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About Us
1937-2008
The Childrens Garden School
was established with seven children in in 1937 by Dr. V.N.Sharma
and Mrs. Ellen Sharma. With innovative educational methods combined with
social welfare schemes for underprivileged children, we now have a
family of around 3000, in our city schools and sister rural ventures.
Read more about the history of our schools (pdf
11 MB).
Since 1937 we provide:
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Free and subsidized education, food,
clothing and accommodation to underprivileged children
and free noon-meal schemes. |
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Inclusive education programs for
physically and mentally challenged city and village
children, with in-house facilities for speech therapy, and
other specialized needs for our ''special children' . |
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Creche and Day care centres in the
city and village schools for working parents/guardians, with
free and subsidised facilities for poor children. |
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Teacher's training programs for
pre-primary and primary education and for our
inclusive/integrated education plans. |
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In-house medical facilities for
all children, facilities for visiting medical practioners
for general health and tie-ups with local hospitals/doctors
for urgent care. |
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Dairy, agricultural farm for
production of rice, vegetables, cereals, fruit and milk for
the children. |
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Sustainable development schemes in
our village schools and associated farm lands.
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Vocational training programs to
teach children life skills. |
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Financial support for higher education
and aid for the marriage of poor girls. |
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Women's welfare programs for
destitute women, widows and village women. |
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Support for homeless retired teachers
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We are now a family of:
- The Children's Garden Higher Secondary School, Mylapore,
- The Children's Garden Kindergarten School, Mylapore,
- The Ellen Sharma Memorial Nursery and Primary School,
Mylapore,
- The Ellen Sharma Memorial
Nursery and Primary School, Karaipakkam,
- The Ellen Sharma Memorial,
Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Sholinganallore
We also run creches for babies from the age of 3 months onwards
in Mylapore and at Sholinganallore. We have Kindergarten Teachers'
training programs and training programs for special helpers in our
inclusive education programs.
Download a history of
our school (pdf)
For print copies please contact us at
children@childrensgardenindia.org
Alternate email:
pappu.shanti@gmail.com
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