the Student Council and a board of Senior Teacher Coordinators, who conglomerate to form the core committee, while being supported by the other groups who take charge of individual events. A list of the themes of the fest is given in chronological order:
| Year | Theme |
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| 2013 | Veni Vidi Vici |
| 2012 | Invictus Animus |
| 2011 | Do it. Learn it. Live it. |
| 2010 | The Phoenix Rising |
Student Council
| Category | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2010-11 |
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| School Prefect | Atri Bose | Shatadru Seth | Abhishek Agarwal | Samyobrata Mukherjee |
| Red House Prefect | Susom Chattopadhyay | Arghya Bose | Shreyan Ghosh | Vargab Mukherjee |
| Green House Prefect | Sharad Agarwal | Sagnik Chatterjee | Amarpreet Singh Arora | Simarpreet Singh Bagga |
| Blue House Prefect | Sandeep Chatterjee | Kunal Chowdhury | Rishab Mukherjee | Abhishek Adhikary |
| Yellow House Prefect | Suyash Nagar | Saptarshi Kansabanik | Nirmal Soren | Aritra Dey |
References
- The school president and council organization magazine. Magazine editors: Shatadru Seth and Sagnik Chatterjee.