City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Branch

City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar (CMS GN) Branch, Lucknow 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.[1] The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007.[2]

City Montessori School, GN Branch
Location
Lucknow
,
UP

IN
Information
TypePrivate
Mottoजय जगत! (Glory be to the World)
Established1991 by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi & Dr. Bharti Gandhi
PrincipalMrs. Abha Anant Vice Principal - Mrs. Yasmeen Khan
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
WebsiteOfficial CMS Gomtinagar Site

Organization

CMS GN comprises four sections:[3]

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 to V.

The Junior Section

The Junior Section consists of Grades VI-VIII.

The Senior Section

The Senior Section consists of Grades IX-XII.

HOUSES :

1. Love house- green 2. Peace house- blue 3. Hope house- red 4. Unity house- yellow

Traditions

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. The longest class presentation was held by class 7-B and class 7-D under the class teachers Mrs. Reema Bhattacharya and Mrs. Azra Respectively in 2016. The Presentation lasted 5 hours and 30 minutes

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, literary incharge, sports captain, discipline incharge, captains, vice captains and prefects who are responsible for discipline, neatness and organization of functions.

The school also has an Editorial board which includes the literary incharges headed by a teacher incharge which is responsible for organizing literary related competitions.


School Editorial board: Mrs. Sadaf Fatima, Shreya Yadav, Samriddhi, Vandita Gupta.

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.

OLYMPUS A 3-day cultural and literary festival is organised in the school in which the students get a chance to show their talents through different events.

CMSMUN CMS model united nations started in the year 2016 and is a renowned and prestigious Model UN conferences in the country.

  • Auditorium
  • Tableau
  • Swimming pool
  • Gym

References
  1. "City Montessori School, Lucknow, India". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  2. Delhi Public School most respected school in India: Survey Deccan Herald 18 August 2007. Accessed 21 August 2007
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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