students' families. International educational trips Every year after the Summer Workshop, a few senior students are picked for an international tour. Students view performances in West End, London and Broadway, New York. Students are taken on these trips for usually about 7 – 14 days. Apart from watching theatre, they are also made to participate in workshops to give them an experience of performing abroad; taken for backstage tours of famous shows such as Wicked on Broadway, New York; taken sightseeing to famous places of historical and modern significance, apart from tourist destinations. Parents of the students can also volunteer to travel along and take care of the entire group. Till now, the students of BSSD have been taken to the following places: 2011: New York 2012: New York 2013: London & Paris 2014: New York 2015: London 2016: Chicago 2017: London Annual day At the end of every year, an annual day is held as a competition between the students of the four houses. Awards such as Best Actor, Best Director, Best Production Manager, Best Use of Stage, etc. are also presented on the annual day. Each house is assigned one Director, usually the most senior student of that house and two Production Managers. Each house prepares a performance based on a topic given by the founder of the school. An improvisation act is also held to test the thinking and performing skills of the actors. It is followed by intense cheering by the attendees of the show for each house they support. References High schools and secondary schools in Bangalore Schools of the performing arts Drama schools in India Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in Karnataka