Dhanmondi TutorialDhanmondi 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] CurriculumDT 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 activitiesDT 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
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