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CMS CORONA WARRIORS MAY 2020 (4)

COURAGE CONQUERS CORONA

The Corona crisis has gripped the entire world and for CMS, continuing the Given below are few of the several inspiring stories from the CMS diary
process of education through online medium was just a start. The CMS saga exhibiting how CMS students and teachers are leaving no stones unturned in
of putting up a brave front in this hour of crisis actually has many facets. dealing with this pandemic in the most courageous way.

The Covid-19 pandemic has established Global Connect During Covid Let alone the
a new normal for almost every students, a CMS
inhabitant of the planet. Where The next story is that of Our next hero is Hamza teacher who
everything else seems to have come to a Samriddhi Saini of Class III Sarfaraz of Class XII C needs a special
standstill, CMS online classes have been D from Rajendra Nagar from Station Road mention in this
going on ceaselessly, ever since the Campus I. Samriddhi had Campus, who had to context is Mrs
lockdown began in Lucknow city. The left for a vacation to leave for Nepal in March Jayanthi
City Montessori School connect has Russia soon after her to be with his Gurumani from
always been an integral component of grade 2 exams got over. grandparents for a few Gomti Nagar
the school ethos. All stakeholders Unfortunately, they could not come back days after his grade 11 Campus II. She
including parents, teachers, students home on time due to the lockdown. exams. Unfortunately, he couldn't come had to leave for
and school management have been on However, this little child is attending her back to Lucknow on time. Hamza was Ireland for her
the same page with the purpose of grade 3 classes online from Russia not disheartened. He clearly understood daughter's
facilitating the academic continuance the importance of the online classes, delivery on the
and mental engagement of the children regularly with grit and determination. especially for himself because of being in 19th of January, 2020. She was expected
during this trying phase. What is worth Kudos to the spirit of this little girl who is a board class. He attends all his online to come back to India on the 31st of
mentioning are the examples of City actually a source of colossal inspiration. classes regularly with keenness and March and resume her duties.
Montessori School students abroad who determination and says that these
have been attending their online classes Next, we have classes help him in feeling at home. Unfortunately, she could not do so but
regularly, despite being miles away from Massoma Fatima of her connect with her students beckoned
their hometown. Their stories are Class II D from CMS her to be with them during the online
inspiring and deserve to be celebrated. Rajajipuram Campus I, The next story is classes despite the time gap of four and
who is enthusiasm that of Soham a half fours between the two countries.
personified. She is Gupta of class 8, To be able to keep pace, she gets up at
Rachit Mittal of Class highly motivated and is from Gomti Nagar 2:30 a.m. and starts teaching with gusto.
VI A from Rajendra attending her online Campus I, who is in She says this gives her a deep-rooted
Nagar Campus III, classes regularly from California and was sense of joy and satisfaction and a feel-
who has been Saudi Arabia. She's enjoying the online planning to come back to India on March good connect, despite the distance, with
attending his online lessons and is a keen participant for the 2020, but couldn't for obvious reasons. her students.
classes regularly from interactive sessions. However, Soham has not missed a single
Siddharthnagar, near day of the online classes for grade 8, Such is the spirit of City Montessori
the Nepal border. He which he intends joining after he's able School- we don't just HAIL THE WORLD
recently took Another student of CMS to make it to Lucknow. His parents are when we greet each other, we stay
admission online in Cambridge Section, Eman deeply indebted to the school, connected irrespective of wherever we
the said class and has Shariq is attending online particularly the Principal, Mrs Abha are in the world.
been attending his online classes classes from Riyadh. Anant and Ms Naveena for their whole- Mrs Vera Hajela
regularly and sincerely. hearted cooperation and support. Principal, CMS Station Road Campus

No less than the warriors, in their own ways

During the lockdown Mrs Renu Chaudhary, Class Sankalp of Class
2.0, Ms Kiran Srivastava, Teacher of Class III B, CMS XII, CMS RDSO
an Assistant Teacher, Gomti Nagar Campus I Campus is
ICSE section of CMS, exemplified the saying another student
Kanpur Road Campus, ''where there is a will, there whose dedication
lost her ailing mother-in- is a way'' giving us a proud to his studies is
law. On one side the moment to celebrate. She commendable.
teacher was taking was approached by the His father is an
online classes and on parents of Arnav Raj a newly admitted auto rickshaw
the other side, she spared no effort to student, who narrated their plight to her. driver and he is
They had come to Lucknow for the father to
meet the health requirements of her join his office and complete the admission not able to attend his online classes
mother-in-law who was a cancer patient. procedure. Before they could go back on 14th
Even under such stressful situation, she did March for the shifting of their belongings to from his house due to network issues
not lose her composure and showed finally move to a permanent residence in and other disturbances. He regularly
undaunting spirit to juggle between online Lucknow, the lock down was announced. attends all his classes while sitting in his
classes, home front ,medication including Since then they have been forced to stay in father's auto rickshaw.
commutation from hospital to home and the guest house with bare minimum things Abhijay Prakash Awasthi, Student,
vicè versa. Unfortunately, the ailing for themselves as well as the kids. The CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus III On
mother-in-law left the family in plight of the family moved the teacher and Mrs Asha seeing the condition of the people who
bereavement for her heavenly abode. But she took a step to help the child and Arora, earn their living on daily basis, family of
the struggle did not end up for her. She parents. Her husband visited the parents Assistant Abhijay Prakash Awasthi of Class I
had to exert herself to procure the death and gifted them some stationery items for Teacher, decided to help them by providing
certificate and further proceedings. Amidst the kids along with a goody bag. CMS
all this, she kept serving the academic Rajendra them food and things of daily need. His
needs of the students. We salute such Nagar father, with the help of some
brave hearts!! Mahek Gupta of Class IX Campus III neighbours prepared food and also
A of CMS Station Road started a collected raw ration. They setup a stall
near a temple in the locality and
Campus displayed her donation
indomitable spirit in these campaign distributed food and ration from there.
trying times. She lives in a during the Abhijay also helped his parents in
High inclination for joint family in Sadar Bazar packing and distribution of food.
studies, area. Ten members of her lockdown.
The
irrespective of family were corona motivation to take up this challenge
unfavourable positive and were admitted to Ram came after hearing the Speech of our
conditions a Manohar Lohia Hospital for treatment. Respected Prime Minister, Mr Narendra
student, Mohd. Seven people which included Mahek Gupta Modi. When she discussed about her
Fahad of Class VII, of Class IX A, Anshika Gupta of IX B and Tejas wish her family members, all of them
CMS Kanpur Road Gupta of Class VI with their uncle were happily supported her and went around
quarantined for fourteen days at the BBD
Campus, gave his College. Mahek, with her positivity, hope the locality propagating this idea. Many
online first monthly and a sense of purpose continued regularly people from her colony, LDA, Ashiyana
test of Maths and relentlessly, with all the online classes came forward to help. They cooked food
sitting under a tree provided by the school. With belief in together, arranged for water bottles and Aanya Mishra, student of Class IX, CMS
due to poor herself, her conviction, her fortitude and masks for slum dwellers, daily wagers Rajajipuram Campus I is running a small
Network in his house. At present he is in faith in the Almighty she has been able to and labourers. In fact many volunteers organization National Youth Force for
his village and is attending all his online sail through these difficulties. Mahek Gupta came forward and took charge of Social Welfare (NYSFW), with the help of
classes everyday without fail. This is called has exhibited total commitment towards preparing food and distributing it. her family members in which she
her studies. Even though her parents were
determination and dedication towards in the Covid Pandemic, her routine was not Over a period of 3 days, the team distributes food and essential material
like soap, mask etc to the poor people.
the studies. affected in the lockdown period. All her distributed food to a total of 2000 She also provides food to animals.
family members are Corona negative now people in and around LDA colony, RTO
and have returned home. office and Rickshaw Colony.

“But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” --Martin Luther King, Jr.