Brightlands School

Brightlands School (or Brightlands) is a private school located in the Dalanwala suburb of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Brightlands was established in 1958 as a school for primary students. It is now a10+2 senior-secondary level, English medium, co-educational school affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi.

Mrs. Narang was the founder of the school. The school motto is Vidyaev Balam (in Sanskrit) -"Knowledge is Strength".

History

The school was established by Mrs. Narang in 1958. After her death, Mr. Ravi Narang (her son) became the director. 12 August is a holiday at the school for Mrs. Narang's Memorial Day.

Admission

An entrance test is conducted in February every year within the school in Dehradun. Students are taken on a merit basis (and admission test).

Achievements

Board Results

Brightlands is ranked amongst the top schools in India on the basis of its results. The school's shows excellent performance in Board Examinations both in the ISC and ICSE Classes. Top positions in Dehra Dun are achieved.

In 2003 the school secured the All India 1st and 2nd positions in the ICSE (Class X) Board Examination with an overall aggregate of 97.6% and 97.4% respectively. In 2005 the school again achieved the All India Ist and 2nd positions, this time in the ISC (Class XII) Board Examination with an overall aggregate of 97.50% and 97.25% respectively. The 2010 results both of the ISC and ICSE Classes surpassed all previous records despite the increased number of students taking the examination. The class average of the ICSE (Class X) Board Examination, 2011 touched 88% and that of the ISC (Class XII) Board Examination was also 88%.

IIT Qualification

Two Brightlanders got within 1000 rank in JEE.

Bournvita Quiz Contest

Brightlands has won the BQC national round in 2001, 2004 and 2016 becoming the first school to have won it thrice.

Scholarship

The school offers Merit Scholarships to students who have appeared for the ICSE (Class X) Examination from Brightlands and wish to rejoin the School. To be eligible, students should secure 93% or above in the overall aggregate marks, securing at least 93% in English in the Board Examination. The scholarship covers the tuition fee charged to a student in the + 2 Classes and comes into effect from April of the same year.

Facilities

Sports

Outdoor sports facilities have been augmented by fields adjoining the main school premises. Cricket, basketball, handball, football, badminton and chess are the sports being pursued in school. Physical training is compulsory for all children unless excused on medical grounds. Class X and XII have no games period.

The students of classes IV to XII are divided into four houses which compete with each other, thereby developing an enthusiasm for sports and a spirit of healthy competition. The School Sports Day is an annual event of importance.

Co-curricular

Emphasis is laid on intramural and extra-curricular activities. The children participate in inter-house and inter-school competitions. The are various events such as inter section spell bees and inter section quizzes are held every year. Brightlands takes part and wins many inter school quizzes every year.

Children of classes I and II are divided into two Houses, Sunshine and Rainbow.

Social welfare services

Each student completes a quota of Socially Useful Productive Work. Students make visits to local institutions viz Raphael, Prem Dham etc. to offer voluntary service. They also collect funds from within the school for relief organizations.

The School's Nature Club pursues issues such as environmental protection, wildlife conservation, and clean Doon.

School news, events and participation

Limca Book of Records Quiz, 2010

Students from class IX and class X were National Champions at the National Quiz Competition. Hosted by The Birla School at Kolkata, both team members were awarded a laptop and an individual trophy. The school was the recipient of the winning trophy.

The Divine Life Society Inter-school Essay Writing Competition

Date: October 28, 2010; Topic: Crisis of Character: Ways and Means to cure it.
Students were declared the First and Second prize winners and were awarded prize money, along with a certificate and a set of books.

'Ma Tujhe Pranam'

August, 2010
To commemorate the 63rd year of Independence, an inter-school competition was run, incorporating slogan writing, essay writing, drawing and painting. The school was awarded the Runner Up Trophy and each team member was presented with a certificate for participation. The individual prize winners were the recipients of an individual trophy. Students were awarded First and Third positions for the Slogan Writing competition. A student won the Second prize in the Essay Writing competition. Students were declared the Best and the Second Best in the Drawing competition.

Inter-School English Debate, Quiz, Drawing and Painting Competition

August, 2010
The Indian Society of Remote Sensing organised an Inter-School English Debate, Quiz and Drawing and Painting Competition. Students secured the First and Third positions in the English Debate Competition. Students secured the First position at the Quiz competition while students secured First and Second Positions respectively in the Drawing and Painting Competition.

The 25th Maharaja Judh Shumsher J.B. Rana Memorial Inter-school Debate

August, 2010; Organizer: Cambrian Hall; Speakers: 1. Siddhant Ahuja 2. Abhijay Negi
The topic was given to the competitors one hour prior to the commencement of the competition. A Brightlands student was declared The 'Best Speaker' of the day and given a silver salver.

The Albert Barrow All India Creative Writing Competition

A student's essay titled 'The Need for Environmental Education in the 21st Century' was judged the Best Script in Category II (Classes IX and X) among all the essays from the ISC schools country wide in 2009. This was the second time in three years that Brightlands had bagged the First Prize. The school's second entry secured a position among the first ten best scripts nationwide. Both the scripts featured in the Albert Barrow Magazine, 2009 published by the Council annually. Swarnima was honoured at an Award Giving Ceremony organised by the Council at the City Montessori School, Lucknow on September 25, 2009. The school was awarded the trophy.

In the 2010 competition the schools script again featured in the Albert Barrow Magazine published by the Council. The essay ‘It takes all kinds to make the World’, secured a position amongst the first ten best scripts.

Inter-School Geeta Chanting Competition

Date: August 21 & 22, 2016; Venue: Chinmaya Mission, Dehra Dun; Organiser: Chinmaya Mission, Dehra Dun
The Brightlands Team was declared the Overall Winner of the competition and was awarded the trophy. This was the 13th successive time Brightlands was given the trophy.

Oxford Dictionary Quiz

August, 2010; Organiser: Touchwood School
This was an inter-school competition covering a wide range of activities. Anagrams, Spellaton, Guess the word through a mime and relate it to a simile, rapid fire round of guessing adjectives and finding the meaning of words in a dictionary. Brightlands was awarded the Runner Up trophy along with several individual prizes.

NSTSE 2010: Excellence Exemplified

Brightlands rankd well in the NSTSE 2010, conducted by The Unified Council. It was judged ‘The Best Performance School’ for the 6th consecutive year on the basis of the outstanding scores of the students.A student secured the All India 2nd Position and was awarded a Gold Medal and a laptop. Last year as well in the NSTSE 2009, a student secured the All India 1st Position.

The All India Scholastic Creative Writing Competition

Students participated in the All India Creative Writing Competition organised by Scholastic India Limited. Their short stories were published in The Best of Scholastic Creative Writing 2009, in a book titled 'By Kids, For Kids'.

Inter-School Chess Tournament, 2010

September, 2010; Venue: Ann Mary School
A student won the Championship for the seventh consecutive year. He was awarded the Championship trophy. A student was declared the Runner Up in the Senior Girls Category. She was awarded a trophy. The Brightlands Team bagged the Overall trophy.

Limca Book of Records Quiz, 2010

Date: April 20, 2010
Two hundred and eighty four students from 48 schools in and around Dehra Dun participated in the Written Round of the quiz. Three teams represented Brightlands and secured the firstt, second and third positions in the Written Round. However, since only one team per school was permitted to represent the school, Team I qualified for the Stage Round.

Anmol and Amartya beat their nearest contender Welham Girls School and were declared the City Champions.

State Level G.K. Competition

Date: January 9, 2011
A student secured the First position in the Sub-Junior Category. A Cash Prize of Rs.1100/- was awarded to her.

Doon Ice Skating Open Championship, 2010

Date: December 21 to 24, 2010
A student was awarded the Silver and Bronze medal and a cash prize of Rs.25000/-. A student won the Silver medal and a cash prize of Rs.15000/-.

On the Spot Painting Competition

Date: December 9, 2010; Venue: MKP College, Dehra Dun; Organizer: Lions’ Club, Dehra Dun
The Brightlands team was represented in all three categories and the students won prizes at all levels. The Overall trophy was awarded to Brightlands.

Bal Ratan Khoj 2010

Organiser : The Kabir Peace Mission and Amity University Lucknow.
A student secured First position (a cash prize of Rs.15,000) and a student secured the Sixth position (a cash prize of Rs.3,000).

Dusshera celebrations

A collection of mythological legends and regional tales are embroidered around Dusshera. Excerpts from the Ramleela were brought on stage, portrayed by students.

Maggi Good Food Quiz 2010

An intra-school event open to classes IV to VI organised by Nestle India Ltd. In the written round 650 students participated and 12 students made it to the final round. The students were divided into six teams. Team A, E and D excelled in their performance and were awarded the First, Second and Third positions respectively. The six students were presented with certificates and gift hampers.

Teacher's Day 2010

The students staged a morning of events including the Saraswati Vandana, lilting songs, foot tapping numbers and elaborate dances, culminating in games involving all the staff members.

School Quiz Fest 2010

In the Selaqui International School Quiz Fest held on November 18, 2010, the Junior team won the Best Team prize. Each member was awarded a cup, a certificate and a book hamper. It was a close contest with eight schools participating.

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