Lucknow, 8 May : Lucknow’s City Montessori School (CMS) proudly reigns on top among the top ten biggest schools of the world. CMS is followed by other schools which are Schloss Salem School, Germany; De Kleine Kapitein School, Netherlands; Zilart School, Russia; Queen Ethelburga’s College, United Kingdom; Terraset Elementary School, USA; International School, UAE; Charterhouse School, United Kingdom and Watershed School, USA. The important thing is that CMS stands first not only in terms of area covered but also in terms of number of pupils and the high quality of education imparted. In the year 2001, CMS was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest school in the world on the strength of its pupils, and this record holds true even to this day. This ranking once again puts Lucknow on the world map as an educational hub.
Elated by the ranking, CMS Founder and renowned educationist, Dr Jagdish Gandhi said that City Montessori School started in the year 1959 on a borrowed capital of Rs 300/- only and a mere strength of five children. Today the school has 21 Campuses and a strength of over 62,000 students on roll. These students are receiving the high quality of education comprising material, human and divine education. In the ever expanding field of education, CMS students have established new milestones that are unparalleled and unsurpassed. In recent years, a large number of CMS students has increased the pride of Lucknow by baeing selected in highly prestigious services like IAS, IPS, IES, PCS, PCS(J) etc. In addition, every year CMS students have been illuminating the name of Lucknow at the national level with their excellent performance in All India ISC and ICSE Board Examinations. On the international front, CMS students have shone brilliantly bagging scholarships and getting admission offers in hundreds and thousands from the top universities of USA, UK, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the Middle East.
Chief Public Relations Officer of CMS, Shri Hari Om Sharma said that it goes to the credit of CMS Founders Dr Jagdish Gandhi and Dr Bharti Gandhi that a school in Lucknow has made its presence felt so strongly on the world map with its outstanding record of academic and co-curricular achievements and impacted education all over the world. Shri Sharma also stated that for the 23 years, CMS is organizing International Conference of Chief Justices of the World every year in which 1361 Chief Justices, Judges and Heads of State from 136 countries have participated uptil now. Besides this, social awareness has been created through events related to environmental protection, education of girls, character upliftment of the youth and other programmes leading to social concern are given importance and treated as a part of education of children and young people. It is for this reason that CMS has been crowned with glory and received many honours and awards like the coveted Guinness World Record recognition, UNESCO prize for Peace Education-2002, the Derozio Award, Verdlaun Excellence Award, Iceland, World’s Children’s Prize for the Rights of the Child, Sweden, Life Link Campaign, Peaceful Schools International Recognition, Canada, Nuclear Free Future Award, UN NGO status and many others.