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The School is being promoted by the Satikanta Guha Foundation under
the chairmanship of Mr Indranath
Guha. He is a graduate of the Universities of He has taught English at secondary,
higher secondary, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. As the Secretary of
South Point, which had a combined strength of about 12,000 pupils, 400 teachers
and 300 members of office and service staff, he bore the major part of the
burden of administration. He, therefore, has considerable experience in both
spheres: actual classroom teaching and school administration. He is also the author of numerous
articles and books on Education and allied subjects. Garden High School was established
in 2000 (first Academic Year 2001-2002) as an effort to translate the visions
of the late Satikanta Guha,
the Founder of South Point School & High School, one of the largest
schools in the world, into reality. The name of the School is a reminder
of its humble beginning in a small two-storied house in The building with its six floors,
each with an area of about 10,000 sft, has besides
other facilities, a large library (about 3,500 sft)
and fully equipped laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology, geography,
psychology, home science and computer studies. Two generators, each with a
capacity of 160 KW, make it possible to meet the total demand for power in
case of a temporary break in CESC power supply. The building has two lifts. The building also has, besides
classrooms, a music room, an art and craft room, a games room, an audio
visual room, a multipurpose hall, a canteen, and a medical room with a
full-time trained nurse in attendance. Nearly 5,000 sft
of the covered area on the ground floor is open on three sides. In addition,
a total area of 65,000 sft of vacant land is
available as a playground. Foundation Day: |