City Montessori School, RDSO Branch

City Montessori School, RDSO Branch (or CMS RDSO) is a private school in Lucknow, India. It offers education up to the level of Class XII. It is a co-educational, English Medium institution affiliated to Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Board, New Delhi.[1] The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007[2]

City Montessori Inter College, RDSO Branch
Location
Lucknow
,
UP

India
Information
TypePrivate
Mottoजय जगत! (Glory be to the World)
Established1964 by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi and Dr. Bharti Gandhi
PrincipalMrs. Aruna Naidu
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
Websitehttp://www.cmseducation.org/

History

CMS RDSO was established in 1964 under the guidance of Preeti Kaur. The school progressed under the leadership of the Principals, Mrs. Sindhi and Dr. Kamran.

Leadership

The present Principal is Swapna Mansharamani. The Vice Principal is Indu Mohan, who also heads the senior wing of the branch. The Junior in charge is Poonam Arora. Mrs. Victoria is the Primary in charge.

Organization

CMS RDSO comprises four sections:

  • 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:
  • Primary Section
    • The Primary Section consists of Grades I-V.
    • The Primary Section In charge is Victoria Copper.
  • Junior Section
    • The Junior Section consists of Grades VI-VIII.
    • Poonam Arora is in charge of Junior section.
  • Senior Section
    • The Senior Section consists of Grades IX-XII.
    • The Senior Section in charge is vice-Principal Indu Mohan.

Location

The school is located in RDSO Colony.

Standardized test performance

In 2012 CMS RDSO produced the Lucknow city ICSE top student Gaurav Chandela who secured 98.6% in 2012 ICSE boards.[3] The top ten position holders of CMS RDSO branch scored 95% and above in the ICSE boards in 2011-2012. Anika Pandey led the ISC Board in 2010-11 with 96.5% marks in the Commerce stream. Ms. Anika and Manjari Yadav, secured the required cutoff for the Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi. Shagun Srivastava topped the ICSE Boards with 95.80% marks. Five students cleared the first stage of NTSE 2011. Shivansh Gaur qualified the IIT JEE 2011. Gaur also secured 92% marks in ISC Boards 2011.

Extracurricular activities

CMS RDSO students participate in national and international competitions including International Robotics Olympiads, International Quality Circle Conventions, International Astronomy Olympiads, Environmental workshops, International Science festivals like Quanta, Macfair, Cofas, Celesta, SAARC Youth Festival, World Peace Festival, Children’s International Summer Village (CISV) Camps, International School to School Exchange programmes, National Mathematics Olympiads, WIZMIC National Talent Search Examination and National Choral Singing Competitions and Sports Olympiads like EXSPO International.

References
  1. "City Montessori School, Lucknow, India". 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Deccan Herald". Deccan Herald.
  3. "2 ICSE students do Lucknow proud with 98.6% marks | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India.

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