About the school

Bright Stars School is situated in the Vatara Slum district, 6638 East Vatara, Badda, Gulshan, Dhaka – 1212, Bangladesh. The school aims to educate children from one of the poorest places in the city.

The school itself is still being built but with the fourth floor just completed. The school educates underprivileged, slum-dwelling children from 5 to 14 years old. Presently, a total of 150 children are educated in two daily shifts.

EchoStars primary focus is to raise funds to finish building the school.  All funds raised by EchoStars to go towards the construction of the school and to develop the sewing for sustainability program and the medical clinic which is planned for after construction of the school.

The education program

The school offers a broad based curriculum with special focus on English with a reading , writing and spoken curriculum as well as the core subjects of Bangla, Maths and Social Studies. Bright Stars School offers a primary education program that goes beyond the standard national curriculum by beginning English from the first elementary grade and by incorporating a cultural program which extends to after school hours.

Extra curricular activities include the cultural program (music, drama, recitation and dance), an art competition, sports program which bring much joy and beauty to these children’s lives. The school has no open space as cost of land is prohibitive but with rubber grass matting and a protective barrier the roof top will serve as a playground once the school is complete. In the meantime the concrete floors in some of the class rooms have rubber matting for the purposes of play.

The school program includes the free provision of school uniforms, one hot meal per day, snacks, books and stationeries.

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