Believers Church Residential School

Believers Church Residential School

Believers Church Residential School Emblem
To be the Light
Address
Thiruvalla - Mallappally Rd
Thiruvalla, Kerala, 689103
India
Coordinates 9°24′45″N 76°34′53″E / 9.41251648°N 76.58128365°E / 9.41251648; 76.58128365Coordinates: 9°24′45″N 76°34′53″E / 9.41251648°N 76.58128365°E / 9.41251648; 76.58128365
Information
Type Private
Patron saint(s) K. P. Yohannan
Established 2002
Administrator Leny Susan Abraham
Principal Shirley Ann Thomas
Grades Play School to 12
Gender co-educational
Medium of language English
Campus size 3.45 acres (1.40 ha)
Colour(s) White & Green
         
Song We build our school on Thee
Yearbook Blaze
Affiliation Central Board of Secondary Education
Website www.bcrschool.org

Believers Church Residential School (BCRS) is a co-educational institution located in Kizhakkan Muthoor, Thiruvalla at a distance of 2 km from the town, and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.

The school, BCRS, was started in 2002 by the Believers Church India. The school is situated in 3.45 acres of property.

As a CBSE school, cell phones are prohibited for the students on the campus, and may only be used by the staff. The rule is strictly enforced, along with the ban on all electronics such as laptops and iPods, with any violation resulting in permanent confiscation of any caught object.

BCRS has a group of well-trained teachers. The school provides transportation facility for the students with a fleet of 21 buses and covering 25 km of radius.

The school offers classes from Play School to 12th. 3 Streams are available in 12th :-

Overview

The school is residential-cum-day school. It houses separate hostel accommodation for boys and girls. Outdoor games likes football, basketball, volleyball, throwball and Indoor games like Table Tennis, Badminton, Chess, Caroms and Kabaddi are provided which are important for overall development of a student. It follows all the new CBSE instructions.

The school also has a Swimming Pool, Dance Room, Music Rooms and a Nurse Room in case of emergency.

The school has an Excellent facility for Cultural Programs. The school has many Inter-School Teams for Football, Throwball, Volleyball, Basketball, Athletics, Cultural and Chess.

Mission & Vision

The vision of the school is to build a strong younger generation. The school helps the students to foster good manners, be trustworthy to themselves and others, be resilient and resourceful to enjoy learning and achieve the best of abilities in all spheres of life so that they van make a better every day for many people.

The mission of the school. is to be a leading school where every individual is welcomed, respected, motivated and enabled to develop the desired ability in a stimulating and challenging environment. It also value each child as an individual and give positive recognition of his achievements. The school ultimately aim to ensure rthat the students are human, enlightened and productive citizens. By developing their potential, the school helps the students to become unique, responsible and successful leaders.

The motto of the school is "To be the light". All the staff and students of the school are expected to hold these ideals up to illuminate a multitude of lamps and be agents of social transformation.

Management

The school is run by the Believers Church Education Board. The Education Board manages seven prestigious CBSE schools. Various value based programs are conducted by the Education Board that encourage personal and professional growth.

Academics

Students are divided into five:-

Play Pen

The school's pride lies in the state-of-the-art 'Play pen' designed to suit the taste and requisites of toddlers, who have just learnt to walk and talk. It is not meant for developing academic skills. Homely atmosphere and caring teachers focus on the sensory, motor and social development. The toddlers in school are only too happy to wonder, think, feel, and imagine. Children who go to play pen do better in play school.

Preschool

The school follow the British "Letterland", a curriculum designed to help each child explore his or her innate potential. This child-friendly approach instills the joy of learning which sets the tone for the rest of their lives.

The creative play-way activities toned with the world of music, colour and toys stimulate the curiosity. guide them and help them to acquire skills, which make a positive difference to the formative years.

The teachers in the school like what they do and has managed to keep class size to under 25 and will strive to keep it going.

Primary

For a child, primary education is a crucial cornerstone for intellectual development. The skills they build and acquire during their primary years are the foundation of their life time of learning. With this in mind, BCRS has instituted a flexible syllabus which aims to accelerate students progress by using activity-based learning to encourage enthusiasm, motivation and confidence in all subject matters. After going through the syllabus, the child will be interested and group learning and focused thinking skills in all areas, they will have the foundation required to be highly successful in life.

The students in school are continually assessed through the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) grading standard. The parents will be informed on their child's progress and be given feedback on how to help their child to develop further. In addition to this, all parents are given a forum to meet their child's subject teachers every Tuesday from 3.30PM to 4.30PM. This system of constant two-way feedback has been extremely successful in helping students reach their highest potential.

Secondary

The mainstream curriculum framed by the Central Board of Secondary Education gives importance to acquiring intellectual skills, as well as life skills to face global challenges. Optional subjects like Malayalam, Hindi and French are offered that will develop the students confidence to roam in multi nationals. Facilities are provided to children with special needs as well.

The school also encourage children to develop as independent thinkers and learners and be responsible to the self and members of the community by providing intellectual, physical and creative activities and focuses on children to demonstrate high level of confidence and enthusiasm. The Developmental programmes of the school, with no doubt provide its worth in attaining its objective.

Good news Friday is observed every Friday afternoon to install in them spiritual, moral and social awareness.

Senior Secondary

Successful students of the secondary school are given admission to the senior secondary which lasts for two years. The following combinations are offered for the senior school.

The school has an excellent record in all streams.

CCA Activities

Regular CCA programs are offered to provide opportunity and platform for students of the school to search, bring out and polish his/her innate talents. Students are given option to join any one of the twelve clubs to hone their talents, under guidance by trained faculty. BCRS offers extra-curricular activities that help students imbibe valuable lessons in social development and responsibilities. Diverse activities like music, dance, creative drawing, play keyboard and nature clubs are all offered.

Syllabus

Affiliation

BCRS is affiliated to CBSE with affiliation No. 930508 up to secondary level from 2004 onwards and enior secondary level from 2006 onwards.

Facilities

Auditorium

The school has an indoor stadium-cum-auditorium with all modern facilities which hosts public events and student performances in the school. The auditorium accommodates up to 3000 students and gives students a friendly environment to perform various cultural activities and to develop leadership qualities.

Swimming Pool

Swimming is an excellent method of exercise which relaxes both mind and body for the children. Training children at a young age to swim is vital since it may come handy later in life and it also serves as an enjoyable recreational activity. The semi-olympic pool gives students a chance to develop their swimming skills and a chance to have fun in the water.

The school has two swimming pools: one a shallow pool for younger children and a deeper pool for primary children. Each student get an opportunity to learn swimming with the help of experienced faculty.

Digital class

Digital classrooms has been installed in the school to increase the quality of education offered to students. They offer cutting edge student education and use interactive visuals to enhance understanding on a wide range of topics. This hands-on experience improve learning and understanding and makes education fun and enjoyable.

Library

Libraries form an essential components of every school campus. The school has two libraries- Junior and Senior, according to the age group. The library is well stocked with periodicals, newspapers, books and CD ROMs selected for informative and educational purposes. It helps the students build the habit of reading and allows them the opportunity to grab more information on what is happening in real life politics and economy. These resources are accessible all age groups in order to support the curriculum and act as learning aids. It has 5 dailies and 25 periodicals. There is also a period allotted for library once in a week. And many contest and prizes are given to encourage children to read more.

Science Lab

The school has three science laboratories situated on the Clock Tower Block: Physics, Chemistry, Biology. All labs are equipped with the latest equipments and most modern apparatuses.

Computer Lab

BCRS has two computer labs situated one, in Clock Tower Block and other in Administrative Block and is well equipped and well maintained computer labs. The labs are fully air conditioned and all the systems in the labs are facilitated with every software demanded by the curriculum.. Classes from 1 to 12 use the lab facility once in a week. The school maintains 1:1 proportion (one student-one system) in the lab to help each student to be well versed with the software.

Other Facilities

Students

Students in the school are divided into six houses namely :-

Virtual View

The virtual view of the school can been seen by clicking on the following link: http://www.bcrschool.org/virtual-view/

External links

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