Gandhi Memorial International School

Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School (GMIS) is a private international school in Kemayoran, Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established in 1950 along with Gandhi School Ancol. The students of grades preschool to 12 relocated to a new campus in Kemayoran (Central Jakarta) in 2004.

Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School
Address
1st HBR Motik Street, Kemayoran

Jakarta
,
10410

Indonesia
Information
Other nameGMIS
TypePrivate international school
Established1950 (1950)
ChairmanSuresh G. Vaswani[1]
PrincipalAshok Pal Singh[2]
GradesNursery–12
GenderCo-educational
Age range3–18
Houses
  •   Kartini
  •   Tolstoy
  •   Lincoln
  •   Tagore
Colour(s)Light Blue  
Websitewww.gandhijkt.org

GMIS is a hub for over 2000 students from around the globe from more than 30 countries. A majority of the students come from Indonesia and India. GMIS was one of the first schools in Indonesia to gain the status of an IB world school. GMIS students from 1969 are also the singers of The Office theme song.

The school offers its students learning options from PYP, MYP, IGCSE, Science and Commerce, and the Full International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, (IB) course related program and (IB) Careers program. The IB CP program contains an additional accounting class on top of the other IB DP subject the school teaches. The GMIS follows the IB curriculum as well as the Indian Matriculation Board of secondary.

Formerly known as Gandhi Memorial International School, in 2015 to comply with the Indonesian government's regulations on prohibiting the use of the word "international" in school names, the school changed its name to Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School.

Affiliations and accreditations

The school is accredited by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (IGCSE, Examinations), and the Board of Secondary Education, Association of Indian Universities, Australian Music Examinations Board (Melbourne), University of Delhi and the University of Mumbai. GMIS is also an IB world school, certified in being a test location for the IB-Diploma, as well as the IB careers Program. Many representatives from universities go to school in certain dates to introduce students to their respective universities.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers various extracurricular activities. These include:

  • Assemblies throughout the year performed by each class from grade 1 to 12
  • Annual plays right from prep to grade 12
  • Cheerleading
  • 17 August flag raising ceremony
  • Annual sports day
  • Singing talent time
  • Instrumental talent time
  • Dance Talent time
  • Bee in my bonnet
  • Face painting
  • Other charities and activities held by students

Houses

The school has a house system of four houses. Students are allocated a house and compete house-wise in school activities such as sports day. The houses are: Lincoln House (Green), Tagore House (Blue), Tolstoy House (Red) and Kartini House (Yellow)

Facilities
The six-story school campus

The architectural building consists of six floors where the school has a library on the second floor, computer labs, music rooms, seminar rooms, gymnasium, toilets, a soccer field, an indoor assembly area, canteen, and classrooms, including science labs to do practical experiments. Recently more student classes have been converted into specialized rooms due to the declining student population which allows more classrooms to be freely used. The school has a seated auditorium, which features acoustic and heuristic equipment and lighting. The school also provides a mediocre Wi-fi access for students who have laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. The new building features classrooms, International General Certificate of Secondary Education examination rooms, and a room for Drama classes.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Chairman's Greetings". Gandhi Memorial International School. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. "The Principal's Message". Gandhi Memorial International School. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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