The Welham Girls School aims at developing in the students a sense of discipline and a spirit of service and fair play. The Welham Girls School Motto, so carefully chosen by Miss Linnell, embodies the essence of the Welham Spirit: Aartta Shanti Phala Vidya – The Fulfilment of Education Is to Bring Peace to the Suffering.
History
The journey of Welham Girls to become one of the finest boarding schools in Dehradun started in 1957 when an English lady, Miss H. S. Oliphant, inspired by the aim to create an equal educational platform for young Indian women in independent India, acquired a nawab’s small estate in Dehradun to give shape to her dream. There were no funds, no staff, no school buildings and no students but a vision and an indomitable spirit. She entrusted the task of setting up and running a boarding school for girls to Miss Grace Mary Linnell, an experienced and respected educationist.
Under Miss Linnell’s guidance ‘Welham’, named after a Welsh village, progressed rapidly and soon came to symbolize the qualities of independence, high scholastic standards and a progressive attitude, rooted in Indian tradition and culture.
Academics
Welham Girls is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, an all-India Board. The School has classes from VIto XII. The academic year begins in April and the Final Examinations are conducted in March of the following year.
The School wishes to offer its students the widest possible opportunity to develop their areas of interest and therefore makes every effort to cater to an individual’s special requirements by accommodating subjects in awide variety of combinations.
Infrastructure
The 12 acre all girls residential campus is situated in the serene hills of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Dormitories are divided among the five Houses, so as to develop a sense of belonging and team spirit. Each House is under the charge of a house mistress and a matron. Junior and Senior girls have separate hostels.
Activities
Students have a plethora of activities at the best boarding Schools in Dehradun. These include basketball, hockey, swimming, badminton, lawn tennis, athletics, table tennis, karate, shooting and aerobics. The basketball team has won numerous tournaments over the years and represented Uttrakhand at the national level.
The other activities on campus are:
- Nature Club
- Quiz Club
- English Debating
- Hindi Debating
- Music: Indian Classical (vocal), Sitar, Western Vocals, Western Instrumental
- Dance: Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Folkdance, Contemporary
- Craft
- Photography
- Computers
- French
- Dramatics
Alumni
The school today stands among the top boarding schools in Dehradun with notable people as its alumni. Some famous personalities that passed out from this great institution are ;