Jonathan Anthony Mason (born 10 January 1945 in Dehradun, India), is an Indian

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and educationist. He has served as the

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of several major public schools, including St. James' School, Kolkata, the Modern High School in Dubai, and

the Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mod ...

. He also served as House Master at La Martiniere College, Kolkata before moving to St. James' School, Kolkata as its Principal.Pandey, Jhimli Mukherjee (16 December 2004)
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Education

He was educated at La Martiniere, Calcutta, where he won the Good Conduct Medal, and

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...

, where he graduated

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in English.

Career

Mason has taught in and headed several schools during his career. These include his own old school, La Martiniere, St James' School, Kolkata, and the Varkey group of schools in the

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. In 1996, he took over from Shomie Das as headmaster of

The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a selective all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, who prevised a school mod ...

, remaining there until May 2003, to be succeeded by

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. Mason then returned to the Varkey Group and was managing a number of schools of the group in the UAE. He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Examinations of the

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, Mason has now retired from his full-time teaching career and currently lives in Dehradun, where he is working on a village project near

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Publications

John Mason has written several English textbooks for Indian schools:J A Mason. About the Authors. Oxford University Press
/ref> * ''Using Grammar Book 1'' (1997) * ''Using Grammar Book 2'' (1997) * ''Using Grammar Book 3'' (1997) * ''ISC English Practice Papers'' (2001) * ''New! Learning To Communicate: An innovative multi-skill course in English'' (with co-authors Paul Gunashekar and S K Ram )

References

External links

The Doon School
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