Monthly Archives: December 2011

Udgam joins Yuva School Unstoppable

Udgam joins Yuva School Unstoppable supported by Times of India.
It is an initiative to make school children in Ahmedabad Kinder. There are different programmes in a year to be held by the school. Every event will teach our students the value of giving.
The first event is Pastee ki Mastee for which we would like to collect old books and bags and also newspapers which will then be used for the benefit of under-privileged children. All are invited to donate their material by 26^th March 2010.

Udgam welcomes the exuberant response!
Under the 'Pastee ki Mastee' drive, Udgam acquired a good collection from children and their parents.
We donated : 64 kgs – Newspapers
312.5 kgs – Notebooks & loose sheets
59 kgs – Used charts and cover sheets.
Thanks for supporting this noble cause and for days to come.

Udgam Recognizes A Fruitful Thought !

Udgam sponsored for a vehicle Mahindra Jeep and midday meals for 500 students for one year to the Akshaya Patra Foundation – unlimited food for education.
There are children from economically weaker sections of the society from whom it is not expected to have hunger for education, instead the hunger in their bellies often forces them to seek work in place of education. The foundation realizes the need and free the children from the vicious cycle of poverty and ensures them an Education.

CENBOSEC Published A Story On Udgam

CENBOSEC, the quarterly journal published by the CBSE, in its Sept-Nov. issue carried a full fledged story on Udgam’s laudable efforts in incorporating an environment friendly culture in the school. It talks at length about the steps the school has taken to protect the environment which include saving electricity by installing power saving tube-lights and bulbs, auto flush device in washrooms and drinking water taps…

Udgams Primary Section Celebrated The Queen Of Seasons Spring

On 31^st March and 1^st April, the children from primary section got together and enchanted various dances and skits. They demonstrated their love for the festival of colours with their thrilling dance performances. Parents and grandparents were present to encourage all their wards on the beautiful cultural evenings.

Salad – Dressing Competition

Girls and also boys of class 11 participated in salad-dressing competition in school. All the groups prepared very well and came out with creative and innovative decorations. Not only girls but also boys participated enthusiastically making the whole event an example in team-work.

Inter- School Cricket Tournament

For the first time, Udgam’s cricket team participated in ‘Inter- School Cricket Tournament’ held at M.G. Science college ground on Wednesday 10th Feburary.

Udgam had a tough competition with players from Sahajanand school. Rohan Majmudar played his best and Udgam appreciates his efforts.

Spreading Kindness: Udgam School

Spreading Kindness: Udgam School The mission of school is to establish a caring, enabling environment in campus that would nurture creativity, strengthen moral character and release that passion for stretching beyond the limits of thought and perception that would one day help Udgamites to be pioneers wherever they might be: in the confines of a home, in the power corridors of a corporation or be survivors in alien territories. As a part of Social Responsibility, Udgam School has tied up with Yuva unstoppable to bring smiles on faces of thousands of municipal school kids. Yuva Unstoppable is an on-going revolution with 60,000 young members across 30 cities of India reaching more than 2.5 lakh municipal/slum kids through organizational partnerships with schools, colleges and corporate houses with the vision of inspiring kindness. To provide the children of the municipal school with inspiration and encouragement, Amrut School has undertaken the Following programs :

• Notebook Collection: Distributed 700 notebooks in July,2010.
• Gifted a dvd player to municipal school.

Picnic of Suramya Farm

Picnics are simply a pleasure excursion ideally taking place at a beautiful landscape.
Udgam organised one such picnic for its pre-primary section on 30^th December 09. The children were taken to Saurmya Farm near Ahmedabad.They were given a free space away from regular classroom situation to open play area with slides, see-saw, swings and sandpit. They explored their motor skills at its best.The delicious food provided to them added to their energy levels.

Udgam became a part of round table conference

Udgam became a part of round table conference organised by DNA at Divya Bhaskar office on the eve of new year.The aim of the conference was to dedicate 2010 to 'Our Children, Our Future'.
Shriraj Gandhi and Aashka Shah of class VII participated with children from other schools of the city. They discussed their life at school, their role models and what influences their goal setting.
Report appeared in the paper on 1st Jan. 2010.

Salad Making Compition

A salad making competition was organised at Udgam on Friday 8/1/10.

Students of class 9 exhibited their art of making dining table more tempting by adding taste and nutritious value of food by taking part in competition.The competition was to inculcate healthy food habits and awareness regarding the choice of food among youth. Cleanliness,taste, and presentation were the basic criterion for the judgement. The participants creativity was revealed through the beautiful designs and patterns formed with different mouth watering salads.