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 [...]
Continue reading...24. February 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...12. February 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...14. December 2009
Over the past few months, a number of classes have been involved in film-making classes with Mr. Bernard Marescot, and these workshops have given birth to six different student films! These films are going to be screened in school today both at 6:30 and 7:15. The school invites all of you to come and see them An [...]
Continue reading...25. November 2009
It is with great pride that we announce that Mahatma Gandhi International School has been declared the recipient of the International School Award for 2009! Facilitated by the British Council (for the Department for children, schools and families UK) in India, the ISA is an accreditation scheme that recognizes and rewards “good practice in adding an [...]
Continue reading...15. November 2009
We at Mahatma Gandhi International School are proud to announce that we are now a registered member of the Cambridge International Primary Programme, and will be be employing the framework (integrated with our curriculum) for the lower classes of the school. Certificate of registration:
Continue reading...12. November 2009
Students of grade 10 and 11 made short documentaries on disappearing street professions under the guidance of Bernard Marescot, an acclaimed French film producer. The films were entirely made by the students right from scripting, directing to editing. The article below chronicles the documentaries made as well as the student film makers. Also, as we reported [...]
Continue reading...9. November 2009
This past month, the current school band, Insomniac Dream played their very first show at the Visual Art Hutessingh Center (CEPT) as part of a concert dedicated to the alternative-rock music scene of Ahmedabad. The concert was organized and sponsored almost entirely by the music fans in the city and the band-members too were involved [...]
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28. February 2010
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