City Montessori School to be honoured with UNESCO Prize for Peace Education- 2002

The Director General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura, awarded the "UNESCO Prize for Peace Education-2002" to City Montessori School, Lucknow, following recommendations by the International Jury. The International Jury commended the school for its efforts to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance and to renew the principles of secularism at a time when these values and principles are increasingly being challenged. 

The Founders of City Montessori School have been invited to receive the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education-2002, comprising $30,000 (US), at an official ceremony being organised by UNESCO at its headquarters in Paris on 23rd September, 2002. CMS Founder-Manager, Mr Jagdish Gandhi, and the Founder-Director, Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, will receive the award at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France). UNESCO is sending two return air tickets and they will be the guests of UNESCO. The UNESCO award is the highest honour in the world in the field of education.

The founder-manager of CMS, Mr Jagdish Gandhi and the founder-director, Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi have given the entire credit for this historic achievement to CMS principals, teachers, students and their parents who had been working as a family for inculcating the values of "Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam" and "Jai-Jagat" for bringing world unity and world peace through the help of a large number of peace related international events and activities during the last 43 years. Mr Gandhi said that CMS teachers put in their best to make every child both "good and smart", "a gift of God to mankind," "a potential light of the world" and "a pride of the human race". They inspire children to know their Creator and to love all human beings created by Him. For their hard work and consistent efforts, UNESCO, has conferred this distinctive honour for the first time in its history, on an educational institution.

The Ministry for Human Resources, Government of India, had recommended City Montessori School, Lucknow, for the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education-2002, for its outstanding contribution in imparting peace education to the children for over 43 years. CMS was chosen for this prestigious global prize by UNESCO's International Jury from amongst the nominations sent by various national governments from all over the world. It may be mentioned that this prize has been given to India for the third time: General Indrajeet Rikhi received it in 1985 and Mother Teresa in 1992.

For the last 43 years CMS has been imparting value-based quality education along with education for world unity and world peace. This humane, scientific and logical approach of CMS is responsible for the outstanding success of her students in all fields of knowledge. Students of CMS have also been visiting nearby villages and contributing to the growth of literacy, health and education in rural areas.

Inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave, Mr Gandhi, a young visionary, and his wife, Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, founded CMS in 1959 with five children. However, with dedication and commitment of the Gandhi couple, CMS became a progressive and fast developing school. In 1999 it was recognised as the world's largest school by pupils in a single city by the Guinness Book of World Records. Currently more than 26000 students are enrolled in the school.

This prestigious award is given annually to person or institution of the world contributing the maximum towards world unity and world peace. It may be mentioned that in matters of education, science and culture, the UNESCO is the highest body of the United Nations. 

The founder of CMS, Mr Jagdish Gandhi, has received many prestigious awards and honours in the field of education. He was awarded the Derozio Award for value based quality education by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE Council), The Haji Waris Ali award for National Integration and UP Ratan Award for value based quality education. He was recently invited to the 5th International Students' Quality Control Circles Convention held in Georgetown, USA. The Mayor of Georgetown, Mr Everette Varney, presented him with the Keys of the city of Georgetown for initiating the Concept of Students' Quality Control Circles in the field of education and the concept of Total Quality Person (TQP) along with Total Quality Management (TQM) to make a child a balanced human being by properly developing all the three realities i.e. material, human and divine through meaningful education. 

CMS felicitates its 500 meritorious students at a grand Fellowship Award function held at CMS, Kanpur Road 

City Montessori School, Lucknow organized a grand fellowship award (FCMS) function in honour of its most outstanding ex-students at CMS Degree College, Kanpur Road, on 4 August. Shri Sukhdev Rajbhar, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Uttar Pradesh, inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp of learning.

The outstanding CMS ex-students who were felicitated and honoured on the occasion were Shri Prakash Gupta (IFS 2001), Shri Subrool Hasan Usmani (IAS 2000), Shri Anup Yadav (IAS 2001), Shri Raj Kumar Arora IAS, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi, Mrs Anuradha Mishra, Additional Commissioner, Income Tax, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, Dr Shailendra Kumar Saxena, Research Scientist, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (a unit of UNO), New Delhi, Shri Prashant Kumar Singh, (ADM, EP) Northern Railway, Dr Vikas Kesarwani, MBBS, MD. 

In addition, the mothers of the five most outstanding students were weighed in fruits and flowers and awarded the title of 'Mother Queen'. They are: Satyam Srivastava of CMS Mahanagar, topper of the ISC Board Examination 2002 (96.50%); Anurag Bhatt of CMS, Station Road, topper of ICSE Board Examination 2002 (95%); Abhishek Verma of the Mahanagar Branch who secured the 23rd position in the U.P. merit list by obtaining 86.16% marks in the aggregate. Hemadri Gangwar of CMS, Mahanagar, topper of ICSE 1st Comparative inter-branch merit list 2002 (94.20%); and Garima Joshi of CMS Kanpur Road, topper of ISC 1st comparative inter-branch merit list 2002 (92.41%). The teacher-guardians of these five students were also honoured on this occasion. 

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Macfair International-2002 from 15 to 18 August 2002

CMS, Mahangar is organising a Mathematics and Computer Fair "Macfair International-2002" at CMS, Gomtinagar auditorium, from 15 to 18 August, 2002. The aim of the festival is to develop a scientific and global outlook amongst the younger generation. This international mathematics, science and computer fair is being organised by CMS, Mahanagar.

Competitions include turncoat, science quiz, science fiction writing, extempore speaking, innovation, science model display, computer quiz, robotics, maths quiz, robot display, general quiz, computer software development, scientific stories, just-a-minute, world parliament etc. In this way the children will get a chance to display their talents in various fields. Renowned quiz master Barry O' Brien will conduct the quiz.The international challenge at Macfair International 2002 comes from Triyog High School, Nepal, Oxford International School, Bangladesh and MES Indian School, Qatar. Several teams from all over India are also participating. Seven branches of CMS are taking part. A total of around 600 students are expected to be participating in this event. 

Governor of U.P. inaugurates the swimming pool at CMS, Rajajipuram

The Governor of U.P., His Excellency, Shri Vishnu Kant Shastri, inaugurated the newly constructed swimming pool at CMS, Rajajipuram, on 18 July. A grand opening ceremony was organised at the branch. Addressing the students and teachers the Governor said that CMS provides the best infrastructure for all-round development of students. On this occasion, the students participated in several competitions and displayed their swimming talents. Cultural items were also staged by the children. Mrs Watal, the Principal of CMS, Rajajipuram, welcomed the parents and guardians at the function. 
 

Primary Mathematics World Contest Delegation returns from Hong Kong

An 18-member delegation comprising students from CMS, Mahanagar, Chowk and Anand Nagar branches returned after a successful trip to Hong Kong. The students had put up a commendable performance at the Sixth Primary World Mathematics competition organised by the Po Leung Kuk Society of Hong Kong. They were warmly welcomed in Delhi and Lucknow by CMS staff and students on their return. Team members included the following: CMS, Mahanagar: Mrs Sarla Govil (leader), Mrs Ragini Sapru (deputy leader), Madhulika Tripathi, Vivek Pathak, Farhan Chaudhary were student-delegates.CMS, Chowk: Ms Sadhana Chooramani (leader), Mr Sameer Singhal (deputy leader), Shivani Trivedi, Devang Gupta, Anand Singh, Nupur Srivastava were student-delegates. CMS, Anand Nagar: Mrs Abha Anant (leader), Miss Anju Singh (deputy leader), Ram Krishna Pandey, Prashant Awasthi, Ankita Chaudhary were student delegates.

World Parliament Seminar 

 
A World Parliament seminar was held at CMS, Gomtinagar auditorium. It was organised by the Graduate School of World Problems, India Campus. The main speaker at the Seminar was Ms Eugenia Almand of USA, Executive Secretary of GSWP, USA. Around 80 CMS students participated in the seminar.