Don Bosco Bandel

Don Bosco School, Bandel
Address
Avinash Mukherjee Road, Sahaganj Hooghly West Bengal , 712103 India
Coordinates	22°55′13″N88°23′45″E / 22.92028°N 88.39583°E / 22.92028; 88.39583
Information
Type	Minority Educational Institution
Motto	Scientia et cultura (Knowledge and Service)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	16 January 1978 (1978-01-16)
Sister school	Auxilium Convent School, Bandel
School board	CISCE
Oversight	Salesians of Don Bosco
Rector	Fr. Anil Kumar Toppo, SDB
Principal	Fr. Siby Joseph Vadakel, SDB
Teaching staff	60[approx]
Grades	KG 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
Song	Don Bosco School Antheme
Team name	Bosconians
Publication	Hues of hope
Newspaper	Zephyr
Website	www.dbbandel.org

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". It is one of the best schools in Hooghly District.

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, Bournvita quiz contest and the Maggi inter-school quiz competition.
• Bosco Bizcon is an inter-school educational event organised in April–May every year. This event is business related and is associated with Commerce. Some of the various events are Bidding Wars etc.
• Bosco Eureka is an intra-school education event organised in October–November every year. This event is associated with Science. Some of the various events are Quizzes ,Science Exhibition, Powerpoint Presentation etc.
• Rectors And Parents Day for Junior Section or Senior Section are held every year alternately in November–December.
• Sports day for Junior Section or Senior Section is held every year alternately in November–December.
• Bagless days are held once in every two months in which students can enjoy . There are various sports as well as educational events .
• Football and Cricket Competition of various classes and houses are held every year.

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.

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  The main school buildings (2013)
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  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]

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  Don Bosco Bandel Taekwondo Club (Juniors)
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  Leaders making the slow march during annual sports
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  A stage adaptation of "Joseph and his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by the students of Don Bosco Bandel (2012)

References

1. Don Bosco Bandel School Prospectus Archived 24 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website
• Bosco Xprezns 2021 Website