Mahatma Gandhi International School

Educational Exchange Programme between MGIS and Mercedes College

This week, Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) welcomed thirteen 9th grade students and three teachers of Mercedes College (Australia) for an exciting, activity-packed fourteen day stay. The aussies are living with their Indian host families interacting with them to gain a first hand exposure to Indian culture, and an insider’s perspective on people, families, and [...]

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University Fair

We regularly invite many local and international universities to give information about the courses available in their colleges to expose our students to varied options for higher education and career opportunities. Colleges such as Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality, Mount Allison, University of Nottingham and University of Political Science (Paris) come to MGIS regularly [...]

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Alumni student achievement

Our alumni students have got admissions in colleges of their choice and are doing really well. Rajmohan Waghela, for instance, is  studying aeronautics in America and has been in the dean’s merit list for two consecutive semesters. He also won a certificate of excellence in writing. When Rajmohan came to share this with his teachers [...]

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Pascal and Anjou in Geneva

Pascal Chazot and Anjou Musafir attended the annual meeting of the Education Committee of the Governing Board of the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva.In this meeting, the new President of the IBO was nominated and a grand farewell was given to the previous President, Dr Monique Seefried. Monique visited MGIS  few years ago and greatly [...]

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Escrima exponent gives demonstration for students

In February 2009, our parent Donald Melville, a senior martial exponent, invited his teacher Sifu Salih Avci to train the Indian Police Force and Commandos in Escrima and Unarmed Combat techniques. Sifu means father and master in Japanese. Under the roof organisation of Wing Tsun Escrima International Organisation, Sifu Avci teaches in more than 100 [...]

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National Champions

Students participated in the National Karate Championship held at Kalidas Sports Complex, Mulund West, Mumbai on 21 September 2008. They won medals and gave an outstanding performance. Gold Medalists Fowzia Hawa, Grade 10 Makalp Patel, Grade 4

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Teachers have been busy…

Seema Joshi, Minoo Joshi, Ravinder Kaur and Deepa Shah have attended a Green Teacher Course at CEE and are implementing environmental education across the classes. A compost pit is being prepared in the backyard of the school, the outside wall is being painted with Environmental Awareness messages by Grade 8, Grade 10 are making short ads [...]

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Dancing for Charity

Students through the Primary and Middle Years are participating in a performance in collaboration with Spin Academy to raise funds for Charity. The money collected will be used for the benefit of mentally challenged children. Students have been practicing regularly for the show which is due on Saturday, 17 December 2008 at Aakash Party Plot. [...]

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