ST. SEBASTIAN'S SCHOOL
(A Unit of St. Sebastian's School, Seal Lane, Affiliated to the Council for the ICSE & ISC Examinations, New Delhi)
(A Unit of St. Sebastian's School, Seal Lane, Affiliated to the Council for the ICSE & ISC Examinations, New Delhi)
Brief
History of the School :
St.
Sebastian's School, Lake Gardens, formerly known as Dewdrops High School,
was founded on 15th January, 1981 by Mrs. Sonali Majumder and Mr.
Avijit Majumder. The School is presently located in Lake Gardens
and in Arya Vidyalaya Road. In 2005, the name of the school was
changed to St. Sebastian's School, as it became a part of
the St. Sebastian's Group. The Seal Lane (Mother Unit) is affiliated to the
Council for the I.C.S.E. & I.S.C. Examinations, New Delhi. The
School is managed by a very competent Christian Society with the
guidance of the Missionaries, staffed with trained teachers mainly
adept in dealing with small children. The aim of the Institution
is to impart sound education by forming in the pupils, good habits
of piety, high sense of discipline, virtue and to be useful and
loyal citizens of India in future. Method of education followed
in the school is the system taught and practiced by Saint John Bosco.
It is based on love and affection, corrective action and the fear
of God.
Infrastructure
:
In
south Kolkata we have two units. Unit I is in 166/C/416 Lake Gardens
(Lords Bakery Stop). Here we have well equipped Pre-Primary and
Primary sections upto Class V. After
Class V, Students join Unit II directly in the higher classes.
Unit II is at 60, Arya Vidyalaya Road, with a sprawling 3 storied building with a big courtyard and a huge play ground, adjacent to the school. Here we have well equipped pre primary(one of the best Montessori Houses in Kolkata), primary and high school.
The school is having all Modern Teaching
aids : Multimedia Computers with Internet and good laboratory
facilities, a library and all types of indoor and outdoor games
which include special coaching classes for cricket, rowing, judo,
karate, football, basketball, volleyball, etc. There is total
focus on all round growth of the children enabling them to develop
self confidence and a modern progressive outlook with leadership
qualities and moral values. Our curriculum is designed in such
a way that balanced emphasis is given both to academics as well
as to all round development by holding various competitions and
cultural programmes where all our students get equal opportunities
to participate. We believe that today's child is the future
of our society; keeping this in mind, we hold different types of
philanthropic activities; our children are young ambassadors of
S.O.S. villages. They are engaged in different types of camps
collecting essential articles (toys, clothes, books, money, etc.)
for different orphanages.
We are proud that today we have students from all communities
of society. With an excellent team of professional and quality
teaching faculty. The teachers help to inculcate in the
students human and moral values and nurture their creative talents so that
they are not only excellent students but also excellent human
beings. We identify and retain the talents of the children, with
the combined efforts of teachers and parents.
School also runs an Institute for slow learners and mentally challenged
children called
'Our Astitwa'. Considering the
child's
individual needs, it provides help and therapy to overcome their
individual deficiency and, if possible, gives them the chance to get
integrated or to get inclusive education with mainstream
children (IN DEWDROPS
MONTESSORI HOUSE AND IN ST. SEBASTIAN'S SCHOOL) considering their
age and ability.
Objectives
of our Institutes :
Uphold the belief that Man was created as a
being of high intellect and responsibility and expressing true education as the harmonious development of the spiritual, the physical and
the moral powers. The School defines its objectives as follows :
To
offer the child a well balanced Programme of personal developmentCOUNSELLING
The school offers counselling assistance to parents and guardians and to the child whenever in need. This also extends to counselling parents on their private, family matters should the need arise.In this complex and problem-ridden modern world, where behavioural patterns of children may cause concern and as they are prone to various social evils, and as matters worsen with passage of time unless the problem is not addressed quickly, counselling both parents and the child plays a major role in solving problems before it is too late.
An expert counsellor, and our principal herself, both of whom have vast experience in counselling,are in charge in the school as well as in ASTITWA , our unit for challenged children.We are indeed fortunate that many parents and children have already availed of their guidance and valuable advice.
(A Unit of St. Sebastian's School, Seal Lane, Affiliated to the Council for the ICSE & ISC Examinations, New Delhi)