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CMS students display enormous talent and hidden potential on their Open Day

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  Lucknow, April 29 : City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus celebrated its Open Day at the School Campus with great fervor and joy. The parents were overjoyed to witness the outpour of talent in their wards through cooperative games, self-made exquisite pieces of handicraft, computer, physical music and dance. They expressed their feelings and emotions with great artistic ability through drawings and paintings leaving the spectators awe-struck with their creative abilities and the excellent teaching standards of the school.    The important thing about the celebrations was the wholehearted appreciation of the parents and guardians of children’s efforts at the Open Day and the system of Broader and Bolder Educational Pattern exhibited at the function which is followed at CMS. The wonderful mingling of old and traditional ideas with the latest teaching technology and pedagogies was an opener for the eager parents.          ...

Grand celebration of 2-day Theatrical Fest ‘Euphenia' at CMS

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Lucknow, April 29 : A two day theatrical presentation “Euphenia’ began here today under the aegis of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I at the Campus Auditorium. The programme began auspiciously with the lighting of lamp by the CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon. Addressing the students on this occasion, Prof. Geeta Kingdon stated that theatre has great importance in our lives. While on the one hand it develops values of creativity and collaboration among students through scripting and costume designing, on the other hand, it develops eloquent expression and character formation through dialogue delivery and acting prowess. Prof. Kingdon congratulated the actors and artistes for the powerful performances and messages conveyed through plays. She was sure that the students had learnt a lot during the enactment of these classic plays performed so well on stage.                 On the first day of Euphenia, ...

Students hold meaningful discussion on global problems

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Lucknow, April 27 : City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus's 2nd edition of its 2-day Model United Nations, empowering diplomacy, transforming global community was inaugurated today with participation of over 400 students from Kanpur, Raibareily, Bhilwara, Jabalpur, Ooty and various schools of Lucknow. The event was formally inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Mr Arsh Ali, who is a former student of CMS and youngest archeologist and first egyptologist of India. Addressing the gathering on this occasion, Mr Arsh Ali said that the Conference was a most outstanding and innovative initiative of CMS aimed at bringing out the best in children and giving them useful knowledge about international relations. CMS Manager, Prof Geeta Gandhi said that CMS recognizes the value of Model UN simulations to engage young people with the initiatives and goals of the UN, as well as, to build their skills in diplomacy, public speaking and decision making. Earlier, the Convener of MUN and Senior Princ...

Young skaters display outstanding talent in Roller Skating championship

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Lucknow, April 26 : City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus II organized  a two day Inter-School Roller Skating Competition on CMS Gomti Nagar Campus Extension premises.  The Skating Contest took off after a reverential lamp lighting ceremony by the CMS Founder-Director, Dr Bharti Gandhi. The lamp ignited a new hope and sportsman spirit among the competitors. Dr Bharti Gandhi stressed upon the importance and values learnt from games and sports in the daily life of students leading to their all-round growth and development. Earlier, the students of CMS Rajajipuram Campus II presented the message of “India Fit and Young that was much appreciated by the viewers. The Skating Competition was flagged off by the Senior Principal of CMS Gomti Nagar Extension Ms Manjit Batra and the Principal, Mrs Sangeeta Bannerji.             The first day of the 4th Inter-school Roller Skating Championship was filled with excitement, inspirat...

Participating teams exhibit excellent argumentative skills and legal understanding

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Lucknow, 26 April : The two-day 'Dr Jagdish Gandhi Memorial Moot Court Conclave'  organized by City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I concluded today at its auditorium. This two-day event witnessed the presence of renowned law professionals apprising students of their experiences and nuances of legal points, whereas participating students mesmerized all with their knowledge of law, logical and argumentative skills, and analytical and presentation skills. This Inter-school Moot Court Competition showed a simulation of a real court with complainants and respondents presenting arguments. As the complainants and respondents, the student teams presented their strong arguments on various topics like environmental improvement, technology and many more, mesmerizing everyone with their well-researched arguments and expression abilities. 14 schools from all over Lucknow city participated in this Conclave including various campuses of City Montessori School, La Martiniere Girls Coll...

169 CMS students clear JEE Mains, to now appear for JEE Advanced

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Lucknow, April 25 : A record number of 169 CMS students have cleared the JEE Mains exam, and will now appear for JEE Advanced. In another extraordinary feat,26 CMS students secured marks above the 99th percentile. Underlining the exceptional performance of students, CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, extended her heartfelt congratulations to the successful candidates, wishing them a very bright future.  This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of City Montessori School, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that while181 CMS students have secured above the 90th percentile, however, on the basis of the cut-off marks for different groups, 169 students will be eligible to sit in the JEE Advanced examinations. Mr Sharma informed that the 26 CMS students who secured above the 99th percentile marks are Shreyansh Chaturvedi (99.89 percentile), Yasharth Sengar(99.73 percentile), Abhisaar Sinha (99.73 percentile), Anikesh Agarwal (99.72 percentile), Arnav Tripa...

CMS Principal, Shivani Singh, honoured with Swami Vivekanand National Principals Award

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Lucknow, April 24 : City Montessori School Principal, Mrs Shivani Singh of CMS Aliganj Campus I has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Swami Vivekanand National Principals Award’.  Mrs Shivani Singh has received this honour for her commitment to quality education and development of virtues in children for their all-round character development.  This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma.Mr Sharma stated that the Mrs Shivani Singh was honoured at an Award Ceremony held under the aegis of EU Media at Hotel ‘The Centrum’ situated in Golf City, Lucknow at the Educators Excellence Conclave. CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, while congratulating the CMS Principal, Mrs Shivani Singh, said that it is because dedicated and committed principals and teachers like Ms Shivani Singh that the school is progressing in leaps and bounds and providing for the educational needs of Lucknow. CMS Principals and teachers have been making waves w...

CMS was key to my success — All India IAS Topper Aditya Srivastava

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Lucknow, April 22 : “Whatever I am today is due to my parents’ blessings and my 15 years of education at CMS which honed my abilities and moulded my personality and values” said the All India IAS Topper, alumnus of CMS Aliganj 1 Campus, Aditya Srivastava, while addressing a press conference held at CMS Kanpur Road Auditorium today. Aditya was returning to his home town after his resounding success in the prestigious Civil Services Exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Speaking further, Aditya said CMS’s early grounding laid his foundations and its climate of encouragement, celebration of scholarship, philosophy of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam, and its efforts for a rounded education were the essential elements that shaped his future success. Inspirational thoughts of Dr Jagdish Gandhi filled me with self-confidence and a consciousness of Almighty God. Aditya said that if, in future, he got a chance to plan and implement the policies of the government, and then I would like to w...

6th day of International Children's Film Festival (ICFF-2024)

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Lucknow, April 20 : The 7-day International Children’s Film Festival being organized by City Montessori School at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium entered its sixth day of excitement and festival fervour in which today itself, as many as 15,000 students derived inspiration from educational and socially useful films. During six days of the festival uptil now, no less than 80,000 students have benefited by watching these children’s films and imbibing human values through them. The sixth day of the festival was one of growing excitement and an eagerness to watch the maximum number of films by the students from various schools and colleges. Renowned personalities such as Mr India International-2023, Shashwat Dwivedi and actors Rubal Jain, Ishaan Punja and Aarav Shukla graced the event and motivated the youngsters to see good films. Ahead of this, Senior Journalist, Mr Pranshu Mishra inaugurated the 6th Day of ICFF-2024 by lighting the precious lamp of learning as the Chief Guest.   ...

Students dive deep into knowledge about higher studies abroad

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Lucknow, April 20 : A Career Counselling Workshop was organized with joint collaboration of College Board Examinations, USA and City Montessori School at CMS Gomti Nagar Campus Extension on 19th April 2024. On this occasion, Career Experts gave useful advice to the CMS students of Classes IX to XII and presented a road map for applying in various foreign universities. Over 800 students participated in this useful workshop and gained useful information from representatives of 20 universities of various countries as well as India. The representatives of different universities informed the students about admission procedures, scholarships and food, board and lodging facilities available, language problems and how to solve them. They also discussed the expenditure involved and fee concessions and grants for students of various categories.  Students freely interacted with the experts and representatives of various prestigious universities thus opening the corridors of successful careers...

There is none other like the Children’s Film Festival at CMS — General opinion of students, teachers and guardians

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Lucknow, April 19 : Inspired by viewing children’s films from 91 countries of the world, students, parents and teachers spoke unanimously in one voice that this International Children’s Film Festival organized at City Montessori School, Kanpur Road auditorium is really unique as it is providing healthy entertainment and imparting good human values leading to character development of the student community. Parents were of the view that everything cannot be learnt from books at home or in school. These educational children’s films give new insight into the world of children and imaginative ways of dealing with situations in life so that children can form their own ideas and principles to take up new challenges. Over 500 children’s films from around 91 countries are being shown free of cost at this Children’s Film Festival, the largest of its kind in the world.             The fifth day of the ICFF-2024 was inaugurated ceremoniously b...

Good educational films make children good human beings — Bhajan Samraat Padma Shri Anoop Jalota

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Lucknow, April 18 : The fourth day of the 7-day International Children's Film Festival  (ICFF-2024) being held at City Montessori School, Kanpur Road Auditorium, saw the presence of thousands of students from different schools glowing with joy and enthusiasm. The students were thrilled to see the best educational children's films from 91 countries at the Children's Film Festival. Earlier, the fourth day of the Children's Film Festival was formally inaugurated by the Senior Journalist, Mr Sudhir Mishra whereas the gracious presence of Bhajan Samraat Padma Shri Anup Jalota and actors Darsheel Safari and Ali Haji added sparkle to the festival and encouraged the young viewers. It is worth mentioning here that more than 500 educational children's films from 91 countries are being screened free of cost at this International Children's Film Festival being organised from 15 to 21 April 2024 at CMS Kanpur Road Auditorium.             On...

CMS student Aditya tops UPSC with AIR 1

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Lucknow, April 16 : Lucknow lad Aditya Srivastava, an alumnus of City Montessori School, has topped the UPSC exam with All India Rank 1, projecting Uttar Pradesh onto the national map as a centre of academic excellence. CMS Founder-Director Dr Bharti Gandhi and CMS Manager Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon congratulated Aditya, his parents, his CMS Principal and teachers on his gargantuan achievement. Aditya's Principal Mrs Jyoti Kashyap said that during his school career he combined academic prowess with diligence and perseverance. Aditya gave credit for his success to his parents and teachers and the educational environment at CMS. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma.             Aditya did his entire schooling at CMS, passing Class XII from Aliganj Campus with 97 percent marks. Thereafter he did his B.Tech at IIT Kanpur. His father Ajay Srivastava is an AO in the Central Audit Depar...

Mounting enthusiasm witnessed among students for Childrens Educational Films

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  Lucknow, April 16 : The second day of the seven-day International Children’s Film Festival was marked by tremendous enthusiasm among the younger crowds for internationally acclaimed children’s films as the vast air conditioned auditoriums of CMS Kanpur Road were packed with children from various schools of the city. The second day of ICFF-2024 was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Fr. Denis Naresh Lobo, Vicar General, Catholic Diocese of Lucknow by lighting the lamp of learning whereas the attractive presence of film actor Dev Joshi, actress Ms Bhumika Gurung, film producer Mr Satish Tewari motivated the children to see healthy cinema. The day's festivities began with the lighting of the lamp of art and culture followed by the All Religion Prayer making the atmosphere reverential. Spiritual awareness pervaded the senses as the lamp was lit by the Chief Guest. The Children’s Film Festival is the largest of its kind in the world inspiring the children to inculcate deep human values a...

CMS is instilling moral values and knowledge in children — Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, IAS, Chief Secretary, UP,

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Lucknow, April 15 : The World's biggest International Children's Film Festival (ICFF-2024), organized by the Films and Radio Division of City Montessori School, began this day at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. Chief Guest, Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, IAS, Chief Secretary, UP, inaugurated the ICFF-2024 by lighting the lamp. The festival swung high on popularity charts with the charming presence of famed film actors Rudra Soni, Krish Soni, Brijendra Kala and Suhani Sareen. The presence of approximately 10,000 students at the first show of the International Children's Film Festival proved its immense popularity among the students. ICFF-2024 is being organized from 15 to 21 April, 2024 at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium.             Inaugurating the ICFF-2024, the Chief Guest, Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, IAS, Chief Secretary, UP, said that the International Children’s Film Festival is educating and entertaining the children of City Montessori Sc...

CMS student offered a US$ 1,20,000 scholarship

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Lucknow, April 13 : Tanmay Pandey, a student of City Montessori School, RDSO Campus, has been offered a scholarship of US$ 1,20,000 by Transylvania University, USA, to pursue higher education. He will be receiving this scholarship during the four-year undergraduate course. Tanmay has credited this success to his teachers at CMS and the educational environment in school. CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, congratulated this meritorious student and wished him all success in his future endeavours. This information has come from Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS. He added that CMS is also a SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exam test centre, which enables students of UP and the neighbouring states to apply for higher studies in the best universities abroad on generous scholarships.             Mr Sharma informed that each year, a large number of CMS students have received admission offers from top universities...

Inauguration of New Primary Block at CMS Rajajipuram Campus I

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  Lucknow, April 13 :   Manager of City Montessori School, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon inaugurated the newly constructed Primary Block at CMS Rajajipuram Campus I this evening. The occasion witnessed the gracious presence of the Principals of various CMS Campuses, teachers and parents. Parents expressed their hearty gratitude to CMS Management for building new classes for the primary students. The newly constructed Primary Block is particularly built to facilitate the holistic development of the young students, with the prominence of the latest educational equipment, with special care on maintaining values and character building, unity and a peaceful atmosphere to learn and grow. Besides, this new block is fully equipped with a modern computer room, large and airy classrooms, a play area for tiny tots, and interactive whiteboards.             Addressing the gathering on this occasion, CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingd...

CMS student wins Gold in International Hindi Olympiad

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  Lucknow, April 12 : Kavya Bhushan Tiwari, a talented Class VI student of City Montessori School, Rajendra Nagar Campus II, brought glory to the institution by winning a Gold Medal in the International Hindi Olympiad,   organized under the aegis of the Hindi Olympiad Foundation, New Delhi. Students from prestigious schools in India and abroad participated to showcase their knowledge of Hindi. This information has come from the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Shri Hari Om Sharma. Kavya's brilliant performance showed that knowledge of one's mother tongue is necessary to be successful nowadays. The Hindi language is also needed to develop morality, and ethics because Hindi speaking students can get better knowledge if they understand things in their simple language. The organizers of the Olympiad, while praising Kavya's multi-sided talent, rewarded her with a gold medal and certificate. CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, congratulated Kavya for her achievement an...

CMS students grab five medals including 2 golds in State Taekwondo Championship

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Lucknow, 10 April : Talented students of City Montessori School, Ayodhya Road Campus have brought pride to the school by winning five medals including two gold medals in the UP State Taekwondo Championship 2024. In this prestigious championship, Samarth Pratap Singh and Adhyan Jaiswal of Ayodhya Road Campus have displayed their tremendous talent by winning gold medals each while Pranjal Srivastava and Tejas Singh have showcased their skills by winning the silver medals and Zyana Bhatia added glory with a bronze. This information has come from the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that students of various noted schools of Lucknow participated in this competition wherein amidst tough competition, these talented students of CMS displayed tremendous stamina and skills and earned Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals proving their ability to raise the name of Lucknow on national and international front.  CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon has wi...

Samarth of CMS secures AIR 2 in National Mathematics Olympiad

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Lucknow, April 9:  Samarth Tayal, a talented student of Class VIII, City Montessori School, Rajajipuram Campus I brought laurels to the institution with  his outstanding performance in 'The Ramanujam Challenge', a national level Mathematics Competition. Samarth has secured All India Rank 2 in this highly esteemed competition organized under the aegis of an educational institution, Youthisthan Foundation. This information was given by the Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Mr Hari Om Sharma. Mr Sharma informed that students from several noted schools of the country participated in this competition. During the various rounds of the competition, Samarth has not only showcased his profound understanding of mathematical concepts but also his ability to apply them creatively to solve complex problems. Thus, this talented gem of CMS has shown promising glory for his country on the international front with his exceptional talent. Organizers of the competition rewarded him with a c...

CMS students give wonderful display of multisided talents on their Open Day

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  Lucknow, 8 April : City Montessori School, Chowk Campus organized 'Open Day Celebrations' with great joy and enthusiasm on the campus premises. CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon inaugurated the celebrations. Addressing the gathering of parents on this occasion, Prof. Kingdon said that if we instil virtues like compassion, kindness, love and unity in children at an early age, we will reap a rich harvest of World citizens who are spiritually strong in life. The roots have to be strengthened in childhood for a perfect life in future. She congratulated the Principal, Mrs Aditi Sharma for the excellent programme.             On this occasion, students of CMS Chowk Campus showcased their multi-sided talents. They presented the CMS mission 'Every child is potentially the light of the world' through their exciting presentations. While on one side, the children participated in various educational and sports contests, on the ot...

Grand inauguration of state-of-the-art Robotics Lab at CMS

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  Lucknow, 8 April : A new state-of-the art Robotics Lab has been set up at City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus II. CMS Founder-Director, Dr Bharti Gandhi inaugurated this newly created robotics lab by cutting the ribbon this morning in an enthusiastic and joyful atmosphere. On this occasion, CMS Manager, Prof. Prof Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Principals of various CMS Campuses, teachers, students and parents registered their enthusiastic presence and appreciated CMS efforts to provide practical knowledge of modern science and technology to the students. Dr Bharti Gandhi and Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon also surveyed the newly constructed Robotics Lab and interacted with the students.             Addressing the gathering on this occasion, CMS Founder-Director, Dr Bharti Gandhi said that CMS is fully determined to utilize the latest in science and technology for the all-round development and education of the students. This robo...

CMS teachers shine at National Teaching QuotientCompetition

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  Lucknow, April 6: Five teachers of City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar Campus I brought fame to the city with their teaching skills and professional acumen at the national level CENTA Teaching Quotient (CENTA TQ) Test. These teachers are Ms. Soma Chandra, Ms. Neetu Sapra, Ms. Munmun Chaudhary, Ms. Shefali Pandey and Ms. Rashmi Asthana. This information has come from Mr Hari Om Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS. Mr Sharma informed that the competition was organized under the aegis of the Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA), which saw the participation of teachers from thousands of schools across the country. Participating teachers were judged on three parameters- Subject Expertise, Classroom Communication, and Elements of Verbal Communication. Teachers of CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I have come out with flying colours in various subjects. Ms. Soma Chandra cleared the Secondary School Biology track with a remarkable score while Ms Neetu Sapra successfully cleared the Pr...

CMS Aliganj Campus honoured with National Literary Leadership Award

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Lucknow, 5 April : For bringing about innovation and excellence in the field of education, City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus I has been honoured with the National Literary Leadership Award at the National Young Authors’ Fair by the Chief Guest, Mr. Naor Gillon, the Ambassador of the State of Israel. This prestigious award was presented to the Activity Incharge of CMS Aliganj Campus I, Ms Divya Mehta Shard on behalf of the Senior Principal Mrs Jyoti Kashyap at a special awards ceremony held in Gurugram, Haryana. The National Awards & Exhibition Ceremony was organized under the aegis of Educational Magazine Education World and Literary Publication Bribooks. that this prestigious award will go a long way in boosting the morale of the students, honing their literary talents, creativity and originality of thought and expression and leading to their all-round personality development. CMS Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon congratulated the Principal, staff and students of CMS Aliga...

Education must join hands with social development for bringing about positive change in society —Mr. Ritul Kamal, Deputy Director, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI

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  Lucknow, April 4 : City Montessori School, Rajendra Nagar Campus II organized its 'Divine Education Conference' today amidst great joy and celebration at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. Chief Guest, Mr. Ritul Kamal, Deputy Director, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp of learning while the Special Guest of Honour, Ms. Madhu Pandey, District Organizing Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Lucknow, graced the occasion with her benign presence. Addressing the gathering on this occasion, the Chief Guest, Mr Ritul Kamal said that to bring positive and permanent change in society, education must join hands with social development. Meaningful education causes a powerful impact on society, he added. Special Guest of Honour, Ms. Madhu Pandey, said that education should inculcate in itself new socially useful inventions, develop the capability of mankind to the fullest and commitment to serve the society.     ...