Willes Little Flower School

Willes Little Flower School and College
Address
85, Kakrail, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Information
Type English Medium School / Bengali Medium School
Motto Light, More Light
Established 1956
Principal Colonel Babor Mohammod Selim,Psc
Faculty 400
Number of students 15,000 (2012–13)
Campus type Urban
Color(s)          Willes Blue and White
Website http://www.wlfsc.edu.bd

Willes Little Flower School and College is an English medium school in the heart of Dhaka, Bangladesh and was established in 1956 by philanthropist Josephine Willes.

Location

The school is located in the center of the metropolitan Dhaka city in the Kakrail area. It is main part of the Ramna Metropolitan Zone. The school is considered the one of the two land-marks of the Ramna Zone. The school is just besides Razmoni Ishaka Hotel.

Campus

The school was originally housed in a two-storey 19th century building, which formed an example of British architecture, but this building has recently been demolished. Three six-storied modern buildings have been constructed within the campus, and they house most of the academic classrooms. The external Willes Field is the training ground and the home ground of the Willes Little Flower Soccer Team. Besides the Willes Field the school also has a central in-field.

Academics

It has both English and Bengali media system of education. Currently around 15,000 students are studying in this school. Recently, the school changed its name to Willes Little Flower School and College from Willes Little Flower Higher Secondary School.The school began its journey, in 1956, being the second English Medium school in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Extracurricular activities

Speech and debate

Willes also has a speech and debate team, the Willes Debating Society, that is one of the competitive debate teams in the city.

Sports

Willes has three sports teams that each compete in the national level competitions. These include basketball, soccer, and cricket. The Willes Soccer Team has won the School Premier Soccer League title for a straight 3 times and in 2011, the team became runners-up. The Willes Cricket Team won the National Inter-school Cricket Cup for a record three times: 2007, 2011 and 2012, and became runners-up twice: 2008 and 2010.

Student publications

Past: The two major student publications were the Willians, a self-funded student newspaper which is printed on a monthly basis, and the Willes Year Book, the school's full-color yearbook. A student health-awareness and medical related journal, the 'Willes Journal for Health Awareness and Initiatives' (WJHAI) also was published by the student clubs once a year.

Presently the Willes Bulletin is published after each 3 months.

External links

Coordinates: 23°44′18″N 90°24′27″E / 23.73833°N 90.40750°E