French Exchange Students at MGIS

25. February 2010

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French Exchange Students at MGIS

As a continuation of our exchange-programme with the prestigious  Lycee international school of Saint-Germaine en laye, a group of fifteen students and three teachers arrived in Ahmedabad on the 15th of February, for a two-week stay. All of the French students and teachers were put up with host families from MGIS, and over the past couple [...]

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Students get art lessons from professionals!

24. February 2010

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Students get art lessons from professionals!

On the 19th of this month, a group of artists from places as diverse as Austria, Gujurat and Poland came to MGIS in order to conduct two art workshops for children in grades 3, 5, 6 and 7. The Lone Tree: The first of the two workshops, this one was for students of grade 3 and [...]

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28. February 2010

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Security Concerns (An article by Pascal Chazot)

I missed my flight after checking in from Mumbai to Ahmedabad because the scanner at the security was not working. When the scanner got working, the security man disappeared to have tea. By the time he returned, the gates were closed and I was left stranded with my eight-year-old daughter. My fretting and fuming amused [...]

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23. February 2010

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The Land of a Thousand Deaths

On the 18th of this month, students from grade 10 (as well as volunteers from grade 9 and DP2) put up a self-scripted play that dealt with the events of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. The script was based on the book ‘The Shadow of Imana’ by Veronique Tadjo which the students had studied earlier in [...]

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16. February 2010

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MGIS Soccer exploits!

In recent times, and especially over this year, both the school’s boys and girls soccer teams have been doing exceptionally well. They have been participating in a slew of local tournaments; having put in some great performances and upset a number of formidable opponents, it must be said that they have both had a commendable [...]

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12. February 2010

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MGIS, French students rediscover Gandhi

It’s soon going to be an exchange of ideas based on Ahimsa and Gandhi as the exchange programme between Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) and Lycee International, France, has been finalised. In April, 14 students and two teachers from MGIS went to France for a creative and cultural exchange programme. “We had a great time introducing [...]

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