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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

MGIS Cambridge International Exam Wows the Inspector

By Cherry Moriones Doromal

Mahatma Gandhi International School, Manila—Ms. Eve Pennel of the Cambridge International Examinations Compliance Unit conducted an impromptu examination center inspection at MGIS this week to assess how the latter executes the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Examinations.

It must be noted that the MGIS Grade 10 students are currently taking the IGCSE Examination for the month of May 2013.

MGIS’ IGCSE Examinations Officer Ms. Joan Malabuyoc delightfully mentioned in a casual interview, how the inspector presented an utterly satisfactory assessment and how said officer was impressed by the conscientious conduct by MGIS of the IGCSE external examinations. Furthermore, MGIS has been recognised to be a seamless example of how a Cambridge International Examination should be organised.

“How about in the local school examinations? How are the Grade 10 students doing?” When asked, Ms. Joan gladly affirmed that our MGIS Tiger scholars are doing well and have, thus far, passed the entrance examinations of top prestigious local universities like the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila, and De La Salle University.

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Published : International School Educator Cherry Doromal

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

IPC Philippines-- Teaching Style: Integrating Values Through Art

by Cherry Moriones Doromal

MGIS Art Room-- What a morning! I always get the same prolific experience whenever I visit the art room. As anticipated, I never go out of this area empty-handed, with the visuals of students’ art pieces vividly retained on my mind; hence, stimulating my thoughts to write.

Here's a practical anecdote:

Today, on the lesson of "still life drawing", the 6th Graders were asked by the practicing artist-teacher Ms. Cecil De Leon-Laya to use oil pastels as medium in illustrating these models:

Still life drawing: The above vases are the subjects

The challenge was for the MGIS student artists to make use only of the primary colors: red yellow and blue

At the end of the session, these were the completed art works by each student:

Group Dynamics. The students were then asked by the teacher of their views about their own work and the work of their classmates. And as expected of kids, initially, they found some drawings odd and made fun of one another's work.

Therefore, they were given more time to reflect... Finally, the class had a more profound reflection about their work and observed that although they were given the same set of instructions using the same medium over the same subjects, their individual work had been uniquely executed, and each drawing is never exactly identical to any of the other drawings.

Then, just before the bell rang, the teacher said: " As you may have noticed, people tend to perceive the same thing (subject) differently. There's one work that seems to stand out from the rest because he combined the two drawings in one paper. And,still, there are some work that turned out to have dominant dark green or intense aqua blue or neon green, using the same set of primary colors... Class,just like you and everybody else, we are all unique in our own ways. Not because one is different, we will reject him or consider him an outcast. We have the thing called 'individual differences', and knowing how people are different from one another will make us more understanding of them."

Up next:


Unity in Diversity/ Collaborative Work--Sculpture,Pottery and Clay Art by MGIS PYP students


Celebrating the Mother Earth--Batik Art by MGIS MYP students

MGIS Art students celebrated Earth Day 2013 using recycled shirts and cloths in their Batic Art project

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IPC Philippines: MGIS launches the DEAR Reading Programme

Mahatma Gandhi International School known as MGIS Manil a is an accredited international school recognized by the Department of Education (Philippines) offering International Baccalaureate, International Primary Curriculum and International General Certificate of Secondary Education Cambridge. Its headmaster and highly qualified 21^st century educators are IB and IPC trained locally and internationally.

For more information, please visit their website: www.mgis.com.ph or call at (632) 7761165-67

Founding Headmaster: Mr. Lawrence M. Buck

Email: headmaster@mgis.com.ph

Other Posts by the Author:

5 Stars for MGIS Manila

Home ESL Series THE SCHOLAR

Back to Basics

Through the Strong Winds Part 1

Through the Strong Winds Part 2 (Learning from an Eagle in Pain)

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What and Where We Eat in the Philippines

10 Secrets to a Peaceful Family Home

Classroom Anecdotes by Cherry D.

About the Author:

Published : International School Educator Cherry Doromal

Monday, January 28, 2013

MGIS Manila Commemorates Mahatma Gandhi’s 65th Death Anniversary

By Cherry Moriones- Doromal


"My life is my message"-- Mahatma Gandhi

(Photo: Stage backdrop painted by MGIS Creative Marketing: Argel Penasbo, Bernie Pajelleno, Kerwin Baluyut)

MANILA PHILIPPINES-- To mark the 65th death anniversary of the Father of Indian Independence Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948), more popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Amit Dasgupta lead a wreath laying and memorial ceremony at the Mahatma Gandhi International School (MGIS) in Merville Pasay on January 30, 2013, Wednesday. In India, January 30th is observed as Martyrs' Day.

“It must be remembered that Mahatma Gandhi is noted in history to have toiled to fight discrimination and injustices in South Africa through non-violent means”, said MGIS Founding Headmaster Lawrence Buck in an interview. “ He was well-loved by the folks in India for his recognizable virtues, unsophisticated lifestyle (such as vegetarianism) and clothing. He diligently endeavored to take away British rule from India and fought to improve the lives of India's lowliest classes”, Mr. Buck added.

Gandhi's philosophy was not speculative but one of rationality and practicality. For this, he was emulated by notable civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., who recognized and practiced Gandhi's model of non-violent protest in their own fights.

On January 30, 1948, at the age of 78, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist who believed Gandhi was excessively compassionate to India's Muslims. Gandhi’s remains are now at Rajghat, Delhi.

In 2013 or 65 years since his death, Mahatma Gandhi perpetually inspires the world through his words, works and philosophy immortally etched in history.


This Gandhi painting is a collaborative work by MGIS Primary Years Programme (PYP) students under the tutelage of sculptor-artist Ms. Cecil de Leon- Laya (MGIS Art Teacher)