Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad
Coordinates: 23°01′45″N 72°34′0″E / 23.02917°N 72.56667°E
Mahatma Gandhi "International" School (MGIS) in Mithakali, Ahmedabad, India, is the first authorized IB World School in Gujarat, having obtained that status in November 2002.[1] MGIS is also registered with the University of Cambridge International Examinations,[2] the Mission Laïque Française [3] and Edexcel.[4] The school enrolls approximately 200 students from the local community as well as expatriate children.[5]
History[edit]
The school is a Public Partnership, named after Mahatma Gandhi. It was established in 1998 by Dr Pascal Chazot and Anju Musafir in collaboration with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.[6] The building in which the school is located was donated by Sheth Motilal Hirabhai, the family of Dr. Bihari Kanhaiyalal.[7] The school is authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme since November 2002 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since March 2005.[8]
Academics and extra-curricular activities[edit]
The school follows the Cambridge International Primary Programme for classes 1-5, the IB MYP Programme for classes 6-10 and the IB Diploma Programme for classes 11-12.[9] The school offers Hindi and French as a second language to its students in the Diploma programme.[8] The school has links with other international schools in the world such as L'Ecole Aujourd'hui and Lycée Saint Germain en Laye from Paris and Mercedes College from Adelaide.[10][11][12]
MGIS was the first school in Ahmedabad to have males and females in the football team which was able to defeat several other teams.[13][14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi International School". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ "Gujarat Government formalizes relationship with International Education Boards". Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "Mission Laïque Française". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Edexcel[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Lessons for all classes". IB World Magazine. International Baccalaureate Organization. September 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ Mulchandani, Anil (26 March 2007). "Simply Gujarati". India Today. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ Chazot, Pascal (18 October 2010). ""Of words and action", an article by Pascal Chazot". Obituary. Mahatma Gandhi International School. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mahatma Gandhi International School". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi International School | Education Programmes". Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "From Down Under, students are bowled over by India". The Indian Express. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ "In exchange, they get to visit Paris". The Indian Express. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ "Exchange Programme with Lycee St Germain en Laye". Mahatma Gandhi International School. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "MGIS Enter Final". Ahmedabad Mirror. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "MGIS blank JGIS". Ahmedabad Mirror. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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