A Premier Charitable Trust

Learning Beyond
The Classroom.

Beyond The Books Academy is a community-driven charitable initiative based in Newtown, Kolkata.

We conduct extracurricular activities like karate, chess, dance, music, and art for children, along with small social initiatives such as menstrual hygiene awareness drives, birthday distributions, and neighborhood environmental activities.

Our aim is to create a supportive space where children can learn new skills, build confidence, and grow beyond the classroom.

Explore Programs

Community Activities

Sharing essentials and organizing small community events like Khushi'r Ujan.

Arts & Crafts

Teaching drawing, painting, and dance so kids have creative outlets outside school.

Karate & Chess

Conducting local karate classes and logic games to help children build focus and patience.

What We Do

We organize weekend and extracurricular activities for children in our neighborhood so they can learn skills that are not always part of regular school education.

Our activities include karate classes, chess and logic games, drawing and painting, dance and singing, cultural programs, and small community events. These activities help children build confidence, discipline, creativity, and teamwork.

Along with student activities, we also organize small community initiatives such as hygiene awareness drives, birthday distributions, and environmental activities like tree plantation.

Khushi'r Ujan Phase 10

We've reached out to girls in our area to distribute sanitary pads and talk about menstrual hygiene openly.

Karate Classes

Local martial arts classes where kids learn discipline and self-defense. Many of our students even compete in regional tournaments.

Annual Cultural Show

An annual get-together where the children showcase their drawing, dancing, and singing skills to their parents and the community.

Dance & Singing

Regular weekend classes in Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Western dance, and singing for kids to learn and practice new skills.

Chess & Logic Games

Weekend chess sessions and logic games to help children practice patience, strategy, and thinking ahead.

Tree Plantation

Small community planting drives and eco-activities to help keep our local streets and surroundings green.

Khushi'r Ujan Phase 10

We've reached out to girls in our area to distribute sanitary pads and talk about menstrual hygiene openly.

Karate Classes

Local martial arts classes where kids learn discipline and self-defense. Many of our students even compete in regional tournaments.

Annual Cultural Show

An annual get-together where the children showcase their drawing, dancing, and singing skills to their parents and the community.

Dance & Singing

Regular weekend classes in Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Western dance, and singing for kids to learn and practice new skills.

Chess & Logic Games

Weekend chess sessions and logic games to help children practice patience, strategy, and thinking ahead.

Tree Plantation

Small community planting drives and eco-activities to help keep our local streets and surroundings green.

Our Calendar

Upcoming & Past Events

Join us for our upcoming activities or browse the highlights from our previous community drives and celebrations.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event
Apr 11
Upcoming

Learn Coding 101

Teaching Kids coding and AI

Recent Highlights

Past Event
Apr 04
Concluded

Karate Learning Level 1

Its for kinds to learn basic karate

Past Event
Mar 28
Concluded

Tree Plantation Drive

We come together and plant trees

Past Event
Mar 21
Concluded

Group Reading Class

Students come together and study share doubts and our teacher will help them

Education Beyond Textbooks
Empowerment Women & Youth
Environment Sustainable Living
Our Heart

Because Every Child Deserves a Childhood.

At Beyond The Books, we believe a child's potential shouldn't be limited by their circumstances or the walls of a classroom.

From the joy of a child throwing their first karate kick to the dignity of a young girl receiving hygiene support, we are on the ground every day building a community where no one is left behind.

Whether we are tutoring math, planting trees, or teaching life-skills, our mission is simple: to leave our neighborhood a little better, a little kinder, and a lot more supportive than we found it.

Volunteers

Our Team

Beyond The Books Academy is run by a group of volunteers, teachers, and community members who contribute their time and effort to organize classes, events, and community initiatives.

Everyone involved works together to make sure the activities run smoothly every week and that children have a positive and encouraging environment to learn and participate.

Mitali Das

Mitali Das

Chairman

Tora Roy

Tora Roy

Vice Chairman

Chhoton Thakur

Chhoton Thakur

Secretary

Banashree Samal

Banashree Samal

Treasurer

Kasturi Kundu

Kasturi Kundu

Advisor

Payel Roy

Payel Roy

Administrative Manager

Debolina Basu

Debolina Basu

PR & Social Media Manager

Social Welfare

Community Initiatives

Along with our weekly student activities, we also organize small social and environmental initiatives in our community.

These include menstrual hygiene awareness drives, distribution of school supplies and drawing kits during special occasions, small community support activities, and tree plantation drives in our neighborhood.

Menstrual Hygiene

Awareness drives where we distribute sanitary pads to girls in nearby communities.

Birthday Distributions

Sharing drawing kits, school supplies, and small gifts with children who need them.

Local Volunteers

Friends, parents, and local volunteers who come together to support our weekend activities.

Tree Plantation

We hope to plant 10,000 trees by 2027 by organizing small, regular neighborhood planting drives.

We are a small team, and these activities are possible only because of the support of our volunteers, parents, and community members.