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The Future Foundation School is nowadays recognized as a premier educational institution in Kolkata and consistently secures good results in both ICSE and ISC examination year after year. Medium of instruction is English.
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School - Teacher and student strength
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a) Arun Nursery School (Nursery & K.G.)
| Number of Children : |
149 |
| Number of Teachers : |
10 |
b) The Future Foundation School (classes I To XII)
| Number of Children : |
925 |
| Number of Teachers : |
55 |
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ICSE Examination Results
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| Year |
Total Students |
Boys |
Girls |
90 % |
80 to 90 % |
70 to 80 % |
60 to 70 % |
50 to 60 % |
50 % Less |
Topper |
| 2000 |
68 |
41 |
27 |
4 |
27 |
23 |
13 |
1 |
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Debasish Banerjee |
| 2001 |
77 |
51 |
26 |
12 |
41 |
14 |
10 |
- |
- |
Arunava Dasgupta |
| 2002 |
77 |
52 |
25 |
5 |
35 |
34 |
13 |
- |
- |
Arijit Basu |
| 2003 |
76 |
44 |
32 |
10 |
21 |
28 |
15 |
2 |
- |
Bitan Roy Choudhury |
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ISC Examination Results (First Batch 1993)
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| Year |
Total Students |
Boys |
Girls |
90 % |
80 to 90 % |
70 to 80 % |
60 to 70 % |
50 to 60 % |
50 % Less |
Topper |
| 2000 |
39 |
30 |
9 |
3 |
29 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Avinav Sarkar |
| 2001 |
44 |
30 |
14 |
3 |
25 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Indrani Banerjee |
| 2002 |
39 |
24 |
15 |
3 |
17 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Debasish Banerjee |
| 2003 |
41 |
30 |
11 |
12 |
20 |
9 |
- |
- |
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Sonu Swaika |
The results of the Entrance Examinations taken by the ISC students were as follows:-
- 8 students succeeded in the Joint Entrance Examination, West Bengal
Others have been granted admission in various prestigious colleges in Kolkata, Delhi, Pune and Bangalore
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| School Activities
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Men Sana in Corpore Sano - a healthy mind in a healthy body, a maxim this school sincerely believes in and tries to implement. Thus we see our school lay equal stress on academics and co-curricular activities. This year our students
participated in many competitions, both Inter School and Intra School.
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| Award Winners
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Awards in Art
The Future Foundation School put up an outstanding performance in Art
during 2002-2003.
Art competition organized by Travel and Tourism department - Sounak Nag of
IV B won the First prize in Group A and Arnab Das of XI A won the Third
prize in Group B.
Art competition organized by Don Bosco School - Debanjalee Chakraborty of
VI B won the Third prize.
Art competition organzied by WWF during World Wildlife Week - Anushree Saha
of IIB won the First prize.
Twenty-one students participated in the HT (PACE) Drawing competition at
Don Bosco School and were awarded Merit Certificates.
Award in Computer
District-level Computer Fair organized by BITM - Rahul Dutta and
Debtanoy Laha of VIII B won the First prize.
Awards in Sports
State-level Swimming Meet - Sourojit Ghosh Dasitdar of Class VIII B
won a Gold Medal in 50 metres back-stroke, 50 metres breast-stroke and 200
metres free-style.
Awards in Dance and Music
Annual Fest organized by Hartley's School - students of Class VI B won the
First prize for Creative Dance.
Awards in Quiz
A.K. Ghosh Memorial School organized a Quiz Competition - Students of
Classes III and IV won the Third prize.
Arko Adhikary and Kaushik Suresh of Class IX participated in the Bornvita
Quiz contest which was telecast on ZEE TV.
Awards in Elocution, Essay etc
On 8th February, 2003, students participated in the Elocution Contest
organized by Ramkrishna Mission Vidalaya, Narendrapur and won prizes.
Awards for Excellence
The Future Foundation School was awarded a Certificate of Merit in the
Better Kolkata Contest,2002 organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce.
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| Activities, Participation and
Interaction
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Interaction
In June the teachers organized a fortnight-long programme on
'Nutrition' starting with a Staff Meeting followed by monitoring of
children's food intake. The guardians and students were then given a
feedback indicating shortfalls in the students' diet.
The students of Classes IX and XII were delighted to have had the
opportunity to meet and hear Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on 20th August,
2002.
Scholastic India took the initiative to bring over Prof. Vishwanathan as
part of its reading programme. The Professor enthralled students and
teachers with his expressive reading of "Rip Van Winkle" and
other stories.
Sports
Soumya Shubra, Debaditya Dasgupta, Soumik Guha and Dwaipayan Sinha of Class
VIII participated in the Inter School Table Tennis Competition held at Don
Bosco School on 22nd August , 2003.
Excitement ran high during the Inter-House Kho-Kho and Volleyball matches
held on 26th and 27th September.White House won the maximum points in both
these sporting events. Annual Sports Day was held on 20th December at
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.
This programme started with a drill-display and march-past by the
students.There was no lack of enthusiasm on the grounds that day.The
children cheered whole-heartedly for the houses they supported.Blue House
emerged as the victors but everybody had a good time.
Dance and Music
Inter-House Instrumental and Vocal Music Competitions were held on 26th and
27th September respectively. Green House was ahead in both these
competitions. Inter-House Dance Competition was held on 30th September.
White House emerged as the winner in this competition.
Social Activities
As a part of the SUPW assignment, the students of Class XI interacted with
the underprivileged children of Atma Vikas school, run by a N.G.O. The
students had collected clothes,bags,sweets to hand over to the children.
They also organized games in which the children participated
enthusiastically.
School students donated a fairly large number of warm clothes to Share
House Foundation for distribution to poor children. School students
collected around Rs 31000/- amongst themselves and handed over the amount
to a Thallasaemic child for his treatment.
Fete
School Fete on 31st August,2002 was observed with much gaiety. It was our
founder -Sri Pradyot Kumar Bhattacharya's Birth Anniversary.
Fest
Nirvana -our School fest was held on 9th and 10th November,2002. Events
ranged from Mock Parliament, Street Plays, Eastern and Western Vocals,
Creative Writing, Creative Dance ,T-shirt painting and Tongue-twisters. The
fest was inaugurated by Sri Arjun Chakraborty.Sri Debajyoti Mishra, Sri
Shakti Thakur, Smt. Sohini Haldar, Smt. Alokananda Roy and Smt. Rupa
Rajbongshi were some of the eminent personalities who came to judge the
events.
Council Programme
On 11th and 12th November, 2002, students from Classes VII to XII attended
the AAT-2002 conducted by the Council of Indian School Certificate
Examination.
Career Counselling
In May,2002 students of Class X,XI and XII attended a workshop on Career
Counselling organized by Institute of Career Studies, Lucknow, in the
school premises.
Career counselling for the students of Class IX and XI was done
successfully in association with the Institute of Career studies, Lucknow
in January and February,2003.
Co-curricular Activities
Saturday school is being continued with focus on Co-curricular
activities from Class III-IX (options are Western vocal, Synthesizer,
Photography, Clay modelling, Public speaking, Chess and Quiz).
Project Method of Teaching
Integrated Project Method of Teaching - Project Work,an important part of
our curriculum is meticulously planned.The child gains new insights and a
deeper knowledge of the given topic which encompasses various subjects.The
topic given to Class I was 'Transport' and 'Animal Homes',Class II learnt
about 'Water' and 'Time';Class III learnt about 'Land and Water
forms',Class IV researched the details of 'Means of Communication' and V
and VI became more aware of 'Nature'.The project work for senior classes is
based on the syllabus.
Projects of the students from classes I-VI were displayed on 5th
October,2002.The effort and talent of the children was greatly appreciated
by the parents and guests who came to see the exhibition.
A number of Mathematics projects was undertaken by the senior students such
as calculation of height of the school building by applying Similar
Triangles theorems, measuring of inclination of staircases by applying
Triginometry and preparation of Model of School by applying Ratio and
Proportion.
Multimedia
Teaching through multimedia is being carried on in a major way, from
Class I to V with the help of SchoolNet (a constituent of IL&FS)
Newsletter
School newsletter is being published every quarter.
Scholarships
Means scholarships are offered to deserving students.
Seminars and Workshops
On 6th May,2002,teachers participated in a workshop on Wetlands at SCERT
Hall conducted by WWF.
On June 22,23 and 24 ,2002, a workshop for teachers was conducted by Sri
Sraddhalu Ranade of Sri Aurobindo Ashram,Pondicherry.
On August 29,2002,Teachers' Improvement Programme was conducted in the
school premises
On 16th October,2002,workshop on discipline for the teachers was organized.
On 16th November,2002,workshop on stress management for adolescents was
conducted by Mrs Devi Kar,Principal,Modern High School for girls,Kolkata.
Students of Class VI,VII and VIII attended the Hindi Drama Workshop at St.
Xavier's Collegiate School.
On 26th February,2003, students of Class II,III,IV,V and VI participated in
the Art Workshop at Appejay House.
School Library
The Future Foundation School has a well-stocked library with books on all
subjects including on Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. There is a huge
collection of reference books and a good number of text-books. The library
is functioning smoothly. One qualified librarian is there to oversee the
efficient running of the library.
Estimated total of these books is more than 4000.Library
now remains open beyond school hours also.
Special Honours for the School
Mr Francis Fanthome, Chief Executive and Secretary of the Council for the
Indian School Certificate Examinations praised the school when interviewed
by the Statesman regarding ICSE and ISC results.He said that results of the
Future Foundation School had been exceptionally good.
Principal of the Future Foundation was nominated as a Member of the
Standing Committee on Examinations by the Council of Indian Certificate of
School Examinations. He has also been entrusted by the Council for
preparing a programme for Comprehensive Training for In-Service High School
Teachers.
Principal of the Future Foundation was elected Secretary of the Association
of Schools for the Indian School Certificate, West Bengal Chapter.
Principal of the Future Foundation has been appointed by the Council of
Indian Certificate of School Examinations as Inspector of Schools for
schools seeking affiliation to the Council
Two Senior School teachers, Mrs Anasua Chakraborty and Mrs Bula Paul were
invited by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations as
faculty for a Teachers' Training programme for Computer Science teachers of
ISC and ICSE classes at the Council Office in Kolkata.
New addition to School Infrastructure
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Sri Shyamal Mukherjee, the Joya Mitter
Memorial Block, was inaugurated on 24th April,2002 by Dr Gobindo Gopal
Mukherjee in the presence of Dr Nemai Sadhan Bose, Dr Sankar Sen, Dr
Phulorenu Guha and Dr Amalendu De.
As a result of this the best part of one wing of the ground floor has
become Activity Space. A Junior School Library has been created. The new
floor now houses a revamped Physics Laboratory, Audio-visual Room, School
Library, Art room and some class rooms.
It was a similar effort that led to the commissioning of a lift on 24th
November,2002 by our Rector, Mr. D. P. Chatterjea.
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