German International School Chennai

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.

German International School Chennai

Curriculum

The school has kindergarten to Twelfth grade. The school has about 50 students and follows the Edexcel curriculum.[4]

Adopting vegan lifestyle

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

References
  1. "Contact Info." German International School Chennai. Retrieved on 11 February 2015. "4/391 Ram Garden Anna Salai Palavakkam Chennai 600 041"
  2. "History". German International School Chennai. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. Ramya, M. (24 February 2014). "Boarding facilities inaugurated at German International School in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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