Chand Bagh School Muridke

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Chand Bagh School
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Established September 20, 1998
Type Selective fully residential boys boarding school
Grades 6 to 13 (Ages 11 to 19)
Students 600
Pupils CBStians
Principal Muhammad Asif Malik
Affiliations Doon School, India
Publications The CBStian
Location Muridke, Punjab, Pakistan
Homepage www.chandbagh.edu.pk

The Chand Bagh School is one of the largest and most expensive schools in Pakistan. It is a fully residential boarding school located around 40 km (25 miles) from the city of Lahore on the Muridke-Sheikhupura road. The school is the first project of the Chand Bagh Foundation (incorporating the Doon School Society of Pakistan). It is a private all boys educational institution run on a non-profit basis.

The school is regarded as one of the premier prep schools in Pakistan and offers students a wide array of sports and extra curricular activities; regularly competing against similar schools across Pakistan and even touring its sister school Doon School in India.[1]

The Chand Bagh School is spread over an area of 460 acres (including the surrounding 270 acres (1.1 km²) of Chand Bagh Farms). The school is situated in a pristine environment on the Sheikhupura-Muridke Road; accessible from the Motor Way or the G.T. Road.[2]

The founding father Lt. Gen Ghulam Jilani Khan and 10 other trustees, all graduates of Doon School (Dehra Doon, India) struggled for more than a decade to set up an ideal educational institution; one that sought to educate and prepare the younger Pakistani generation for future leadership challenges. The effort culminated in the establishment of the first project of Chand Bagh Foundation, the Chand Bagh School in 1998, opening its doors to 60 students in its first year.

In 2006, work on the buildings and infra structure was completed and in 2007 the school reached its projected maximum strength of 600 students. The Romanesque and generously proportioned buildings have been specifically designed to reflect the aims and ethos of the school, combining traditional features and modern techniques. The result is an architectural piece of art comprised of splendid buildings alongside spacious sports grounds, fruit farms, luscious lawns, a swimming pool, a beautifully landscaped lake and an open air theatre.[3]

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[edit] History

A birds-eye-view of the campus
A birds-eye-view of the campus

The genesis of the Chand Bagh School goes back to 1935-36 when the Doon School in Dehra Doon, India opened its doors and a number of boys of what was then British India joined this school. Dehra Doon itself was well situated with the Sivalik Hills in the south, Himalayas in the north and in the east and the Jumna and the Ganges valley on the west. At the time, the Headmaster was an Englishman named Arthur Edward Foot who came from a talented family that had socialistic leanings. As the founder Head Master, he laid the basis of what the Doon school is today. The emphasis was not merely on academic standards but importantly, it was to develop the character, intellect and physique of the students. It is believed that Arthur Foot probably modelled Dera Doon on public schools in England at the time as he himself had been associated with Winchester. An important ingredient in developing the intellect, character and physique of the boys was the concept of "socially useful productive labour". Up till that time, this concept had never been used in any school in British India.

In 1985 on the 50th anniversary of the school, a number of Old Boys in Pakistan of the Doon better known as DOSCOS were invited and subsequently went over to India to participate in the 50th anniversary celebrations. Later, in a discussion between the returning Old Boys and the late Gen. Jilani (a Doon school Old Boy who was Governor of Punjab at the time), a consensus was reached that they would try and set-up a similar institution in Pakistan. Although this was not the first attempt, it was the one that was eventually successful. [4]

[edit] Headmasters

Mr. Andrew Maclehose (1998-2001)

Andrew Maclehose Founding Headmaster
Andrew Maclehose Founding Headmaster

He holds degrees from the universities of Oxford (Politics, Philosophy and Psychology), London, and Wales and has at various times taught and played a major role in the development of IB Economics, History, Philosophy, Business and Theory of Knowledge. He has served as a teacher, IB Co-ordinator, Principal, or Headmaster at schools in seven countries (including Geelong Grammar School, International School of Geneva, Chand Bagh School and four of the United World Colleges: Wales, USA, Italy and Singapore). He has given lectures and workshops in 20 others and organised numerous IB conferences and summer schools for students and teachers. He was responsible for the introduction of the International Baccalaureate program into two large schools, and has often been invited by schools to consult on the introduction or management of early years of the IB. He has set up substantial social service projects in Pakistan, Kenya and the former Yugoslavia to name but a few. He was a competitive rower and is still active in long distance cycling, canoeing and hiking. [5]

Mr. Bernard C. Biggs (2001-2002)

Also a former Principal of Karachi Grammar School.

Mr. Saleem A. Kashmiri (2002-2007)

Also a former Headmaster of Aitchison College Lahore.

Muhammad Asif Malik (2007-Present)

Also a former Principal of Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur.

[edit] Academics

Chand Bagh's schooling system provides education from classes 6 to 13 (i.e. ages 11 to 19). The curriculum primarily geared towards preparing students for the University of Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level, Advanced Subsidiary Level, and Advanced Level examinations.

At A-Level, the school offers the follwing subjects:

  • General Paper
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Urdu
  • Business Studies
  • Computing
  • Maths
  • Accounts
  • Economics

[edit] Boarding Houses

Chand Bagh has eight main boarding houses in which all the students reside (in varying room capacities). Each of these houses has a House Master, a House Matron and student House Captains. The houses are:

  • AJ House
  • Saigol House
  • Mehran House
  • Sanober House
  • Abaseen House
  • ZH House
  • Qarshi House
  • Ghani House

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Education

  • Boarding Houses
  • Science Labs
  • Computer Labs
  • Libraries
  • Drama Societies (English/Urdu)
  • Debating Societies (English/Urdu)
  • Music Society
  • Arts Society
  • Newsletter society

[edit] Sports

  • Swimming Pools
  • Squash Courts
  • Tennis Courts
  • Badminton Courts
  • Basket Ball Courts
  • Volleyball Courts
  • Cricket Grounds
  • Hockey Grounds
  • Football Grounds
  • Sports Fields
  • Coaches and training accessories for all sports

[edit] General

  • Houses for faculty and staff
  • Auditorium
  • Mosque
  • Hospital (with ambulance service)
  • Internal Telephone Exchange System
  • Canteen (General Store, Tailor Shop, Shoe Store, Barber Shop, Post Office, Ice-Cream Parlor, Bakery, Fruit Shop)

[edit] Picture Gallery

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dosco.org
  2. ^ Chand Bagh School - Home Page
  3. ^ Doon Online - Chandbagh School - The Beginning
  4. ^ www.the-south-asian.com/Sep2003/chandbaghschool.htm
  5. ^ http://www.sji-international.com.sg/staff.htm