Udgam School For Children

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]

Udgam School for Children
Address
Opp. Sardar Patel Institute Thaltej Thaltej, Ahmedabad , India , Gujarat , 380054
Coordinates	23°05′03″N 72°52′01″E / 23.08417°N 72.86694°E / 23.08417; 72.86694Coordinates: 23°05′03″N 72°52′01″E / 23.08417°N 72.86694°E / 23.08417; 72.86694
Information
School type	Private school
Founded	1965
Founder	Sarojben Carvalho
School board	CBSE
Area trustee	Kantilal Jaikishandas Charitable Trust
Director	Manan Choksi
Principal	Dr G. Vijayalakshmi (Morning Shift) & Ms Dhanya Ramachandran (Noon Shift)
Staff	400
Classes	Playgroup to Std. XII
Language	English
Area	14510.40 sq.m
Website	www.udgamschool.com

History

Udgam School for Children was founded in 1965 by Sarojben Carvalho with a few students.^[3] During 1991 the Kantilal Jaikishandas Charitable Trust took a lead^[4] and moved the campus to larger space.

Notable activities

Kerala flood donation

In 2018, teachers of Udgam School donated their one-day salary ^[5] for Kerala Flood victims, which is sum of nearly Rs 6.5 lakhs. Also, students of the school raised nearly 3.5 Lakhs ^[6] for the flood victim

Female school bus driver

The school has appointed Shabana Shaikh, Rekha Kahar as a female driver for the school buses.^[7][8]

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.^[9]

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^[10]

World’s Youngest Computer Programmer

Arham Om Talsania, a student of Class 2 for the school, sets new Guinness record as Youngest Computer Programmer.^[11][12]

Controversies

• On 5 April 2022, around 500 students had to wait out side the school due to school bus mismanagement. The parents were not allowed to visit the school office to discuss the same issue. The parents were allowed in only after police intervened.^[13] After this incident District Education Officer sent a notice to the school management.^[14][15]

References

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2. "Complete Information Form". cbseaff.nic.in. Central Board of Secondary Education. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
3. "Udgam School for Children". EducationWorld. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
4. "Udgam School for Children - CBSE School in Ahmedabad". LearnPick. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
5. Correspondent, dna (2018-08-28). "Kerala floods: Ahmedabad school teachers give 1-day salary to support schools in Kerala". DNA India. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
6. "School children collect funds for Kerala flood victims". UdaipurTimes.com. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
7. Nov 27, Ahmedabad Mirror | Updated; 2017; Ist, 02:01. "CAT 2017: Logical reasoning stumps management aspirants". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2019-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "women bus driver: अहमदाबाद: शबाना-रेखा बनीं शहर की पहली महिला स्कूल बस ड्राइवर - shabana shaikh, rekha kahar become first batch of school bus drivers". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
9. Dave, Harita DaveHarita; Jan 7, Ahmedabad Mirror | Updated; 2018; Ist, 02:00. "Thaltej: Udgam School for Children instals sanitary napkin vending machines for students". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2019-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. Aug 15, Ahmedabad Mirror | Updated; 2019; Ist, 06:16. "Udgam School are Kabaddi Jr Pro champs". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2019-10-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. "Six-year-old sets new Guinness record | Ahmedabad News". The Times of India. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
12. "6-Yr-Old from Ahmedabad is the World's Youngest Programmer. What Were You Doing at that Age?". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
13. "Children Wait In Scorching Heat As School Bungles Transportation | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Apr 5, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
14. "Notice To Udgam After Bus Mess Scorches Kids | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Apr 6, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
15. "DEO notice to Udgam School for Children". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2022-04-08.