Garodia International Centre for Learning
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Garodia International Centre for Learning Mumbai also known as Garodia International School, is an educational institution based in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India. GICLM owns various educational subsidiary including P. G. Garodia School, P. G. Garodia Conservatiore - The Music School, One World International School - Singapore and Garodia School of Professional Studies. The School has been awarded International Centre status by the University of Cambridge International Examinations and is affiliated to the International Baccalaureate Organization.
| Garodia International Centre for Learning Mumbai P. G. Garodia School | |
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| Location | |
Plot No. 55, 90 Feet Road, Ghatkopar , , 400 077 India | |
| Coordinates | 19°02′N 72°32′E / 19.04°N 72.54°ECoordinates: 19°02′N 72°32′E / 19.04°N 72.54°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Co-education Affiliated school |
| Motto | "One with the World". |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Founder | Parmeshwari Devi Gordhandas Garodia |
| Status | Open |
| School board | ICSE,[1] IGCSE, IB. |
| School district | Mumbai Suburban District |
| Session | Day |
| Director | Mr. Nishant Garodia |
| Principal | Mr. Ian Davies |
| Number of students | 2200 |
| Classes offered | Nursery to Grade 12 |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.garodiainternational.org www.pggarodia.org www.giclm.edu.in |
HistoryEdit
In the year 1969, Parmeshwari Devi Gordhandas Garodia started a school in a garage in Ghatkopar, Mumbai comprising just 7 students and one teacher.[2] With 3200 students today, the same school stands tall in Garodia Nagar, in the name of P. G. Garodia School (ICSE).[3] Various pioneering initiatives spearheaded by the Garodia Education are as follows:-
P. G. Garodia SchoolEdit
P. G. Garodia English High School was established way back in 1969 by Late Smt. Parmeshwaridevi Gordhandas Garodia. The school started off with seven students in a makeshift room.
P. G. Garodia Conservatiore - The Music SchoolEdit
Students are trained in western music.
Garodia School of Professional StudiesEdit
Garodia School of Professional Studies (GSPS) was established in 1992 as a specialized academic institution for the Smt P.G. Garodia Charitable Trust, to impart professional education/ training in various fields. The institute has received government recognition in the year 2004 and now also conducts the Three Year Part Time Government Diploma in Interior Designing and Decoration, affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education.
AffiliationEdit
University of Cambridge International Examinations awarded GICLM International Centre status. The school is affiliated to the International Baccalaureate Organization. GICLM is also authorized to teach and examine a range of internationally accepted qualifications including IGCSE, AS & A Levels, IBDP.[4]
FacultyEdit
Specialist teachers are also employed to teach Music, Art, Speech & Drama, Physical Education, and Languages. T[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "ICSE Schools in Mumbai". ekikrat.in.
- ↑ Our Journey so far, garodiainternational.org, retrieved 5 August 2011
- ↑ About us - A Dream come true, pggarodia.org, retrieved 5 August 2011
- ↑ Accreditation, garodiainternational.org, retrieved 5 August 2011
- ↑ Academic team, garodiainternational.org, retrieved 5 August 2011