City Montessori School, Chowk Branch
26°48′42″N 80°57′37″E / 26.8118°N 80.9604°E
| City Montessori School, Chowk Branch | |
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| Location | |
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| , India | |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | जय जगत! (Glory be to the World) |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Founders | Dr. Jagdish Gandhi & Dr. Bharti Gandhi |
| Principal | Mrs Aditi Sharma |
| Affiliation | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) |
| Website | Official Website |
City Montessori School, Chowk Branch is a private school in Lucknow, India that offers education up to the intermediate level. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board, New Delhi. The streams offered are Science and Commerce.[1]
Organization
[edit]CMS Chowk comprises four sections:
The Pre-Primary Section
[edit]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:
- Montessori: 2 to 3 years of age (Play Group)
- Nursery: 4 years of age
- Kindergarten: 5 to 6 years of age
The Primary Section
[edit]The Primary Section consist of Grades I-V.
The Junior Section
[edit]The Junior Section consists of Grades VI-VIII.
The Senior Section
[edit]The Senior Section consists of Grades IX-XII.
Traditions
[edit]Morning prayer assembly
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The school organizes a computer and science event QUANTA International and Astronomy olympiad.
References
[edit]- ^ "City Montessori School[CMS] Lucknow,India". cmseducation.org. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.