Dreamland School, Makhla
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| Motto | Manifesting the perfection of the future generation |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1973 |
| Principal | Indranil Chatterjee |
| Location | Uttarpara, West Bengal, India |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Nickname | Dreamlanders |
| Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Website | www.dreamlandschoolmakhla.org |
Dreamland School, Uttarpara, West Bengal, India is a private school in the suburban regions of Kolkata, India. It is one of the first private schools in the region. It was founded in 1973 by the former principal Mr. Bishwanath N. Chatterjee. The school is an ICSE affiliate.
Mr. Indranil Chatterjee is the principal, son of the founder and past principal Mr. B N Chatterjee. The school has two premises in the same region, about 15 minutes apart on foot. The school is equipped with a computer lab and three science labs.
It has two other independent campuses in Janai and Haripal which focuses on catering to the educational needs of the poor population of the regions.
The school motto is "Manifesting the perfection of the future generation".
History
The Dreamland School was founded on 15 January 1973 by Mr. B N Chatterjee. It was one of the first private English Medium Schools in the region. The first building was erected in Makhla, Uttarpara which was then rural. The school started with five teachers and 30 students, and now has 90 teaching staff and 5000 students.
The second campus (called the Benepukur building) in the same region began in 2000 to make room for the growing number of students. In 2003, the school named Mr. Indranil Chatterjee as the vice-principal, Mr. Barun Bhandari as the Headmaster and Mrs. Rakhi as the Academic-in-charge.
In 2006, the school announced new independent campuses[1] in further suburban regions of Janai and Haripal to cater to the poorer sections of the society. It has constructed another building in Raghunathpur, not far from Makhla, to host the ICSE and ISC exams. It was first named as Churchbell School, and would be later renamed to Binapani Teachers Training College.
About
Dreamland School is affiliated to the CISCE, New Delhi, for ICSE (10) and ISC (12) with all the arrangements for Arts, Commerce and Science streams from Nursery to Class XII.
Extracurricular
- Cultural function and a science exhibition once every four years,
- Annual sports event,
- Celebrates Saraswati Puja every year, an event which is attended by former students of the school, thus making it an informal annual reunion,
- The Eco Club was founded by the biology and arts teachers, and focuses on spreading awareness of ways to protect the environment.
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