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{{Infobox school
|name = City Montessori School, Indira Nagar Branch
|image =
|motto = जय जगत! (Glory be to the World)
|established = 1982 by Dr. [[Jagdish Gandhi]] & Dr. Bharti Gandhi
|principal = Ms.Ruchi Bhawan Joshi
|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/indiranagar/ Official Website]
}}
'''City Montessori School''', '''Indira Nagar Branch''' is a private school in [[Lucknow]], [[India]] that offers education up to high school level.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Montessori School , Indira Nagar , Lucknow|url=http://www.asklaila.com/listing/Lucknow/Indira+Nagar/City+Montessori+School/t1OaAcRN/|publisher=asklaila.com|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] Board, [[New Delhi]].<ref name=edu>{{cite web|title=City Montessori School[CMS] Lucknow,India|url=http://www.cmseducation.org/campuses/indiranagar/history.htm|publisher=cmseducation.org|accessdate=27 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427182530/http://www.cmseducation.org/campuses/indiranagar/history.htm|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
It was established in the year 1959 by Jagdish Gandhi and Bharti Gandhi. At the time of its foundation it offered education till class 5th.<ref name=edu/> The former principals were Ms Jean Mac Farland, Ms Shehla Kirmani, Ms Pratibha Joshi and Mrs Bonita Joel.

== Organization ==
CMS Indira Nagar 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-X.

==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 world unity festival named Confluence.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.myschoolvision.com/lucknow/city-montessori-school-(-indira-nagar-)/view.aspx Myschoolvision]

{{Education in Lucknow}}

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[[Category:Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Private schools in Lucknow]]
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