Don Bosco Bandel
Don Bosco School, Bandel is an all-boys, English medium school in Sahaganj, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1978 and 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. It is one of the international Don Bosco "family of schools".
Don Bosco School, Bandel | |
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Address | |
Avinash Mukherjee Road, Sahaganj , 712103 | |
Coordinates | 22°55′13″N 88°23′45″E |
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Type | Minority Educational Institution |
Motto | Scientia et cultura (Knowledge and Service) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 16 January 1978 |
Sister school | Auxilium Convent School, Bandel |
School board | CISCE |
Oversight | Salesians of Don Bosco |
Rector | Fr. Anil Kumar Toppo, SDB |
Principal | Fr. Siby Vadakel, SDB |
Grades | 1 to 12 |
Gender | Boys |
Age range | 6+ to 17+ |
Number of students | 2,200 [approx] |
Education system | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
Language | English |
Campus type | Urban |
Houses | Savio (Red), Bosco (Blue), Francis (Yellow), Rua (Green) |
Color(s) | White & Grey |
Team name | Bosconians |
Publication | Hues of hope |
Newspaper | Zephyr |
Website | www |
Extracurricular activities
- Bosco Xprezns is an inter-school fest hosted during July.
- Bosco Quirous is an inter-school quiz competition hosted during July-August.
- The school has also won several inter-school quiz competitions like the Limca book of records, Borunvita quiz contest and the Maggi inter-school quiz competition.
Sports accolades
Over the years the school has participated in various inter-school sporting events like athletics, football and cricket championships. Some of the students have represented the District and State teams. Notable sportspersons from the school are Amit Sharma (Cricket - Bengal U 16 & U 19), Rajesh Roychowdhury (Cricket - Bengal U 16, Hooghly district), Mayuk Dasgupta (Cricket - Captain Burdwan University, East Zone Universities (Vizzy Trophy) & Hooghly district), Ambarish Thakur and Ajit Singh. The school continues to nurture its sporting talent and provide every student with necessary sports infrastructure. Arindam Deb, notable footballer who played for East Bengal club.
Club activities
The school has various forms of club activities focusing on the extra-curricular activities. These clubs hold activities during the course of the year.
The main clubs operating within the school are:-
- Leadership Training Service.
- Don Bosco Bandel Scouts Group and Cubs.
- Science Club
- Social Service Club
- Sports Club
- Arts Club
- Cyber Club
- Quiz Club
- Friends Club
- Literary Club
- Music Club
- Nature Club.
- The main school buildings (2013)
- The seminary side building
Aim
According to the school's prospectus:
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[1]
- Don Bosco Bandel Taekwondo Club (Juniors)
- Leaders making the slow march during annual sports
- A stage adaptation of "Joseph and his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by the students of Don Bosco Bandel (2012)
References
- Don Bosco Bandel School Prospectus Archived 24 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine