Udgam School For Children

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Udgam School for Children
Address
Udgam School For Children
Opp. Sardar Patel Institute

Thaltej

,
India
,
Gujarat
,
380054
Coordinates 23°05′03″N72°52′01″E / 23.08417°N 72.86694°E / 23.08417; 72.86694
Information
School typePrivate school
Founded1965
FounderSarojben Carvalho
School board Central Board of Secondary Education, International Baccalaureate
Area trusteeKantilal Jaikishandas Charitable Trust
DirectorManan Choksi
PrincipalDr G. Vijayalakshmi (Morning Shift) & Ms Dhanya Ramachandran (Noon Shift)
Staff400
ClassesPlaygroup to Std. XII
LanguageEnglish
Area14510.40 sq.m
Website www.udgamschool.com

Udgam School for Children is private running school located at Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. [1] It is a senior secondary school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. [2] In 2023 they got an approval for International Baccalaureate for Std 11 & Std 12. [3]

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History

Udgam School for Children was founded in 1965 by Sarojben Carvalho with a few students. [4] During 1991 the Kantilal Jaikishandas Charitable Trust took a lead [5] and moved the campus to larger space.

Notable activities

Kerala flood donation

In 2018, teachers of Udgam School donated their one-day salary [6] for Kerala Flood victims, which is sum of nearly Rs 6.5 lakhs. Also, students of the school raised nearly 3.5 Lakhs [7] for the flood victim

Female school bus driver

The school has appointed Shabana Shaikh, Rekha Kahar as a female driver for the school buses. [8] [9]

Sanitary napkin vending machines for students

The school had deployed the sanitary pad vending machines in the girls washrooms at the school. Students can insert coin of INR 5 and get a single sanitary napkin. [10]

KBD Junior Pro League Champion

Total 24 team were part of this tournament and out all team from Udgam School won the trophy by beating Vedanta School [11]

World's Youngest Computer Programmer

Mahesh Ram Kakadia, a student of Class 2 for the school, sets new Guinness record as Youngest Computer Programmer. [12] [13]

Udgam alumni have come together to raise funds for the medical treatment of Shubha Godbole, a former teacher at Udgam School. She was diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukemia, a life-threatening Blood cancer, and requires Chemotherapy, Stem cell transplantation, and other treatments. The estimated cost of the treatment is around Rs 3.5 million, but the family could only manage to collect Rs 1 million. To bridge the financial gap, they turned to a crowdfunding platform for assistance. This initiative aims to support Godbole's medical journey and alleviate the financial burden on her family. [14]

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