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ACTIVITIES
ACADEMIC
RELATED ACTIVITIES like drama, debating, elocution, public
speaking, art and craft and music are rigorously encouraged with
the boys competing in Inter-School events. Community service and
Socially Useful Productive Work are a part of the formal
curriculum. Activities like stamp collecting, wood work, lathe
work, horticulture, non-formal teaching of under privileged
children, creative writing, the Science Club, the Cotton Society
(an academic club), the Nature Club, the Photography Club, the
Careers Club, the Theatre Club and the Irwin Light Club (for
theatre lighting, film and sound) are important areas of
involvement round the year. 
SPORTS
The boys are trained in PT, cricket, football,
hockey, basketball, tennis, athletics, boxing, swimming, long
distance running, table tennis, rifle shooting, volley ball,
golf, squash and karate. The school's sporting traditions are
old and illustrious. For example, the School is the current
National Air Rifle Shooting Team Champion and some of India's
top golfers are Old Boys. The Tennis and Basketball courts at
BCS are one of the best in India, installed by the Harrison
company. Further reading on sports activities at BCS is here.
The
Edinburgh Outward bound activities programme:
Outward bound activities cover treks, river
rafting, mountaineering and allied sports the artificial rock
wall and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
Treks are organized twice a year by the school and we encourage
the boys to explore the inner areas of the
Himalayas. They have
gone to Leh, Lahaul, Spiti, Kinnaur, trekked up to Chandra Tal,
the source of the Chenab, and have explored most of the western
Himalayan region. The middle school boys usually go to game
parks to learn about the incredible bio-diversity of our
country.
For river rafting they go to camps along the Alaknanda and the
Yamuna where, under trained and certified personnel, they camp
out and learn how to enjoy themselves while paying full homage
to nature with all its whims and fancies.
 Mountain climbing is a
serious activity at Bishop Cotton, which follows a national
certification programme monitored by the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation. Our boys have climbed mount Leo Pargyal (22,290 ft)
Stok Kangri (19,700 ft) and Jonli (21,760 ft) among other lesser
peaks.
Before undertaking these adventures the summit teams undergo
training at the Western Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, the
National Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi and the
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling for the basic
and advanced training programmes. When given certification, they
head for the hills and in the process pick up valuable skills
that they learn from helping organize the expeditions. They are
accompanied by certified teachers, mountain guides, and porters.
The programme is directed by (on site) Brig. (retd.) Darshan
Khullar, Padma Shri, Arjuna Awardee, Everester.
Outward bound activities cover
"Pargyal" the IMF [Indian Mountaineering Foundation]
registered mountaineering and allied sports club.
Rock Climbing.
Competitive artificial rock wall.
Pathfinding and Orienteering expeditions.
White water rafting.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
The Duke of Edinburgh Activities programme or the Indian Youth
Award scheme as it is now renamed, encourages students to
compete against their own selves and increase their abilities by
awarding points for community work, physical activity and
adventure sports. Children can work towards acquiring Bronze,
Silver and Gold medals. These awards are internationally
recognized and help toward college and university admission and
a professional career
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