Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School
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| Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School | ||||||
| Be Illustrious, Be Industrious | ||||||
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| School type | Private school | |||||
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| Established | June 2nd, 1992 | |||||
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| Website | [1] | |||||
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[edit] History
Bell Matriculation Higher Secondary School was founded in 1992 by Mr.A.Chelladhurai, an eminent industrialist and entrepreneur in Southern India. The school is run by Indrani Chelladhurai Charities, a trust that was formed by the founder in memory of his infant daughter who passed away in 1952 due to a lack of adequate medical facilities. Mrs.Lily Darling was the first correspondent and it was inaugurated on June 2nd,1992 in the presence of Rev Jason Dharmaraj. The school grew exponentially over the years, and has gained a wide recognition. The management that runs Bell School also run other premier educational institutions like Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Bell Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Idayankudi Community College and SFR College for Women.
[edit] Motto, Mission, Monogram and Mascot
The motto of the school is "Be Illustrious, Be Industrious". The mission of the institution is to enhance children's creativity and to foster a scientific temper among its 2500 students. The logo of the school is a luminescent 3D golden torch held tightly by a golden hand.
[edit] Tippy the Torch
In 2007, commemorating the 15th anniversary, Bell school has its own cheerful little animated mascot, Tippy the Torch. The mascot is a colourful and lively version of the official school logo, created by the student actities director, Mr.Vashikaran Rajendrasingh. The character is inspired from Walt Disney's Sebastian, the crab from Little Mermaid. Tippy's Gold Cards, issued to exceptional students by their teachers, is a very popular rewarding policy in Bell School. Children who get 5 Gold Cards in the same academic year are entitled to a shiny cup for their personal showcase.
[edit] Location
The school is located in Palayamkottai, a city that is popularly called the Oxford of South India because of its large concentration of schools, colleges and other educational institutions. Bell School is located on the Tuticorin-Tiruchendur Highway, which is being converted into a major 4 lane highway connecting straight to the port city of Tuticorin and its airport.
[edit] Growth
In less than 15 years, Bell School has gained a tremendous recognition. It has grown from less than 45 students in its first year, to well over 2500 in its 15th year, in 2007. This phenomenal growth is primarily credited to the highly committed staff team, the excellent educational administration by its management and the school's unique infrastructure and policies.
[edit] Infrastructure
Bell School has an extraordinary infrastructure for a school in a small city like Palayamkottai. A vast, lush 10 acre campus with open squares and long avenues, punctuated by lampposts and banners welcome visitors. The impressive Black-Gold gates at the entrance weigh an amazing 770 kg, and were custom-made to resemble the popular gates of Buckingham Palace. A huge metal globe on top of the entrance signifies global peace that the institution spread during its popular Bellionize Interschool statelevel competitions.
The school has innovative Touchscreen Kiosks in the lobby for public, student and staff access. Photo Touchscreens allow students to view their photos from all events and activities and get them printed immediately. Montessori Touchscreens allow kids who had just been toddlers to use computers. The school has complete wireless broadband internet in all its 75 state-of-the-art computers. The computer labs of Bell School are one of the institution's highlights. The modern labs are equivalent, or better than most laboratories in other educational institutions in the region.
[edit] Activities
Bell School has a lot of unique activities which are very different from other regional schools. Events like Domino Day are held similar to those held in the popular international event. In 2005, students stacked over 10,000 colourful wooden dominoes and toppled them in a continuous chain reaction. As the dominoes fell, various colourful patterns and designs emerged. The event in 2006 was shown on all the local TV channels. This event is probably the first of its kind performed by any Indian School.
Also popular among Bell Students are the numerous Trekking Trips to areas like Tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries, assisted by trained professionals. Students are also frequently taken on trips to factories and field trips to places like ports, and government institutions with restricted access.
The School also has a wonderful marching band, an excellent swimming team, an National Award winning Athletic team, and numerous other teams for Volleyball, Shuttle, Badminton, Tennis, Chess and Yoga.
[edit] Celebrations
Regional Celebrations like Onam, Pongal, Kamaraj Day are celebrated. The school's grand internal celebrations include Sports Days, Founder's Days, Swimming and Skating Days and Annual Days.
International celebrations like Earth Days, Christmas, Father's Days are celebrated grandly in Bell School. Other celebrations include Children's Day, Independence Day and Republic Day.
[edit] Yearbooks and Newsletters
The school publishes an excellent Yearbook called Reminiscence annually. It is a hardbound book with about 100 colour pages and a mini CD which supplements the book with multimedia content. The school also produces three colourful terminal newsletters highlighting the events and activities of every term.
