Mahatma Gandhi International School

Union Minister HRD lauds MGIS in inaugural speech

Hon. Shri. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister HRD spoke about our school in his inaugural speech at the Indo-US Summit on Higher Education in Mumbai this 31 July 2010. He said that- Here is Pascal Chazot and his wife, with us. They dared to think differently in education, which is the need of the hour. Pascal Chazot was [...]

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Anju Musafir, speaker at University of Montreal

This July, Anju Musafir (founder of MGIS) presented an overview of the Indian educational systems through the ages in a research based Seminar that is organized annually by CERIUM, University of Montreal (Canada). Being an active and engaged educational practitioner and academician since twenty years, Anju presented incisive insights and knowledge about the Great Indian Classroom [...]

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The First Day of school:

As summer ends, and another term begins; students and faculty alike return for their first day of a new academic year. Of course, here at MGIS we have our own way of doing things! Instead of an abrupt return from the holiday mood to the academic rigor of schoolwork, the first day here is all about [...]

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Assessing Report Cards (An article by Anjou Musafir)

It is the end of the year and the time for receiving and giving report cards. It is the dreaded moment for some children and parents when the fates of their children will get decided. Promotions are such a big deal for adults in the professional world. But they are an even bigger deal for [...]

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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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Do as you feel (An article by Anjou Musafir)

Do children ape their parents in their habits? Will children take to drinking if their parents drink or smoke if there is a smoker in the house? One parent was worried about the impact of social drinking of her husband’s family on her young son. The husband had friends dropping in some evenings and the [...]

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Say no to homework! (An article by Anjou Musafir)

Q: My child does not do homework after returning from school. I have to keep reminding her and I end  up being ‘pushy’. What can I do? A: Homework is one demon that haunts school-going children. It is one artificial invention destined to keep children busy after school hours and out of parents’ hair. Mostly teachers are [...]

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Size Matters (An article by Anjou Musafir)

We live in a complex world. We live with complexes. Everyone has a complex, someone has a superiority complex, another inferiority complex. Before delving into the psychological complexes that are abstract, I would like to discuss the ones that are related to our bodies. So each of us grew up thinking ‘I have a big nose’, [...]

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