Type Private Phone 0522 239 4740 Founded 1991 | Principal Mrs. Abha Anant Founder Jagdish Gandhi | |
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Established 1991 by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi & Dr. Bharti Gandhi Affiliation Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Website Official CMS Gomtinagar Site Address Global Understanding Building, Vishal Khand-2, Gomtinagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010 Motto जय जगत! (Glory be to the World) | ||
City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar (CMS GN) Branch, Lucknow (सिटी मॉन्टेसरी स्कूल, लखनऊ) is a private school that offers education up to the level of under-graduation, in Lucknow, India. CMS GN is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. The streams offered are Science and Commerce. The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007.
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Organization
CMS GN comprises four sections:
The Pre-Primary Section
CMS has adopted the Montessori method of preschool education. The Pre-Primary section admits boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 5 as follows:
The Primary Section
The Primary Section consists of Grades I-V.
The Junior Section
The Junior Section consists of Grades VI-VIII.
The Senior Section
The Senior Section consists of Grades IX-XII
Morning prayer assembly
Students participate in morning assembly, held in the school's auditorium and lasting about half an hour. It consists of the recital of devotional songs and prayers. A group of students conducts the assembly and presents virtue-talks and inspiring speeches and stories as well. There are discussions on how to bring about world peace.
Class presentations
Class presentations showcase individual talent. Every child of the class gets an opportunity to face an audience in a 2-2½ hour long ensemble of dances, songs, cultural presentations, skits and debates.
Enrichment classes
With the aim of adapting the curriculum to individual needs the school runs enrichment classes. These are held after school hours and consist of small groups where discussion, problem-solving, reinforcement of learning and close teacher student interaction takes place.
Student Council
To develop leadership qualities and a sense of responsibility in children the school has a head boy/head girl, captains, vice captains and prefects who are responsible for discipline, neatness and organization of functions.
Extracurricular activities
CMS GN students participate in National and International competitions including International Robotics Olympiads, International Quality Circle Conventions, International Astronomy Olympiads, Environmental workshops, International Science festivals like Quanta, Macfair, Cofas, Celesta, SAARC Youth Festival, World Peace Festival, Children’s International Summer Village (CISV) Camps, International School to School Exchange (ISSE) programmes, National Mathematics Olympiads, National Talent Search Examination and National Choral Singing Competitions.