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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Another batch does us proud!

The MGIS class of 2010 has graduated with excellent results. A slew of students have done exceedingly well, but a special mention must be made for Zara Desai, who graduates at the top of her class with an outstanding grade of 42 (the maximum being 42 plus the possibility of 3 bonus points)! Congratulations from everyone [...]

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MGIS Expo 2010

As another semester of school came to an end this month, the annual term-end exhibition was held on campus in true MGIS fashion! Apart from simply being an opportunity for parents and teachers to interact at length as report-cards are given out, the exhibition serves also as an interactive showcase of the work that each [...]

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MGIS Theatre: Individual Student Productions!

The ‘IPP’ (Independent Project Portfolio) is an important component of an IB theatre student’s assessment; in a sense, it is a culminating project that draws on the skills and experience that have been cultivated over a two year course. It requires that students divide themselves into groups, take up different production-related assignments – directing, acting, [...]

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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!

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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Catching Up With Our Alumni!

Our first batch gave their exams in may 2007, and there were many unanswered questions and apprehensions back then. Nonetheless, all our appeared for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and most passed with flying colors; in fact two of our students attained top scores among IB schools worldwide. It has been a long time since [...]

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