Welham Girls' School

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Welham Girls' School
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Location
Welham Girls' School
12 Circular Road
Dehradun-248001
India
Information
School type Independent
Motto Sanskrit: Artha shanti phala vidya (The aim of education is to bring peace)
Religious affiliation(s) Secular
Founded1957
Founder H.S. Oliphant
Current PrincipalVibha Kapoor
Founder Principal Grace Mary Linnel
GenderGirls
Age10to 18
Number of students550
Campus12 acres
Houses5
Colour(s)Blue and White   
MascotKingfisher
Publication
  • News and Views
  • Chrysalis
  • Techkey
  • Delphic
  • Kshitij
Affiliation ICSE
ISC
Former pupilsWelhamites
Website www.welhamgirls.com

Welham Girls' School is a private boarding school for girls located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

History

The school was founded by Hersilia Susie Oliphant, who had previously set up Welham Boys' School. [5] She named the schools after her home village of Welham, Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom. [5]

She acquired a palatial estate called Nasreen adjacent to the boys' school to start a small boarding school for girls. [5] There were no funds, staff, or school buildings. There were originally ten pupils. [5] Oliphant recruited another English woman, Grace Mary Linnel, to run the boarding school for girls. [5] Linnel became the founder principal of Welham Girls School, which started in 1957. [6]

The school has been described in The Economic Times as one of a group of "old, rich and popular schools — the Eton equivalents in India ... These boarding schools are a state of mind in themselves, an attitude which can’t be duplicated". [7]

Extracurricular activities

The school hosts competitive events such as sports, craft, dramatics, music, dance and photography. [8] Sports include basketball, hockey, swimming, badminton, lawn tennis, athletics, table tennis, karate, shooting and aerobics. [9] The basketball team has won numerous tournaments and represented Uttrakhand at the national level. Several students have been chosen for the India camp as well. [10]

Notable alumnae

Art

Business

Film

Indian Administrative Service

Journalism

Law

Literature

Politics and activism

Sports

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