Editing City Montessori School, Chowk Branch

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{{Infobox school
| name = City Montessori School, Chowk Branch
| image =
| motto = जय जगत! (Glory be to the World)
| established = Dr. [[Jagdish Gandhi]] & Dr. Bharti Gandhi
| principal = Mrs aditi sharma
| type = [[Private school|Private]]
| affiliation =[[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE)
| city =  [[Lucknow]]
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]]
| country = India
| website = [http://www.cmseducation.org/campuses/chowk/ Official Website]
}}
'''City Montessori School''', '''Chowk Branch'''  is a private school in [[Lucknow]], [[India]] that offers education up to the intermediate level. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] Board, [[New Delhi]]. The streams offered are [[Science]] and [[Commerce]].<ref>{{cite web|title=City Montessori School[CMS] Lucknow,India|url=http://www.cmseducation.org/campuses/chowk/history.htm|publisher=cmseducation.org|accessdate=27 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427160129/http://www.cmseducation.org/campuses/chowk/history.htm|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Organization ==
CMS Chowk comprises four sections:

===The Pre-Primary Section===
CMS has adopted the Montessori method of preschool education. The Pre-Primary section admits boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 5 as follows:
* [[Montessori]]: 2 to 3 years of age (Play Group)
* [[Nursery school|Nursery]]: 4 years of age
* [[Kindergarten]]: 5 to 6 years of age

===The Primary Section===
The Primary Section consist of Grades I-V.

===The Junior Section===
The Junior Section consists of Grades VI-VIII.

===The Senior Section===
The Senior Section consists of Grades IX-XII.

==Traditions==

===Morning prayer assembly===
Students participate in morning assembly, held in the school's auditorium and lasting about half an hour. It consists of the recital of devotional songs and prayers. A group of students conducts the assembly and presents virtue-talks and inspiring speeches and stories as well. There are discussions on how to bring about world peace.

===Class presentations===
Class presentations showcase individual talent. Every child of the class gets an opportunity to face an audience in a 2-2½ hour long ensemble of dances, songs, cultural presentations, skits and debates.

=== Enrichment classes ===
With the aim of adapting the curriculum to individual needs the school runs enrichment classes. These are held after school hours and consist of small groups where discussion, problem-solving, reinforcement of learning and close teacher student interaction takes place.

===Student Council===
To develop leadership qualities and a sense of responsibility in children the school has a head boy/head girl, captains, vice captains and prefects who are responsible for discipline, neatness and organization of functions.

===Extracurricular activities===
The school organizes a computer and science event QUANTA International and Astronomy olympiad.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/teachers-in-cms-chowk-branch.../193565517375282 Facebook]

{{Education in Lucknow}}

[[Category:Montessori schools in India]]
[[Category:Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Private schools in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Educational institutions in India with year of establishment missing]]