| German International School Chennai | |
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| Established | 2010 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | c.50 |
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.
The school has kindergarten to Twelfth grade. The school has about 50 students and follows the Edexcel curriculum. [4]
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]
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