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CMS Methods for Early Education
Nurturing a bright future for our children
CMS has used Dr. Maria Montessori's method of teaching from its beginning. Over the past several years, it has introduced many new innovations. Its educational pedagogy for the young combines Montessori with the Waldorf Method with new focus on music and the arts and along with Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory, creating a comprehensive environment for every child's development. Since children learn through their senses, CMS provides a variety of experiences that use the senses as windows to learning and to develop those connections. To summarize, the CMS programme for the young child is a mix of these educational philosophies. |
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Dr. Maria Montessori's Montessori Method:
A child learns through the senses by which his cognitive foundation is laid.
The apparatus used in pre-primary classes is especially designed under Association Montessori International (AMI) guidelines.
Dr. Rudolf Steiner´s Waldorf Method:
A child´s spirit is addressed by many of the school´s programmes.
Dr. Howard Gardner´s Multiple Intelligence theory:
A rich array of experiences are planned with Dr Gardner's philosophy in mind which emphasizes that all children are smart in different ways. |
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| Pre-Primary Teachers' Resource Centre |
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Teaching aids and equipment at the pre-primary Teacher's Resource Centre |
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CMS Inspection Department under the guidance of Mrs Aruna Varma, Associate Inspectress, has prepared a Pre-Primary Teacher's Resource Centre at the World Unity Convention Centre (WUCC) at CMS, Kanpur Road Branch, where training to the pre-primary teachers is imparted from time to time along with assistance as possible from national and international experts. The CMS Inspection Department takes a leadership role in guiding CMS staff working with the youngest children and in setting new standards for the development of each and every pre-primary child. May Torstensson, a Swedish pre-primary expert and former Principal of The Global Concepts International School in Prague, The Czech Republic, has further added new dimensions to CMS that help incorporate moral teaching through stories, puppetry and circle time. |
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| Continuous Assessment of the Young Child - NO EXAMS |
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The youngest children from 2-year-olds up to class 2 do not have routine “exams”. Their progress and improvement are monitored on a regular basis. Emphasis is placed upon reinforcement of the lessons taught and not judgement. No ranking is given. Instead, every child is a star and is given a title of brilliant, shining or twinkling star! The children are motivated to have the right attitudes towards life and learning, recognising that habits formed at this age last a lifetime. Their continuous evaluations are summarized in the mid-year and at the end of each year by taking the average of their performance in these continuous evaluations. The children are motivated by positive reinforcement on many different counts. A balanced development of body, mind, heart and spirit are considered important. |
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| Creating a Climate of Encouragement for Young Children |
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| CMS, though it is sometimes perceived differently, is primarily a school for the young child with more than two-thirds of its student body below the age of 10. It believes that the content of education of a young child greatly determines his mindset, his personality and ultimately his future success. CMS admits boys and girls between the ages of 2+ and 5 as follows: |
| Montessori play group : |
2 -3 years of age |
| Nursery : |
4 years of age |
| Kindergarten : |
5 years of age |
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Learning by doing, the CMS way |
International quality Montessori apparatus |
Children are encouraged to explore their creative
talents |
Montessori classroom specially developed by a British expert. |
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| IMPORTANCE OF RIGHT EDUCATIONAL EXPOSURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD |
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CMS believes that the very quotient of learning, the rate at which we absorb information is determined largely by early childhood. Preparing the mind for later success, setting in it the impulses for and a desire to excel in all things and developing the connections which would otherwise not develop, CMS prepares a rich educational experience for the child from the outset. |
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Attitudes for learning
Lazy or active minds are nurtured in early childhood. Connections not developed in early life are lost forever. Away from chalk and talk and passive environments for learning, CMS children are actively involved in a variety of activities and exposed to a variety of methods and materials that provide a stimulating learning environment.
Attitudes for life
Since lifelong attitudes are set in early life, CMS places special emphasis upon early childhood education and on building a strong foundation in early childhood itself. These define a person's character and mind-set for later life. These attitudes include among other things, reverence and respect for life and others and a gregarious personality not focused on one's own self but with empathy and compassion for others. |
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