Don Bosco School, Park Circus

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Don Bosco School, Park Circus, situated at 23, Darga Road, Kolkata, is an all-boys, English medium school imparting education from Lower Kindergarten (LKG) through 12th grade. Established in 1958, it is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco, which is a minority institution within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the ICSE board.

The motto of the institution is Virtus et Scientia, meaning Virtue and Knowledge in Latin.

[edit] History

The school started functioning on 31st January,1957 and thus recently completed 50 glorious years.

[edit] Administration

[edit] Academics

[edit] Athletics

Don Bosco has a large number of sports played in the school, with separate coaching classes for each of them. The coaching classes are free for the players on the school team. The different sports are :

Basketball: This is probably the most popular sport in Don Bosco. There are two basketball courts, and the school U-19 team is ranked at No.6 out of all teams(state and school level) throughout India. A yearly tournament called the 'Bosco Challenge Shield' is held in october-november months and is the most popular tournament of Kolkata schools. Ironically, Don Bosco has never lost the tournament in the last 26 years.

Cricket: Also a very popular sport, the cricket team is also highly talented and has won many awards for the school. The school team is one of the best in the city, and had even defeated club level players from England. Many players also play on the state teams and have been reported as the next sensations in papers.

Football: Though football is very popular in the school, the football team has not won any tournament. More recently, a yearly tournament is to be started in the school from 2007-2008 schlastic year.

Table-Tennis: Table-tennis is also a very popular sport in the school. Many individual awards have been won, and the table tennis team is regarded to be quite good.

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Clubs and Associations

St. John Bosco, the "Friend of the Young and the Poor," is the patron saint of Don Bosco School, Park Circus.

• Cyber Space Club
• Scouting
• Media & Cultural Club
• LTS (The Leadership Training Service)
• YCS (Young Christian Students)
• Interact
• Quiz
• Savio
• Philately
• Science & Nature Club
• Karate Club
• Table Tennis Club

[edit] Famous Alumni/Former Students

• Samit Basu author of the GameWorld trilogy which includes the books The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and the forthcoming The Unwaba Revelations.
• Shayan Munshi actor and model
• Rakesh Gangwal, President , US Airways

[edit] External Links

• Don Bosco School, Park Circus Website
• DBPC Past Pupils Association - Offical Website
• Salesian Province of Kolkata Website
• Salesians of Don Bosco in India
• DBPC Class of 2000 Website
• Satellite image from Wikimapia

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