Mahatma Gandhi International School, Ahmedabad

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] Another school in the city, Ahmedabad International School, became an IB World School in November 2003.^[2] MGIS is also registered with the University of Cambridge International Examinations.^[3] The school enrolls approximately 200 students from the local community as well as expatriate children.^[4]

History

The school was given its current name when Pascal Chazot and Anjou Musafir took it over from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in 1999.^[5] The building in which the school is located was donated by the family of Dr. Bihari Kanhaiyalal^[6] The school is authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme since November 2002 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since March 2005.^[7]

Academics and extra-curricular activities

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.^[8] The school offers French as a second language to its students in the Diploma programme.^[9] 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 has a boys and a girls football team that have competed in tournaments in Ahmedabad.^[13][14] Students have been selected to represent Gujarat at the state level.^[15] MGIS students have participated in Karate tournaments, winning medals at the National Karate Championship held in Mumbai in 2008.^[16]

References

1. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi International School". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. http://www.ibo.org/school/001859/. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Ahmedabad International School". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. http://www.ibo.org/school/001940/. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Gujarat Government formalizes relationship with International Education Boards". http://www.cie.org.uk/news/announcements/detail?announcement_id=26860. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Lessons for all classes". IB World Magazine. International Baccalaureate Organization. September 2006. http://www.ibo.org/ibworld/sep06/lessons.cfm. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
5. ^ Mulchandani, Anil (26 March 2007). "Simply Gujarati". India Today. http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20070326/web.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
6. ^ Chazot, Pascal (18 October 2010). "“Of words and action”, an article by Pascal Chazot". Obituary. Mahatma Gandhi International School. http://www.mgis.in/2010/10/of-words-and-action-an-article-by-pascal-chazot/. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
7. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi International School". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. http://www.ibo.org/school/001859/. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
8. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi International School | Education Programmes". http://www.mgis.in/our-education-programmes/. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
9. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi International School". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. http://www.ibo.org/school/001859/. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
10. ^ "From Down Under, students are bowled over by India". The Indian Express. March 18, 2004. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=79196. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
11. ^ "In exchange, they get to visit Paris". The Indian Express. February 7, 2003. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=43167. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
12. ^ "Exchange Programme with Lycee St Germain en Laye". Mahatma Gandhi International School. http://www.mgis.in/2011/02/exchange-programme-with-lycee-st-germain-en-laye/. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
13. ^ "MGIS Enter Final". Ahmedabad Mirror. January 14, 2010. http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=News%20-%20Sports&sectid=23&contentid=20100114201001140102220138572af6. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
14. ^ "MGIS blank JGIS". Ahmedabad Mirror. December 20, 2009. http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&contentid=200912202009122003211361a5cfd7d&sectid=23&sectname=News%20-%20Sports. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
15. ^ "MGIS footballers play at state level". Mahatma Gandhi International School. http://www.mgis.in/2010/09/mgis-footballers-play-at-state-level/. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
16. ^ "National Champions". Mahatma Gandhi International School. http://www.mgis.in/2008/12/national-champions/.