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Lucknow, August 30 : A grand inaugural ceremony was held at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium this evening to open the 4-day International Festival of World Unity and World Peace 'Confluence-2023' organized by City Montessori School, Indira Nagar Campus. Chief Guest of the function, Mr Sudhanshu Mani, Ex-General Manager of Indian Railways and the brain behind the Vande Bharat Express Train, ceremoniously inaugurated the Confluence-2023 by lighting the lamp of learning. Addressing the gathering on this occasion, Shri Sudhanshu Mani said that it is of utmost importance to inculcate good human values in children and sow in their tender minds, the seeds of Unity and Peace. He profusely praised the peace festival, saying that providing a global platform for the students to exchange creative ideas is a mindful act. It is worth mentioning here that the 4-day 'Confluence-2023' is being organized from 31 August to 2 September in which over 500 students from Sri Lanka, Nepal and various

Lucknow, 29 August : On the occasion of the National Sports Day today, City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus II organized a mini Sports Day, 'Athlopolics', today at the school premises. On this occasion, students of the junior section displayed extraordinary sporting skills and mesmerized the audience. Through physical fitness activities, they spread the message of 'India Fit & Young'. The Sports Day commenced with School Prayer and Thought for the Day, followed by a stimulating aerobics session. An engaging and tough fray was seen amongst the participants to accumulate more and more medals in various sports competitions. Students gave their best showcasing their strength, stamina, and talent, and displayed their agility and sporting talents in various types of races viz. pastry race, Hula-hoop race, crocodile race, throw and catch race, skipping race, one-leg race, three-legged races, shuttle, relay races, etc. The Kabaddi match of the boy's team of Class

Lucknow, 28 August : City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus I organized its 'Annual Parents Day' today with much pomp and show at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi inaugurate the function. Addressing the large gathering of parents on the occasion, Dr Gandhi called upon the parents and teachers to inculcate positive thinking and confidence in young minds and encourage them to bring changes in society. Speaking further, he stated that children who grow up in a disciplined and cultured atmosphere become the guiding light for society. CMS Founder-Director, Dr Bharti Gandhi and CMS President, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon also expressed their views on this occasion.             The Annual Parents Day celebrations became magnificent as the tiny tots clad in colourful dresses presented educational-cultural items merrily, winning their parents' hearts. This function of CMS Rajajipuram Campus I was not only the symbol of healthy en

Lucknow, August 27 : Twenty four brilliant students of City Montessori School, Rajendra Nagar Campus I have been awarded scholarship worth Rs 96 lakhs by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. These students have been offered this scholarship to pursue higher education in Sciences under which each student will receive Rs. 80,000 per year for five years. Thus, a total of Rs. Four lakhs scholarship has been given to each student, totalling Rs. 96 lakhs to all the 24 students. They have secured this prestigious scholarship by figuring in the top 1% in the merit list nationally on the basis of their ISC (Class 12) results in this year's board examination.  CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated all the students for their outstanding achievement and wished them success in all their future endeavours.             Those students of CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus I who have been awarded Government of India scholarships are Bhavisha Tekchandani, Vaishnavi Srivastava, 

  Lucknow, 26 August : City Montessori School, Anand Nagar Campus organized 'Grandparents and Parents Evening' today at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium with great joy and fanfare. CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi lit the lamp of learning to formally and ceremoniously inaugurate the function. Addressing the huge gathering of parents on this occasion, Dr Gandhi said that home and family should start giving an appropriate world to the children since their early childhood. These children will afterward become the pride of humanity, CMS is committed to impart humanistic education to its students for their holistic development and today's programme is a chain in this series, said Dr Gandhi. CMS Founder-Director, Dr Bharti Gandhi and CMS President, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon also expressed their views on this occasion.             Amidst scintillating educational-cultural items, Tarush Singh, the ICSE topper of CMS Anand Nagar Campus, was awarded a cash prize of

Lucknow, 26 August : While the entire nation is celebrating the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission to Moon, City Montessori School, Lucknow, has reasons to feel even more elated as two of the school's alumni are in the team the whole nation is indebted to for this proud moment. The duo who have brought laurels to the city are Abdullah Suhail, an alumnus of CMS Indiranagar and Mahanagar Campuses and Saurabh Kumar Mohan of CMS Rajendra Nagar and RDSO Campuses. While Abdullah Suhail, a data scientist working with High-resolution Data Processing Division was among the chosen few to select a landing spot for Chandrayaan-3, Space Scientist, Saurabh Kumar Mohan was the Operational Manager for the Mission.             S aurabh, who has done his entire schooling at CMS, joined the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) immediately after passing out of CMS RDSO campus in 2007 and did his B.Tech from ISRO's Vikram Sarabhabhi Space Centre, Trivandrum. His parents' eyes fill with tears

Lucknow, August 25: Yuvraj Singh of Class VIII, City Montessori School, Cambridge Section, Gomti Nagar Campus II, brought glory to the city of Lucknow by winning the first prize at an All India Poetry Recitation Contest. This contest was organized under the aegis of Wizkids Carnival Private Limited. The final round of the contest was held in Pune in which Yuvraj gave an excellent recital of his poem and then expanded on its theme, thus impressing the judges with his powerful expression, emotion and eloquence. This information was given by the chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that Yuvraj received a medal, trophy and certificate as well as a cash prize of Rs 6000/- and attractive gifts as the first prize. CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi, blessed this gifted student and blessed him for future success and happiness in life. He also expressed his gratitude towards the Principal Miss Manjit Batra and teachers of CMS Cambridge Section, Gomti Nagar Ex

Lucknow, August 25: Parth Ratra of Class XI, City Montessori School, Mahanagar Campus won two gold medals and championship trophy at the CISCE Regional Lawn Tennis Championship thus bringing honour to his city, Lucknow. Dominating the game both in singles and doubles of the tournament, Parth established his mastery in lawn tennis and won the championship trophy in both events. In this way, Parth has made his entry into the nationals of the Lawn Tennis Tournament. CMS Founder-Manager Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated this talented star of lawn tennis heartily and wished him all the best. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma stated that students of several prestigious schools had participated in this tournament wherein this rising star of CMS sports shone brilliantly and won the gold medal in 2 fixtures, the singles and the doubles which led him to win the championship trophy. The future looks extremely bright for Parth, as h

Lucknow, August 24: When Chandrayan-3 touched down on the surface of moon, Abdulla Suhail was jubilant and celebrating with his entire team, his father Suhail Ayyub Zinjani exclaimed. Abdulla, a scientist/engineer working with High resolution Data Processing Division was among the chosen few to select a landing spot for Chandrayaan-3. An alumnus of City Montessori School, Indiranagar and Mahanagar Campus, Abdulla has put the city on the world map with his outstanding contribution. Born to an engineer father and highly qualified mother, he is the second of their three siblings. His father Mr Suhail Ayyub Zinjinani says, ‘Abdulla wanted to become an engineer since his childhood. He achieved cent percent marks in Mathematics in his class XII board exams and went on to do B.Tech. in Computer Engineering. He further qualified PCS and then did his M.Tech/PhD from JNU. Thereafter he applied at ISRO where there were openings for engineers/scientists and got selected’. ‘All my three children ha

Lucknow, August 23 : Himang Gupta, a talented student of City Montessori School, Station Road Campus brought laurels to the institution by winning the Gold medal in the International Social Studies Olympiad organized by Silver Zone Foundation, New Delhi.  This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that the students from several countries participated in this prestigious event where Himang emerged victorious after displaying his knowledge in current affairs, general awareness about India and the world and logical thinking. He was awarded a medal and certificate for his outstanding achievement by the organizers. CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi wished a very bright future to this talented student.         Mr Sharma said that CMS always encourages its students to enhance their versatility by participating in various competitions, due to which CMS students are making the state and the country proud by winning more and more p

Lucknow August 22:   United Front has expressed its gratitude towards the Hon. Chief Minister Shri Yogi Aditya Nath Ji for setting a committee to issue directions regarding Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for establishing security in schools in various districts. This information was given by the President of Association of Private Schools, Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Atul Kumar on behalf of the United Front. Dr. Atul Kumar said this regarding an office order issued by Director General of School Education Shri Vijay Kiran Anand on 21 August 2023. The United Front has also extended its gratitude towards the committee formed by the efforts  of Shri Vijay Kiran Anand for fulfilling the demand by the Association of Private Schools of Uttar Pradesh.   Dr. Atul Kumar stated that in this committee formed with the Director of Education (Secondary) as the President, Shri Rajendra Prasad, Senior Specialist; Member Secretary, School Education, State Planning Office, Lucknow and Shri D.P. Singh, Legal A

  Lucknow, 21 August : Three universities of Australia and England have invited Ayush Kumar Verma, a student of City Montessori School, Kanpur Road Campus, for pursuing higher education. Ayush has been offered admission by the University of Western Australia, Australia and University of Plymouth and Anglia Ruskin University, England. He has credited this success to the excellent teachers and the conducive study environment of the school. CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated this brilliant student and wished him success in all future endeavours. This information has come from the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma added that CMS is also a SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exam test center, which enables students of U.P. and other neighbouring states to apply for higher studies in the best universities abroad on generous scholarships.                Mr Sharma further informed that City Montessori School has a long-standing reputation for producing

  Lucknow, 21 August :   A five-member students' delegation of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I returned from London, England, after participating in a month-long Children's International Summer Village Camp (CISV) held there from 22 July to 18 August 2023. Upon their arrival, the teachers and parents welcomed the students and team leader with great joy and happiness. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma said that the Children's International Summer Village (CISV), England had organized this International Children's Camp in which students' delegations of different countries comprising students aged around 11 to 12 years participated along with their team leaders. During the month-long camp, they were involved in various activities inspiring the young generation to strive for a more just and peaceful world. Mr Sharma informed that the delegation comprised four students namely Tavisha Singh,

Lucknow, 19 August : Four-day International Cultural Festival 'Celesta International-2023' organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I concluded today with the commitment to spread the spirit of unity and peace across the globe. A grand Prize Distribution cum Closing Ceremony was held today at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium amidst colourful educational-cultural items. Navrachana Vidyani Vidyalaya, Vadodara, Gujarat bagged the overall Championship Trophy of Celesta International-2023. On this occasion, CMS students presented several scintillating educational-cultural items in honour of the dignified guests present at the function. It is worth mentioning here that 'Celesta International-2023' was organized from 16 to 19 August in which more than 500 students from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and various states of India participated in this mega event.             At the closing ceremony, CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi encouraged the students sayin

  Lucknow, 18 August : The third day of the ongoing 4-day International Cultural Festival 'Celesta International-2023' being organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I overflowed with music as traditional folk dances, instrumental music and collage competitions took centre stage imparting the message of unity in diversity from across the borders. Participating students from USA, Bangladesh, Nepal and different parts of India put their best foot forward in a marvellous display of music and dance talents. While on one hand, the contesting teams compelled the audience to tap tap to the rousing beat of the music in traditional folk dance and orchestra contests, on the other hand the artistic presentation of environment conservation in collage competition drew the attention of one and all.             The competitions on the 3rd day at Celesta International-2023 began today with a 'Traditional Folk Dance' competition in which 43 teams of India and abroad present

Lucknow, 17 August : On the 2nd day of 4-day International Cultural Festival 'Celesta International-2023' organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium, the participating students from USA, Bangladesh, Nepal and various states of India displayed such outstanding musical ability that the entire hall reverberated with their combined energy and musical orchestra. While on the one hand, the participants of Celesta International painted the canvas in the Art & Painting competition, on the other hand, they displayed their patriotism, singing talents and creativity in Choir and Choreography competitions held today. It may be mentioned that Celesta International-2023 is being organized from 16 to 19 August in which over 500 students from India and abroad are participating and displaying their talents through different contests based on music, dance and fine arts.             The competitions at Celesta International-2023 began today with the Ch

Bhajan Samraat, Anup Jalota spells magic with melodious bhajans Lucknow, 16 August : Minister for Women's Welfare, Child Development and Nutrition, UP, Smt. Baby Rani Maurya ceremoniously inaugurated the 'Celesta International-2023' this evening at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. The 4-day International Cultural Fiesta 'Celesta International-2023' is organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I from 16 to 19 August at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium in which around 500 students from top schools of USA, Bangladesh, Nepal and various states of India are participating. At the scintillating opening ceremony of 'Celesta International-2023', Bhajan Samraat, Padmashri Anup Jalota captivated the hearts of Lucknowites with his musical stream of Bhajans that filled the atmosphere with divine radiance and symphony. His mastery over rhythm and melody were a delight to listen and enjoy.   Mr. Jay Sand, a renowned musician from America also mesmerized the audience with

PParticipating teams from India & abroad continue to arrive for 'Celesta International-2023' Lucknow, 15 August : 'Celesta International-2023', a 4-day International Cultural Festival organized by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I is ready for grand opening on 16th August. Minister for Women's Welfare, Child Development and Nutrition, U.P., Smt. Baby Rani Maurya will be inaugurating this International Festival on Wednesday, 16th August at 5.00 pm at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium as the Chief Guest. Around 500 students from prestigious schools of USA, Bangladesh, Nepal and various states of India will be participating in this International Cultural Fest. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. At the inaugural ceremony, CMS students will present colourful educational-cultural items in honour of participating teams from India and abroad, he added.             Mr Sharma further informed that teams from India a

Lucknow, August 14: A five member students' delegation of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I returned from the Netherlands after attending a 15-day long CISV Youth Meeting held there. On their return, parents and teachers of the school gave them a warm welcome at Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that this international meeting was organized under the aegis of Children's International Summer Village (CISV) organization of UK from 29 July to 12 August in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Mr Sharma informed that the CMS team which returned from the Netherlands comprises the student members Inakshi, Revant Verma, Aradhya Singh and Yasharthi Srivastava. Ms Junu Thakur Bisht, teacher of CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I, was the leader of this delegation. Mr Sharma added that the important issues related to peace education like diversity, conflict resolution, human rights and susta

  Lucknow, August 13: Anshi Dubey, a talented young girl student of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I studying in Class X, has been honoured with the Star Achievers Excellent Award at national level thus earning kudos for herself and the whole CMS Family. The name of Lucknow shines bright with her marvelous achievement. The award has been given to Anshi for producing the best drawing in a competition organized by CERD, an educational-cultural organization based in Pune, Maharashtra. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of City Montessori School, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma stated that students of several prestigious schools and colleges participated in this competition to reveal their hidden talents and among them, Anshi’s drawing on the theme “Jhansi ki Rani" was adjudged the best, bringing her the coveted shield, medal and certificate as first prize. CMS Founder and renowned educationist Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated Anshi for her outstandin

Lucknow, 12 August : As many as eight meritorious students of City Montessori School, Chowk Campus have been awarded scholarship of Rs 32 lakh by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, wherein each student will be getting Rs 4 lakh for higher studies in Science. The outstanding CMS students selected for this scholarship include Fariha Asif, Alveera Sibtain, Dishita Jaiswal, Shairen David, Vasudevansh Srivastava, Abu Saif, Sahil Srivastava and Vedant Gupta. CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi wished very bright future to all these meritorious students expressed his gratitude towards the Principal and the teachers of CMS Chowk Campus. This information has come from Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS. Mr Sharma informed that these students give credit for their tremendous success to their parents, teachers and the peaceful and divine atmosphere of CMS.             Mr Sharma informed that each student will be getting Rs 80,000/- per year for five year

Lucknow, 11 August : Five universities of the United Kingdom have offered admission to Riddhima Gupta, a student of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I, for pursuing higher education. The prestigious universities are the University of Birmingham, University of Chester, University of Leeds, University of Edinburgh and University of Warwick. Riddhima has credited this success to the excellent CMS teachers and the conducive study environment of the school. CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated this brilliant student and wished her success in all future endeavours. This information has come from the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma added that CMS is also a SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exam test center, which enables students of U.P. and other surrounding states to apply for higher studies in the best universities abroad on generous scholarships.                Mr Sharma further informed that City Montessori School has a long-standing re

  Lucknow, August 10: The five member students' delegation of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus II has returned from Spain after attending 15-day CISV Youth Meeting. On their return to the country, teachers and parents of the school gave them a warm welcome at Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that important issues related to peace education like diversity, conflict resolution, human rights and sustainable development etc. were discussed by the students delegates from various countries at this international conference. The international meeting was organized under the aegis of Children's International Summer Village (CISV) organization of UK from 25 July to 8 August in Santander, Spain. Mr Sharma informed that the CMS team returned from Spain comprises the student members Ojas Prajapati, Abdullah Khan, Avani Gupta and Aisha Zahra. Mr Arun Sharma, teacher at CMS A

Lucknow, 9 August : Astitv Srivastava, a talented Class IV student of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus II brought laurels to the institution by bagging the first prize in a zonal level Quiz Competition. The competition based on General Awareness, was organized under the aegis of Deep Infotech Charitable Trust. CMS Founder, Dr Jagdish Gandhi congratulated this brilliant student for his outstanding achievement and wished him a bright future. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that Astitv answered the questions very fast with clarity showcasing his knowledge, argumentative skills and confidence, which exhibits the logical thinking, communication ability and eloquence that CMS instills in all its students, from a very young age. The organizers praised this CMS student for his knowledge and rewarded him with medal and certificate.                Mr Sharma said that CMS encourages its students to participate in

Lucknow, 8 August :   'Reflections-2023' the four-day International Festival of History and Civics organized by City Montessori School, Mahanagar Campus concluded this evening with a grand prize distribution ceremony held at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. The winners of various competitions were awarded shields, medals and certificates amidst colourful educational-cultural items. The Overall Championship of Reflections-2023 went to Bhavan's Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir, Nagpur, Maharashtra whereas Nalanda International School, Vadodara, Gujarat  was runner-up.             The closing ceremony was replete with music and dance performances wherein CMS students presented beautiful cultural items making the team leaders and experts sway to their tunes. They were well applauded with loud clapping that resounded in the hall for a long time. The programme commenced with All Religion and World Peace Prayers displaying the unity and diversity of Indian culture. On this occasion, the

Lucknow, 7 August : Today, on the third day of the 4-day International Festival of History and Civics 'Reflections-2023' being organized by City Montessori School, Mahanagar Campus, the participating students from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and various states of India not only spread the messages of friendship and mutual understanding but also revealed various new facets of History, Civics, Legal Studies and Psychology. These participants displayed their talents through various interesting contests viz. Debate, Model Display, Legal Vision, etc. Through these contests, participants from India and abroad proved their worth by showing the path of world unity and world peace to the world society.             Competitions on the 3rd day of Reflections-2023 began with a wonderful Envision (Debate) contest held on the topic, 'There is no justification for the war on terror' . There were 20 teams for and against the motion, selected for the final round.  In this comp