Co-ed school in Krishnagar, West Bengal, India
Bishop Morrow School (BMS) is an English medium school in Krishnanagar, Nadia, India. It is situated at Bejikhali crossing. It is a private-profit school run by SMI in the district of Nadia. Currently, the school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, up to Class X and Class XII(Science and Arts Stream). The school follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) & Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC) syllabus.
Foundation
Bishop Morrow School, Krishnanagar is established and administered by the Registered Society of the Kolkata Province of Catechist Sisters of Mary Immaculate Help of Christians. It is exclusively a Christian Minority institution recognized by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) New Delhi, Government of India and the Department of Education of the Government of West Bengal, and is affiliated with Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi, (School Code WB242) for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE), the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC).[2]
History
BMS has its humble origin in Nogendangar, Krishnagar, in January 1959 as Mary Immaculate Montessori School, founded by Bishop Louis L.R. Morrow. With the fatherly guidance, care, frequent visits, and blessings of Bishop Morrow and the persistent effort of his congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate, the school kept growing as an English Medium Primary School. On 8 August 1968, Bishop Morrow established the Young Women's Culture Centre (YWCC) at Bejikhali, Krishnagar, with a plan also for a new School at the site. In October 1968, the Mary Immaculate School at Nogendranagar was shifted to the new spacious building of YWCC, which offers opportunities both for parents and students to enhance their future.
On 15 November 1969, Bishop Morrow retired from the Bishopric of Krishnagar after his splendid ministry to his beloved people for 30 long years. As a token of gratitude to the Bishop for his handsome contributions towards the welfare of the city and its people of all faiths, and to promote education and the uplift of women, girls and children, the YWCC was named Bishop Morrow Centre (BMC), at the request of the people, to perpetuate his revered memory. In 2002 it was renamed Bishop Morrow School.
On 12th April 2003, the new school building of Bishop Morrow High School was inaugurated. On 14 October 2003, it obtained the Non-objection Certificate (NOC) from the Government of West Bengal, and on 27 March 2004 affiliation to the Council of New Delhi. In 2005 the first batch of students wrote the ICSE.
On 3 July 2007 BMS obtained NOC for Higher secondary and on 13 May 2008 class XI was introduced with the science stream, followed by class XII. On 2 June 2008, the school received permanent affiliation and permission to introduce ISC in the School. In 2010 the first batch of students wrote the ISC.
Campus
The campus is dominated by a nearly S-shaped three-storied building. It has a well-stocked air-conditioned library. There is also a laboratory for physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geography as well as an air-conditioned Computer Science laboratory.
There are two school grounds, surrounded by trees. There is much space available in the school to promote and teach tree plantation.
House system
The school is divided into four houses; each is named after a Saint. The houses are:
The house system directs all the curricular and co-curricular activities of the school. All students are allocated to a house at the beginning of each academic session. Teachers are also sorted into houses to act as House Animators. Each house has two captains from Class XI, two secretaries from Class IX and two junior captains from Class VII - one boy and one girl each.
A total of eight students remain neutral office bearers - two School Captains and two School Coordinators from Class XII and two School Vice-Captains and two School Vice-Coordinators from Class XI - one boy and one girl each. Some senior teachers are also appointed as neutral animators for guidance of all the houses and to act as neutral arbitrators in case of conflict, disputes and as judges in inter-house competitions.
Co-curricular Activities
Bishop Morrow School regularly holds multiple cultural and sports events. Most of the intra-school competitions are held in an inter-house format between the four houses. Cultural fiestas are held on notable festivals, including Rabindra Jayanti, Independence Day, Republic Day and Christmas. The school organizes a Science and Arts Exhibition on the occasion of Independence Day. There is an eye-catching fest on the occasion of Christmas. There is also a food fest on the occasion of Children's Day. The school organizes the Annual Sports Meet and Parents Day every alternate academic session. The last Annual Sports Meet was held on 21st January 2023, during the 2022-2023 academic session. The next Parents Day is scheduled to be held in late 2023, during the 2023-2024 academic session.
Bishop Morrow School also publishes a school magazine every two years. Students from Class I to Class XII as well as teachers and ex-students are allowed to submit articles - essays, stories, poems, drawings, and photographs. The editorial committee filters the submitted articles and publishes them.
Cultural Centre
Bishop Morrow School has a cultural centre for teaching a variety of co-curricular activities, most popularly drawing, keyboard, dance, and karate, among others. This is not a part of the curriculum and interested students can pay an extra fee of Rs 400 per subject to join the classes after school hours and on weekends. Teachers are also not members of the school staff and teach on a contractual basis.
