70th Republic Day was celebrated on the Football ground in JGIS premises on 26th January, 2019. The programme began with welcoming the guest viz. honourable Chairman, Shri John Gee Vargese, President ASIA, Mr. K.L.N. Sastry, Executive Director, Mr. M.P.Chandran, other trustees, members of managing committee followed by flag hoisting.
Expressions- a carnival of creations was a genuine and enriching journey of experimenting, learning and experiencing various subjects from multiple angles and approaches for students from the Kindergarten to grade XII, across all the Boards.
The second edition of JGMUN took place on 19th and 20th January, 2019. Early morning registrations were followed by the opening ceremony, attended by the Principal, Ms. Kavita Sharma, Manager Administration and HR, Ms. Rekha Anil and Manager Parent Relations and Academics, Ms. Rema Nair. The conference was inaugurated by the Secretary General, Mr. Dhruv Sachchade followed by the initiation of the committees.
JG International School organized their Annual Sports Day on 5th January, 2019 with great enthusiasm and excitement. Around 300 students from class III to XII participated in various races like 50mtrs flat race, 100mtrs, 200mtrs and relay for the final day events. The highlight of the day was the School Relay and teachers’ games. The Executive Director, Mr. M.P. Chandran, Principal, Ms. Kavita Sharma and the Parents were invited to witness the event and cheer the children.
Poetry and Rhymes help to develop self-expressions. When reciting poem students are given the freedom to express feelings to their audience.
The Opening Ceremony of the eleventh JG Cup Football Tournament 2018 was organised by JGIS on 27th December, 2018. This mega event spanning 5 days had 35 teams participating and competing under two categories : inter school boys and inter school open boys from all over Gujarat. The Chief Guest of the evening was none other than our Chairman, Shri John Geevargese. The occasion was graced by Executive Director, Mr. M. P. Chandran who is also the Chairperson, Organising Committee of JG Cup Football Tournament, our Principal, Ms.
JGIS celebrated its 15th Annual Day on 23rd December, 2018. Mr. Piruz Khambatta (a JGIS parent), was the Chief Guest. The occasion was graced by the presence of the Chairman of ASIA Charitable Trust, Shri John Geevergese, President Mr. K.L.N.Sastry, Vice Chairman Mr. John Jose and the Executive Director Mr. M.P. Chandran.
JG International School presented its Annual Navratri extravaganza – Garba ni Ramzat on 13th October, 2018. The auspicious event began with offering prayers to the Diety and performing Aarti by our Honourable chairman , Shri John Gee Vargese and Executive Director Mr. M.P.Chandran. The trustees and other managing committee members too graced the occasion. The event saw different performances by students and staff members, giving various glimpses of traditional as well as modern form of garba.
Inter House Hindi Recitation Competition for the year 2018-19 was held on 5th October, 2018. This was a platform provided to the students to present their linguistic skills. Students recited Hindi poems confidently. The competition was conducted for two categories, the junior category having participants from grade I & II and the senior category having participants from grade III & IV.
Children of Nursery visited the 5 Acres of Kindness farm located at the outskirts of the city at Gyaspur,
It was related to their ongoing theme ‘Farm Animals’. 5 Acres of Kindness inculcates among the children, the values of empathy, respect and moral responsibility of taking care of sick and disabled animals around us. This farm is a wonderful initiative, under which, rescued animals of a wide variety, from Gujarat and neighbouring states, are housed. The rescue farm, is run by Animal HELP Foundation.
In an educative and fun filled trip, students visited the Post Office and learnt about the services provided by the Post Office to the public.
The children learnt about the different services available at the Post Office such as registered post, money order and speed post. Children were excited to see how the letters were stamped, sorted and put in different boxes and shelves.
Students of Class 3( Sky, Water and Earth) went to NEPRA Resources, a recycling unit on 20th and 27th September, 2018 respectively. The visit was arranged to have an understanding of their unit in Social Studies- Environment and Natural Resources. They observed the separation of wet and dry waste manually and through specialized machines. The waste comprised of things made of plastic, metal and paper. The students came to know the importance of proper disposal of the waste and the use of recycled materials.
The students of class IV prepared few models of various architectural structures on 26th September, 2018 for constructing the JG Township as a part of their social studies unit – Mapping. By using the appropriate vocabulary, the students gave instructions to their classmates to reach a particular destination.
In this modern age of nuclearisation of families, grandparents provide much needed support, guidance and wisdom. There exists an intimate bond of attachment between grandparents and grandchildren.