The City Montessori School (India) awarded the 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
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The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education was awarded to City Montessori School in 2002, in recognition of its efforts to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance at a time when these values are increasingly being challenged.

CMS enters 2023 Guinness Book of World Records
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"The largest school in terms of pupils is the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, which had a record enrolment of 61,345 pupils on 10 August 2023 for the 2023-2024 academic year."

Inspiring Musical Achievement

CMS is affiliated with Associated Board of the Royal Schools for Music (ABRSM), London

CMS is affiliated with Associated Board of the Royal Schools for Music (ABRSM), London.

The patron of ABRSM is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England and The Wales; and Board is presided over by His Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. As world leaders in Music Education, the distinctive partnership between CMS and ABRSM builds new opportunities for all to learn, create and embrace the transformative power of Music.

Together we inspire, nurture and collaborate enjoyment and excellence in music - making from the early learning to the highest levels of performance.

CMS Education

City Montessori School (CMS), a name synonymous with quality education, is the world’s largest school, with over 62,000 students and 4,500 staff across 21 campuses in the city of Lucknow. Founded in 1959 with 5 children on a borrowed capital of 300 Rupees by Dr Jagdish Gandhi and Dr Bharti Gandhi, CMS is affiliated with the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) whose students from Montessori to Class XII achieve some of the best exam results in India. The couple started CMS with a vision to inspire generations of children to become socially motivated and conscious citizens of India and the world. Their motto “Jai Jagat” - 'Hail the World', in contrast to the popular post-Independence greeting, 'Jai Hind' ('Hail India') at the time of school's inception - has been the school's greeting till date. CMS, therefore, places great emphasis on children's all-round development, moral character building, inculcating a global outlook and providing international exposure.


CMS Pre-primary

Pre-primary

The Pre-primary years in CMS inculcate in children the qualities of curiosity, exploration and discovery in a fun-filled, safe and happy learning environment. The emphasis is on developing in students love of learning, social skills, moral values, and self-confidence. Teachers ensure this by letting the students explore, know, understand and form their own ideas.

CMS Primary

Primary

CMS aims to provide a joyful learning environment that empowers primary aged children and develops their self-confidence and competency in the core subjects. CMS seeks to create a stimulating learning environment that both supports and challenges the individual child. As they grow, children develop the qualities of hard work, good manners and self-discipline. Most importantly, they come out as self assured and confident.

CMS Junior

Juniors

Students of the 11-13 age group are emerging as junior youth and curious young adolescents. They need plenty of academic stimulation and intellectually challenging material. The foundations of solid learning laid here set the stage for academic success in the senior years.

CMS Senior

Seniors

CMS sets extremely high standards of academic scholarship. There is an emphasis on learning by doing, especially in science and computing. Students are provided with strategies and the keys to success in Board Examinations that help them to plan better and study smarter, not just harder. A strong remedial teaching program helps weaker students to become secure in their knowledge.


Philosophy

At CMS, we believe that education for the 21st Century must be both broader and bolder. A modern school needs to do much more than ensuring good marks on a sheet, which is the minimum responsibility of a school. A ‘good’ education must produce much more: a ‘good’ human being with a broad range of capabilities.

A CMS education takes into account the three realities of a human being: material, human, and divine. In turn, CMS education is based on four building blocks, developing in children Universal Values, Global Understanding, a spirit of Service to the World , and an attitude of Excellence in All Things .

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Child Development

Campuses

Aliganj I

The campus was established in 1993. It provides education from Montessori to XII (ISC level).

Aliganj II

The campus was established in 1984 with two students. Today, it provides education from playgroup to Class VIII.

Anand Nagar

The campus was established in 1969. Today, it provides education from playgroup to X ICSE.

Asharfabad

The campus was established in 1985. Today, it provides education from playgroup to ISC-XII.

Chowk

The campus was established in 1961. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII(ISC level).

Gomti Nagar I

The campus was established in 1991. Today, it provides education from playgroup to ISC level.

Gomti Nagar II

The campus was established in 2011. Today, it provides education from playgroup to playgroup to Class XII.

Indira Nagar

The campus was established in 1982. Today, it provides education from playgroup to X (ICSE level).

Indira Nagar Campus II

The CMS Indira Nagar Campus II, United World Building currently provides education from classes Montessori  to V.

Jopling Road

The campus was established in 1981. Today, it provides education from playgroup to Class VIII.

Kanpur Road

The campus was established in 1996. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII (ISC level).

Mahanagar

The campus was established in 1960. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII (ISC level).

Rajajipuram I

The campus was established in 1994. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII (ISC level).

Rajajipuram II

The campus was established in 2002. Today, it provides education from playgroup to Class VIII.

Rajendra Nagar I

The campus was established in 1959. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII (ISC level).

Rajendra Nagar II

The campus was established in 1976. Today, it provides education from playgroup to Class VIII.

RDSO

The campus was established in 1964. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII (ISC level).

Station Road

The campus was established in 1964. Today, it provides education from playgroup to XII (ISC level).

Golf City

The campus has been established in 2022. Currently, it provides education from classes Montessori to X.

Ayodhya Road

The campus has been established in 2022. Currently, it provides education from classes Montessori to X.

Shalimar Oneworld

The campus has been established in 2024. Currently, it provides education from classes Montessori to VII.

International Events

With a view to promote the ideals of World Unity and World Peace across the globe, CMS organizes Peace Congresses in the form of international events. Every CMS event starts with a prayer for peace in the world. Although these events are organized on a variety of subjects like Geography, History, English language, Computer Science, Science and Technology, and Sports, the central idea behind organizing all these events remains development of cultural understanding and promotion of peaceful co-existence and unity in young minds. Such a stimulating environment lets children appreciate first-hand the similarities and celebrate the differences between people from all over the country and the world. They recognise how despite our differences, we are one people, united in our diversity which makes us stronger. Children gain enormous confidence and these are experiences of a lifetime. Instead of being confined to the local reality in Lucknow, children experience a wider reality which has important impact on their whole psychology and on how they relate to each other.

CMS Lucknow International Children's Film Festival
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Multimedia, Computer & Film Department

India International Mathematics Competition
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Gomti Nagar Campus I

International Interfaith Conference
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Asharfabad Campus

International Children's Olympiad (ICO)
Organised by

Aliganj Campus II

International COFAS
Organised by

Rajendra Nagar Campus I

International ODYSSEY
Organised by

Rajajipuram Campus I

International MACFAIR
Organised by

Mahanagar Campus

International Eureka
Organised by

Anand Nagar Campus

International IYMC
Organised by

Gomti Nagar Campus I

SPARDHA - International Sports Olympiad
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RDSO Campus

International Youth Olympiad of Commerce and Economics (IYOCE)
Organised by

Station Road Campus

International Conference of Chief Justices of the World
Organised by

World Unity Education Department

ICSQC
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Kanpur Road Campus

The SAM (Sports, Art, Musci), Equation for Collaboration
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Jopling Road & RJPM III Campuses

The SAM (Sports, Art, Musci), Equation for Collaboration
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Indira Nagar II & Ayodya Road Campuses

Children’s International Summer Villages (CISV)
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Quality Assurance & Innovation Department

International World Peace and World Unity Festival
Organised by

Indira Nagar Campus

International Reflections
Organised by

Rajendra Nagar Campus II

International QUANTA
Organised by

Chowk Campus

International Geofest
Organised by

Jopling Road Campus

International Celesta
Organised by

Aliganj Campus I

International Youth Festival
Organised by

Rajajipuram Campus II

International Environment Olympiad
Organised by

Gomti Nagar Campus II

International Matheletics
Organised by

Rajajipuram Campus II

International Concord
Organised by

Station Road Campus

International School Cricket League
Organised by

Kanpur Road Campus

International School to School Experience
Organised by

City Montessori School, India

Achievements

News

Press & Media

Press & Media

Vast coverage of CMS events in the print and electronic media, highlighting the role that education must play as an instrument of profound social transformation.

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Monthly Bulletin

A window to the school and its 21 campuses. Important events news and individual achievements of students are published month-wise. Children also get a chance to express themselves in the Creative Section of the Bulletin.

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CMS Annual Magazine

The CMS Annual Magazine provides a window to showcase the talents and achievements of students- academic, co-curricular and sports. It also reveals to you a treasure of creative writing. Press on this link for a full kaleidoscopic view of the world's largest school.

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Education Impact

world unity and world peace

CMS crusade for world unity and world peace gets further boost

United Nations Department of Public Information (UN-DPI) accords NGO status to CMS Society

The efforts of CMS in building a better future for the children and people of the world have been universally acknowledged with the City Montessori School Society being accorded NGO status by the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN-DPI). The information was conveyed through a letter addressed to CMS Founder-Manager Dr Jagdish Gandhi by Mr Jeffrey Brez Chief, NGO Relations & Advocacy Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Public Information. An extract of the letter is reproduced here.


Education Impact

S. No. Books Country Date/Year of Publication
1. People Building Peace II The Netherlands 23 September 2002
2. War Prevention Works UK September 2001
3. People Building Peace I The Netherlands 01 January 1999

IIM, Lucknow

CMS students are significantly better in values like Empathy, Social Responsibility, Problem Solving, Regularity and Punctuality and Obedience. Many things can be inferred from these significant differences. City Montessori School (CMS) is successful in imbibing these soft skills into the students through the various events that are organized during the year. The student are far above average in empathy and social responsibility, the reason for this may be attributed to the philosophy of CMS "School must be a Lighthouse of Society and provide meaningful guidance and direction to students, parents and society." The environment of good discipline in the school is able to teach the students the value of time and so they rank high in regularity and punctuality. Obedience also seems to be an outcome of the values inculcated through various exercises in the school.

The study also recorded that CMS students are high in the following values in comparison to the other students of the other schools : (1) Loyalty, (2) Responsibility, (3) Brotherhood, (4) Dutifulness, (5) Repentance, (6) Courtesy, (7) Truthfulness, (8) Cleanliness, (9) Respect, (10) Obedience, (11) Honesty, (12) Concern for Environment, (13) Dignity of Labour, (14) Justice This study was conducted by Mr Nitin Agarwal (BTech, ITT, Delhi, 2002) and by Mr Tarun Raj (IIT, Kanpur, 1999) who were pursuing a degree in management from the world famous Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow. As a compulsory component of their work towards the degree, they had to present an innovative project. The research and quality of this project went a long way in the grade they would obtain from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Their project was titled ‘Incorporation of Moral Values and Emotional Intelligence in the Present Education System.’


World Leaders & Thinkers

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The Hon'ble Dame Silvia Cartwright
PCNZM, DBE Governor-General of New Zealand

“I congratulate you on your efforts to keep the protection of the world's children high on the global agenda.”

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Hon'ble Portia Simpson Miller, MP
Prime Minister of Jamaica

“The forum represents a voice for the world's two billion children to safeguard their future.”

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H. E. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso
Prime Minister of Portugal

“The theme ‘Enforceable International Law is our need’ seems to be an interesting proposition, particularly from the view point of guaranteeing a safe future for the world's children, born and yet to be born.”



Contact Us

City Montessori School

Head Office
12, Station Road,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
India
Phone: +91 522 2638738, 2638606
Fax: +91 522 2638008
Email: info[at]cmseducation[DOT]org
Quality Assurance & Innovations Department
10, Station Road, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91 522 2638733, 2638738
Fax: +91 522 2638008
Email: qaid[at]cmseducation[dot]org