The German International School Chennai is a primary and secondary school in Palavakkam, Chennai, India.[1] The school was established in 2010.[2][3] The school is the first vegan school in India.
Curriculum edit
The school has kindergarten to Twelfth grade. The school has about 50 students and follows the Edexcel curriculum.[4]
Adopting vegan lifestyle edit
The school declared itself completely vegan from the academic year 2017–2018, serving the students only vegan food since then.[5] Until the middle of 2016, the school was serving animal products such as pork, chicken, beef, fish and cheese.[4][5] However, when the school began to shelter injured and abandoned animals, it decided to go vegan as it felt eating meat "was ethically not right."[5] In October 2016, the school officially decided to go vegan and starting serving vegan diet for all the three meals, viz. breakfast, lunch, and evening snack.[4] In December 2016, the school arranged for a vegan buffet, inviting parents and announcing the decision.[5] The school started baking its own bread and making its own mock meat and vegan cheese from cashews.[5]
In January 2017, the school was awarded the "Compassionate School Award" from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Contact Info." German International School Chennai. Retrieved on 11 February 2015. "4/391 Ram Garden Anna Salai Palavakkam Chennai 600 041"
- ^ "History". German International School Chennai. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Ramya, M. (24 February 2014). "Boarding facilities inaugurated at German International School in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Mathew, Pheba (5 September 2017). "This Chennai school has gone vegan, but is it healthy for the kids?". The News Minute. Chennai: TheNewsMinute.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Menon, Priya (14 August 2017). "Kids dig into mock meat as German school goes vegan". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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