How we started

The onset of the new millennium saw the opening of an exclusive preparatory girls’ school which was purely residential and only one of its kind in the country. It catered to the age group 5 years to 10 years and helped the girls’ prepare holistically for admissions into heritage boarding schools. The Doon Girls’ School occupies the original site and buildings of Welham Girls' Junior School. Welham Girls' consolidated its campus and this site was tastefully redesigned and purpose - designed to suit the needs and requirements of the little ones in April 2000.

About the institution

The Doon Girls’ School started as an exclusive girls’ residential school from grade I till V as a preparatory school which helped the girls to successfully get admission into various other heritage boarding schools. In the year 2011 it went up to grade VI then in 2013 on parents’ insistence, it went up to grade VIII.

Finally in 2020, the school management decided to take up the the school till grade IX and finally move it up to grade XII.

The Doon Girls’ School is an Inclusive school and has children actively working together to enable learning. Understanding the need of child psychology, we have a team of psychologist and special educators who regularly interact and work with the children as well as train the staff to enable them.

The campus of the school is spread over 8 acres and is in Dalanwala, Dehradun. Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand and home to some of India’s finest boarding schools. It provides an environment in which our students not only achieve excellence in academics, sports and co-curricular activities but also grow as individuals who are sensitive to the environment, have a strong value system and believe in being life-long learners. We believe in strong Indian traditions as is reflected in our activities and in our emphasis on moral and human values, courteousness, and respect for others. This gives them the wings to fly and roots to stay grounded.

Our girls are made aware of the words ‘conservation and sustainability’ at a very young age and are encouraged to explore it further so as to ensure that they grow up to be sensitive and conscientious individuals. They regularly participate in cleanliness drives, bird and nature walks; actively involve themselves in projects to do with wildlife, natural resource conservation and people with different needs.

Apart from studies girls are aiming for the sky in creative activities like art, craft, cane, pottery, designing, dramatics, music (Western and Indian), various dance forms like kathak, folk and ballet. Besides creative arts they are also encouraged to take up sports and pursue it with passion and rigor. The major sports at school are basketball, badminton, table tennis, athletics, shooting, cycling, martial art, aerobics, yoga, swimming, chess and skating.