Dhanmondi Tutorial
Dhanmondi Tutorial (DT) is a private, English-medium school in the Dhanmondi residential area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1972.[1] As of 2016, it teaches approximately 1500 students[2] from kindergarten through A Levels. Classes are divided into a junior and a senior section, each of which has its own campus.[3]
Curriculum
[edit]DT follows the British GCE and IGCSE syllabus and the students are taught for the Ordinary Level (O-level) and Advanced Level (A-level) examinations conducted by Edexcel International.[citation needed]
Extracurricular activities
[edit]DT regularly competes in school handball tournaments. In 2004, they reached the finals of the Maple Leaf Mini Handball Tournament (girls), but lost to Maple Leaf.[4] The same year, DT took third place in the 14th Bata School Handball Tournament (girls), edging BIS,[5] and third place in the Sunnydale Mini Handball Tournament (boys), defeating BAF Shaheen College in sudden death overtime.[6] Two years later, they again finished third in the Sunnydale Mini Handball Tournament (boys), beating Ansar VDP School.[7]
In 2010, the school reached the finals of the Sunnydale Mini Handball Tournament (boys), but lost to Sunnydale School.[8] Later that year, the handball squad travelled to Nepal to play four exhibition matches.[9]
In 2014, the school reached the final of the Polar Ice Cream 22nd School Handball Tournament (boys), but was beaten by St Gregory's High School.[10]
DT also engages in competitive debating, participates in Bangladesh Scouts, and has a Model United Nations club, among other extracurricular activities.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile of Some Schools of Dhaka". Schools: The Foundation Builders. The Daily Star. April 2010.
- ^ "Worries, uncertainty over sudden relocation". The Daily Star. 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Our Campus". Dhanmondi Tutorial. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Maple Leaf mini h'ball champs". The Daily Star. 20 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Sports-Handball". UNB. 20 March 2004.
Dhanmondi Tutorial placed third in the girls section, defeating BIS.
- ^ "Sports-Handball". UNB. 23 March 2004.
In a place-decider match today, Dhanmondi Tutorial finished third defeating BAF Shahin College ... scored the match-winner during the extra time through sudden.
- ^ "Sunnydale win boys' mini handball title". The Daily Star. 18 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Sunnydale champs". The Daily Star. 22 March 2010.
- ^ "School h'ball team leaves for Nepal". The Daily Star. 16 September 2010.
- ^ Shishir Hoque (9 September 2014). "St Gregory's, Viqarunnisa lift school handball". Dhaka Tribune.
- ^ "Extra Curricular Activities". Dhanmondi Tutorial. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2019.