Members of our team published articles related to our pedagogy in prestigious publications such as Cahiers Pedagogiques, a leading French magazine on Education and University of Paris 13 press. (Continue reading …)

In 2006 Pascal Chazot had completed his Doctoral thesis in Education for which he received the highest mention (tres honorable) and a unanimous felicitation from the jury who gave Pascal a standing ovation.

In 2007 his thesis was selected by the University of Paris (13) for an award for outstanding research. In a ceremony held in Paris on December 12 he was awarded a medal as well a Doctorate of Honor by the President of the University. The award was conferred in the presence of other researchers.
Pascal’s thesis is entitled

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The MYP does not impose any content. Rather, the programme is meant to be followed in any country of the world with the possibility of following the local board syllabi or whatever the school decides.

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As the word “developed” implies, such countries can sometimes be rigid and infertile in terms of accepting new ideas in education. Granted, the conventional education system in India has its shares of challenges. It is bogged down by overpopulation, and also it is molded on the British colonial system that was more interested in producing good laborers than empowered individuals. Howerver, alongside this quantitative system, some very innovative and comprehensive qualitative projects have flourished, sometimes in the form of village schools, sometimes in the form of experimental schools. Often, these schools are able to explore new avenues because of the less constraining educational structures in place, or because of their ability to boycott a given education board on the basis that a school is better than no school.

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“I always wanted to create a school where children are happy”
- Pascal Chazot, Head of School, MGIS -

Mahatma Gandhi International School is a unique pedagogical project where experiential learning is linked with formal training through project work. Education for us here goes beyond the realms of academics, it encompasses the holistic development of our children.

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A contextual mathematical study was conducted by Nunes in Recife, Brazil.  The study focused on the children of street vendors who also assisted their parents in the day-to-day running of the business. The children were ages 8 and up. Children of certain socio-economic backgrounds may feel compelled to start their own business selling miscellaneous food items. Doing so requires mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and occasionally division. Children who run their own business also work with the concept profit and loss.

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Our Center for Action-Research in Education (CARE) works to increase human knowledge and understanding of holistic child development. The research is conducted at Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) and disseminated through our pedagogical training institute ADEPT.

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