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Il Ministro Frattini durante l’incontro con il Ministro degli Esteri iracheno, Hoshyar Zebari

Foto di Antonio Scattolon

This was taken in the Hill Country of Texas

Accordo promozione e protezione investimenti e servizi aerei Italia e Iraq. Incontro a Baghdad tra Franco Frattini e il Ministro degli Esteri iracheno Hoshyar Zebari.

Foto di Antonio Scattolon

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

Beirut bloccata per lo sciopero generale indetto dal leader di Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, che chiede le dimissioni del governo Siniora. Le proteste sono sfociate in gravi disordini, non solo nella capitale: almeno cinque persone - secondo l'emittente libanese Lbc - hanno perso la vita e 110 sono rimaste ferite. E dopo aver minacciato di far andare avanti la protesta ad oltranza in serata, Hezbollah ha deciso di sospendere lo sciopero.

La condanna di Siniora. Il premier libanese Fouad Siniora ha definito la situazione "oltre ogni limite". In una conferenza stampa, ha detto che lo sciopero generale ricorda i tempi della guerra civile, dal 1975 al 1990, aggiungendo che "l'esplosiva situazione richiede un immediato decreto" del presidente della Repubblica, il filosiriano Emile Lahoud, per "convocare una sessione straordinaria del Parlamento" al fine di "trasferire le questioni che ci dividono dalle strade alle aule parlamentari". "Siamo pronti a discutere per trovare soluzioni a tutte le questioni", ha concluso Siniora, secondo il quale le "proteste di piazza violente comportano grandi pericoli". Il premier sarebbe dovuto partire oggi per Parigi, per la Conferenza dei paesi donatori, in programma per giovedì, ma è rimasto in patria "per seguire gli sviluppi della situazione".

Scontri in tutto il Paese. Numerosi gli scontri in diverse parti del Paese. Nella zona est di Beirut, una manifestante è stata investita intenzionalmente da un automobilista, furioso per i blocchi stradali che hanno di fatto reso inaccessibili porto e aeroporto. I tumulti peggiori si sono però registrati a Byblos e Halba, un villaggio a maggioranza cristiana nel nord del Paese, dove sostenitori del governo si sono scontrati con seguaci del Partito Nazionalista Sociale Siriano, alleato di Hezbollah.

L'esercito spara in aria. L'esercito ha schierato blindati e centinaia di soldati nei centri strategici mentre le forze della sicurezza interna hanno rafforzato la loro presenza nelle strade. I soldati hanno anche sparato in aria per separare gruppi rivali di seguaci dell'opposizione e del governo scontratisi nella zona di Corniche al-Mazra, nel settore ovest della capitale, paralizzata dallo sciopero generale. Ad affrontarsi sarebbero stati sostenitori sciiti dell'opposizione e rivali sunniti progovernativi. In precedenza, i soldati avevano ugualmente sparato in aria per separare gruppi di cristiani rivali nella zona di Nahr al-Kalb, lungo la costa a nord di Beirut.

Hezbollah contro il governo. L'opposizione ha convocato lo sciopero per protestare contro il governo di Siniora, che ha varato una serie di misure economiche in vista della conferenza di Parigi. Tra queste, l'aumento dell'Iva e privatizzazioni nel settore statale. I manifestanti hanno eretto barricate, bruciato pneumatici e sparso sabbia e pietre su entrambe le carreggiate delle grandi arterie della capitale e in altre aree. Bloccata anche la strada che conduce all'aeroporto internazionale di Beirut, tanto che numerose compagnie aeree hanno sospeso i voli per la capitale libanese.

Le reazioni. Dietro le manifestazioni di oggi a Beirut c'è "una vera e propria volontà dell'opposizione di rovesciare il governo costituzionale, la maggioranza eletta". Il ministro degli Esteri Massimo D'Alema definisce "molto preoccupanti" le notizie provenienti dal Libano. "E' un atteggiamento negativo -ha affermato il titolare della Farnesina, al termine di un incontro con il suo omologo iracheno Hoshyar Zebari- il nostro auspicio è che si riapra il negoziato avviato dalla Lega araba". La speranza del ministro è che dalla Conferenza di Parigi sulla ricostruzione del Libano venga "un appello a una pacificazione del Paese, perchè la destabilizzazione del Libano avrebbe conseguenze drammatiche per il popolo libanese e tutta la regione".

"Quanto sta accadendo non ha nulla a che vedere con il diritto democratico di manifestazione, è un colpo di stato", ha detto il leader cristiano antisiriano Samir Geagea, aggiungendo che "bloccare le strade e impedire alla gente di condurre la sua vita normale è un comportamento terroristico" e criticando esercito e polizia per il loro mancato intervento. Critica analoga è stata mossa dal deputato druso antisiriano Akram Shehayeb: "L'esercito si assume la responsabilità di non impedire questi atti antidemocratici".

Perchè non sento levarsi proteste contro questi banditi legalizzati che, sotto comando di iran e siria finanziatori, cercano di spodestare un governo eletto e votato dal popolo dopo anni di guerra civile?

Non sento protestare nelle piazze...

Forse perchè Israele non c'entra?

Forse perchè USA non c'entra? Un po' come la vergogna permessa dall'ONU in Somalia, e così nella maggior parte del mondo..

Dove sono i pacifisti? Me lo sono chiesto in tutti questi mesi... Non è che appena andata su la sinistra hanno seppellito la bandiera arcobaleno?

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

County Council of Transmara, Mara Conservancy, Masai Mara, Kenya

Some scientists think zebra stripes act as protection. Zebras like to hang out together in groups. When zebras are feeding together, the stripes can confuse an attacking animal. The stripes make it hard for a lion or hyena to pick out one zebra in the crowd. The stripes also break up the zebra’s outline and make zebras hard to see at a distance.

Other scientists think zebras can tell each other apart by their stripes. The stripes might help zebras find family members and friends.

Each species of zebra has a different pattern of stripes. The Grévy’s zebra has narrow stripes set closely together. The mountain zebra has wider stripes. The plains zebra has the widest stripes of all. The plains zebra also has stripes that wrap around from its back to its belly. The other two kinds of zebras have white bellies. The plains zebra sometimes has faint gray stripes between the black stripes on its sides.

The much awaited event of the year, the Annual Teachers’ Conference of this year, was held on 6th June,2017 at the Golden Glory Hall of Karnavati Club. It was attended by trustees, directors, teachers and staff of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Mrs. Sarmishtha Sinha, teacher of Udgam Senior Secondary section, unfolded the events of the day in an eloquent manner. The day began with a prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G. K. Choksi, Dr. Shaunak Muzumdar and Shri Sandeep Parikh alongwith Shri Rajabhai Pathak and Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi and Directors Ms Radhika Iyer, Ms Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh and Principal Mrs. Sujata Tandon. Homage was paid by Ms. Radhika Iyer to the dynamic and revered trustee of the school, Late Shri V. C. Shah, who left for his heavenly abode this year leaving a deep void. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left a deep impact on the audience. The Motivational Speaker of the conference was Sister Shivani who has been a member of Brahma Kumari’s World Spiritual University for more than two decades. It was a proud privilege for the school to have her as a speaker. She enthralled the audience with her deep and meaningful words. She spoke at length about the need for unity, harmony and the values of teamwork. She also addressed issues such as tackling stress in teachers and students, how to instill self discipline and motivated the teachers with her enlightening thoughts. The rapt audience listened in awe as pearls of wisdom poured forth and brought to the fore ideas and realisations that had been hidden away somewhere in the recesses of the being. Next on the agenda were the presentations by the different sections of teachers and non-teaching group of Udgam School about successes and failures of the year 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18. The groups presented their ideas well with beautiful success stories, a few failures and their plans for the future. When Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi went onstage to speak, the audience was agog to listen to his dynamic and out-of-the-box ideas. Shri Choksi mainly spoke about how the future is no longer what we believed it to be, a thought well ahead of its time. Then he went on to explain the concept by giving examples from the educational sector. He also stressed on the need to improve English in order to emerge as a world class English medium school. The Zebar success story, wherein the implementation of the best practices of Udgam School in Zebar School through Udgam Consultancy skyrocketed the number of admissions from a mere 200 to a whopping 1600 in less than 8 months, was also mentioned as it is a huge example of how success of one school has influenced another’s. Awards are a form of motivation for those who get it as well as those who don’t make it. Udgam School has an accomplished and dedicated team of teachers and staff and it is quite tough to decide who are more deserving. As special cases of being first among equals, several members of the fraternity were given awards for their performance in the year 2016-17. Finally, Mrs. Manjari Jain, Vice Principal of Senior Secondary section, gave the Vote of Thanks. Of course there was a delightful lunch spread which was also the time for socializing and swapping ideas. The Annual Teachers’ Conference of 2017 was a grand success where motivation met team work to rejoice in the past and renew plans for the future.

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

Baniye or (بانیێ) in kurdish is a village in Zebar area near Great Zab in Duhok province of Kurdistan region of Iraq

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

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On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

The much awaited event of the year, the Annual Teachers’ Conference of this year, was held on 6th June,2017 at the Golden Glory Hall of Karnavati Club. It was attended by trustees, directors, teachers and staff of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Mrs. Sarmishtha Sinha, teacher of Udgam Senior Secondary section, unfolded the events of the day in an eloquent manner. The day began with a prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G. K. Choksi, Dr. Shaunak Muzumdar and Shri Sandeep Parikh alongwith Shri Rajabhai Pathak and Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi and Directors Ms Radhika Iyer, Ms Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh and Principal Mrs. Sujata Tandon. Homage was paid by Ms. Radhika Iyer to the dynamic and revered trustee of the school, Late Shri V. C. Shah, who left for his heavenly abode this year leaving a deep void. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left a deep impact on the audience. The Motivational Speaker of the conference was Sister Shivani who has been a member of Brahma Kumari’s World Spiritual University for more than two decades. It was a proud privilege for the school to have her as a speaker. She enthralled the audience with her deep and meaningful words. She spoke at length about the need for unity, harmony and the values of teamwork. She also addressed issues such as tackling stress in teachers and students, how to instill self discipline and motivated the teachers with her enlightening thoughts. The rapt audience listened in awe as pearls of wisdom poured forth and brought to the fore ideas and realisations that had been hidden away somewhere in the recesses of the being. Next on the agenda were the presentations by the different sections of teachers and non-teaching group of Udgam School about successes and failures of the year 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18. The groups presented their ideas well with beautiful success stories, a few failures and their plans for the future. When Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi went onstage to speak, the audience was agog to listen to his dynamic and out-of-the-box ideas. Shri Choksi mainly spoke about how the future is no longer what we believed it to be, a thought well ahead of its time. Then he went on to explain the concept by giving examples from the educational sector. He also stressed on the need to improve English in order to emerge as a world class English medium school. The Zebar success story, wherein the implementation of the best practices of Udgam School in Zebar School through Udgam Consultancy skyrocketed the number of admissions from a mere 200 to a whopping 1600 in less than 8 months, was also mentioned as it is a huge example of how success of one school has influenced another’s. Awards are a form of motivation for those who get it as well as those who don’t make it. Udgam School has an accomplished and dedicated team of teachers and staff and it is quite tough to decide who are more deserving. As special cases of being first among equals, several members of the fraternity were given awards for their performance in the year 2016-17. Finally, Mrs. Manjari Jain, Vice Principal of Senior Secondary section, gave the Vote of Thanks. Of course there was a delightful lunch spread which was also the time for socializing and swapping ideas. The Annual Teachers’ Conference of 2017 was a grand success where motivation met team work to rejoice in the past and renew plans for the future.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

The much awaited event of the year, the Annual Teachers’ Conference of this year, was held on 6th June,2017 at the Golden Glory Hall of Karnavati Club. It was attended by trustees, directors, teachers and staff of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Mrs. Sarmishtha Sinha, teacher of Udgam Senior Secondary section, unfolded the events of the day in an eloquent manner. The day began with a prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G. K. Choksi, Dr. Shaunak Muzumdar and Shri Sandeep Parikh alongwith Shri Rajabhai Pathak and Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi and Directors Ms Radhika Iyer, Ms Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh and Principal Mrs. Sujata Tandon. Homage was paid by Ms. Radhika Iyer to the dynamic and revered trustee of the school, Late Shri V. C. Shah, who left for his heavenly abode this year leaving a deep void. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left a deep impact on the audience. The Motivational Speaker of the conference was Sister Shivani who has been a member of Brahma Kumari’s World Spiritual University for more than two decades. It was a proud privilege for the school to have her as a speaker. She enthralled the audience with her deep and meaningful words. She spoke at length about the need for unity, harmony and the values of teamwork. She also addressed issues such as tackling stress in teachers and students, how to instill self discipline and motivated the teachers with her enlightening thoughts. The rapt audience listened in awe as pearls of wisdom poured forth and brought to the fore ideas and realisations that had been hidden away somewhere in the recesses of the being. Next on the agenda were the presentations by the different sections of teachers and non-teaching group of Udgam School about successes and failures of the year 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18. The groups presented their ideas well with beautiful success stories, a few failures and their plans for the future. When Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi went onstage to speak, the audience was agog to listen to his dynamic and out-of-the-box ideas. Shri Choksi mainly spoke about how the future is no longer what we believed it to be, a thought well ahead of its time. Then he went on to explain the concept by giving examples from the educational sector. He also stressed on the need to improve English in order to emerge as a world class English medium school. The Zebar success story, wherein the implementation of the best practices of Udgam School in Zebar School through Udgam Consultancy skyrocketed the number of admissions from a mere 200 to a whopping 1600 in less than 8 months, was also mentioned as it is a huge example of how success of one school has influenced another’s. Awards are a form of motivation for those who get it as well as those who don’t make it. Udgam School has an accomplished and dedicated team of teachers and staff and it is quite tough to decide who are more deserving. As special cases of being first among equals, several members of the fraternity were given awards for their performance in the year 2016-17. Finally, Mrs. Manjari Jain, Vice Principal of Senior Secondary section, gave the Vote of Thanks. Of course there was a delightful lunch spread which was also the time for socializing and swapping ideas. The Annual Teachers’ Conference of 2017 was a grand success where motivation met team work to rejoice in the past and renew plans for the future.

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

Teacher’s Day was celebrated in a very novel manner this time. Udgam School and Zebar School joined hands to make the day perfect for the ‘gurus’, the givers of knowledge.

The day was the perfect blend of learning and fun. Teachers were welcomed to a learning session which had two parts. The stage was set with the Directors, Mr. Manan Choksi, Ms. Radhika Iyer and Ms. Pratima Patell occupying the dais.

The first part was a presentation on ‘Comparison between a Good Teacher and an Ordinary Teacher’ made by the Vice Principals of respective sections of the schools, pre-primary, primary, middle and secondary. The session led to a good amount of soul searching and ‘eureka’ moments among the teachers.

The next part was a topic that is often ignored, ‘Positive Discipline – an alternative to punishment’ presented by the Executive Director, Mr. Manan Choksi. He spoke at length about the need to rethink the past and present model and replace it with positive disciplining which focusses on self discipline rather than imposed.

Next came the fun part which was a Djambey session in which all the teachers joined in with great enthusiasm, beating the drums to their heart’s content while following the lively rhythms. It was a great opportunity of bonding and living it up on a day made specially for them.

No good occasion is complete without food. So if learning and fun come, can food be behind? A sumptuous spread was awaiting the happy and tired teachers who talked and laughed while enjoying the delicious food.

The joint venture on the part of the school management and the HR team worked wonderfully to make the day a memorable one for the teachers.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

The much awaited event of the year, the Annual Teachers’ Conference of this year, was held on 6th June,2017 at the Golden Glory Hall of Karnavati Club. It was attended by trustees, directors, teachers and staff of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Mrs. Sarmishtha Sinha, teacher of Udgam Senior Secondary section, unfolded the events of the day in an eloquent manner. The day began with a prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G. K. Choksi, Dr. Shaunak Muzumdar and Shri Sandeep Parikh alongwith Shri Rajabhai Pathak and Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi and Directors Ms Radhika Iyer, Ms Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh and Principal Mrs. Sujata Tandon. Homage was paid by Ms. Radhika Iyer to the dynamic and revered trustee of the school, Late Shri V. C. Shah, who left for his heavenly abode this year leaving a deep void. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left a deep impact on the audience. The Motivational Speaker of the conference was Sister Shivani who has been a member of Brahma Kumari’s World Spiritual University for more than two decades. It was a proud privilege for the school to have her as a speaker. She enthralled the audience with her deep and meaningful words. She spoke at length about the need for unity, harmony and the values of teamwork. She also addressed issues such as tackling stress in teachers and students, how to instill self discipline and motivated the teachers with her enlightening thoughts. The rapt audience listened in awe as pearls of wisdom poured forth and brought to the fore ideas and realisations that had been hidden away somewhere in the recesses of the being. Next on the agenda were the presentations by the different sections of teachers and non-teaching group of Udgam School about successes and failures of the year 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18. The groups presented their ideas well with beautiful success stories, a few failures and their plans for the future. When Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi went onstage to speak, the audience was agog to listen to his dynamic and out-of-the-box ideas. Shri Choksi mainly spoke about how the future is no longer what we believed it to be, a thought well ahead of its time. Then he went on to explain the concept by giving examples from the educational sector. He also stressed on the need to improve English in order to emerge as a world class English medium school. The Zebar success story, wherein the implementation of the best practices of Udgam School in Zebar School through Udgam Consultancy skyrocketed the number of admissions from a mere 200 to a whopping 1600 in less than 8 months, was also mentioned as it is a huge example of how success of one school has influenced another’s. Awards are a form of motivation for those who get it as well as those who don’t make it. Udgam School has an accomplished and dedicated team of teachers and staff and it is quite tough to decide who are more deserving. As special cases of being first among equals, several members of the fraternity were given awards for their performance in the year 2016-17. Finally, Mrs. Manjari Jain, Vice Principal of Senior Secondary section, gave the Vote of Thanks. Of course there was a delightful lunch spread which was also the time for socializing and swapping ideas. The Annual Teachers’ Conference of 2017 was a grand success where motivation met team work to rejoice in the past and renew plans for the future.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

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On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

The much awaited event of the year, the Annual Teachers’ Conference of this year, was held on 6th June,2017 at the Golden Glory Hall of Karnavati Club. It was attended by trustees, directors, teachers and staff of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Mrs. Sarmishtha Sinha, teacher of Udgam Senior Secondary section, unfolded the events of the day in an eloquent manner. The day began with a prayer song followed by lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G. K. Choksi, Dr. Shaunak Muzumdar and Shri Sandeep Parikh alongwith Shri Rajabhai Pathak and Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi and Directors Ms Radhika Iyer, Ms Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh and Principal Mrs. Sujata Tandon. Homage was paid by Ms. Radhika Iyer to the dynamic and revered trustee of the school, Late Shri V. C. Shah, who left for his heavenly abode this year leaving a deep void. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left a deep impact on the audience. The Motivational Speaker of the conference was Sister Shivani who has been a member of Brahma Kumari’s World Spiritual University for more than two decades. It was a proud privilege for the school to have her as a speaker. She enthralled the audience with her deep and meaningful words. She spoke at length about the need for unity, harmony and the values of teamwork. She also addressed issues such as tackling stress in teachers and students, how to instill self discipline and motivated the teachers with her enlightening thoughts. The rapt audience listened in awe as pearls of wisdom poured forth and brought to the fore ideas and realisations that had been hidden away somewhere in the recesses of the being. Next on the agenda were the presentations by the different sections of teachers and non-teaching group of Udgam School about successes and failures of the year 2016-17 and plans for 2017-18. The groups presented their ideas well with beautiful success stories, a few failures and their plans for the future. When Executive Director Shri Manan Choksi went onstage to speak, the audience was agog to listen to his dynamic and out-of-the-box ideas. Shri Choksi mainly spoke about how the future is no longer what we believed it to be, a thought well ahead of its time. Then he went on to explain the concept by giving examples from the educational sector. He also stressed on the need to improve English in order to emerge as a world class English medium school. The Zebar success story, wherein the implementation of the best practices of Udgam School in Zebar School through Udgam Consultancy skyrocketed the number of admissions from a mere 200 to a whopping 1600 in less than 8 months, was also mentioned as it is a huge example of how success of one school has influenced another’s. Awards are a form of motivation for those who get it as well as those who don’t make it. Udgam School has an accomplished and dedicated team of teachers and staff and it is quite tough to decide who are more deserving. As special cases of being first among equals, several members of the fraternity were given awards for their performance in the year 2016-17. Finally, Mrs. Manjari Jain, Vice Principal of Senior Secondary section, gave the Vote of Thanks. Of course there was a delightful lunch spread which was also the time for socializing and swapping ideas. The Annual Teachers’ Conference of 2017 was a grand success where motivation met team work to rejoice in the past and renew plans for the future.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.

On 8th of June 2018, 600 teachers and staff of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children came together under one roof to celebrate the successes and embrace the challenges that lay ahead. The Annual Teachers’ Conference was held at YMCA , Ahmedabad. It was a colourful gathering of trustees, directors, teacher and other staff members of Udgam School and Zebar School. The compere for the day, Ms. Aarti Kellogg, Supervisor of Udgam Primary Section engaged brilliantly with the audience and facilitated the event with ease. The day began with a prayer followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp by the trustees of the school Shri G.K. Choksi, Shri J.D. Patel, Shri Shaunak Majmudar and Shri Vartik Choksi along with Academic Advisors Ms. Radhika Iyer, Ms. Pratima Patell and Mrs Villoo Parikh. A motivating speech by veteran educationist, Shri Rajabhai Pathak, left an indelible mark on the audience. The guest speaker of the day was Swami Sukhabodhananda. He is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. It was a great honour for the schools to have him as a speaker. His speech was based on Alacrity to life. He addressed our teachers and explained to them as to how they can expand their vision which in turn would help their students achieve success in life. The conference was a platform for knowledge sharing and an opportunity to discuss the successes and failures of 2017-18 and the future plans of 2018-19. Using power point presentations, the Vice-Principals of Udgam School for Children and Zebar School for Children spoke at length about challenges they faced last year and the changes they would bring in their respective sections in the future. The Executive Director, Sri Manan Choksi then presented his ideas on dealing with day to day challenges in schools with parents and students. He spoke at length on how parents, school and teachers have a common goal and how they can join hands and mould intelligent, hardworking and healthy responsible citizens for the country. Both schools have an accomplished and dedicated the teaching and non-teaching staff and it is quite difficult to decide who is more deserving. Finally came the much-awaited Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year. Concluding the conference, Ms.Reena Kahlon, Vice-Principal of Middle and Secondary Section, Zebar School for Children, gave the Vote of Thanks.