CMS, RDSO Branch

Infobox_School
name = City Montessori Inter Collage, R.D.S.O. Branch


motto = जय जगत! (Glory be to the World)
established = 1964 by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi & Dr. Bharti Gandhi
Principal = Mrs.Swapna Mansharamni
type = Private
affiliation = (CISCE)
city = flagicon|India Lucknow
state = UP
country = IN
website = http://www.cmseducation.org/

City Montessori School,R.D.S.O. Branch is a private school that offers education up to the level of Class XII, in Lucknow,India.City Montessori School RDSO Branch is a Co- Educational, English Medium institution affiliated to ICSE Board,New Delhi. [http://www.cmseducation.org/branches/RDSO.html] ] .The school has been ranked 6th in the "most respected secondary schools" in India list compiled by IMRB in 2007 [ [http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Aug182007/national2007081819925.asp?section=scrollingnews] ]

History and Current status

CMS, RDSO was established in the year 1964 under the able guidance of Mrs Preeti Kaur. The school evolved and progressed under the leadership of the former Principals, Mrs Sindhi and Dr (Mrs) Vineeta Kamran. The present Principal, Mrs Swapna Mansharamani is leaving no stone unturned in her efforts of taking the school to new heights with her dedicated hard work and high sense of discipline. CMS RDSO is a progressive school which looks upon itself as the lighthouse of society and believes that every child is potentially the light of this world. Keeping the demands of the present age the school teaches its students the value of world unity and world peace and inspires them to become ideal world citizens.

Organization

CMS R.D.S.O. Branch 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 : 4 years of age
*Kindergarten : 5 years of age

The Primary Section

The Primary Section consists of Grades I-V.

The Junior Section

The Junior Section consists of Grades VI-VIII.

The Senior Section

The Junior Section consists of Grades IX-XIII.

Achievements of CMS,RDSO Branch

Sports Achievements:Under the able guidance of the P.T. teachers, the physical training of the students is taken due care of. The children are trained in various P.T. drills, aerobics, yoga and games like badminton, table-tennis, kho-kho, athletics, chess etc. Resultantly, students enthusiastically participate and perform very well in different sports competitions.EXSPO, the International Sports Olympiad, is organized by the Branch every alternate year. Young sportsmen assemble at Lucknow from different countries of the world to participate in this international competition and learn lessons of world unity, world peace, global brotherhood and true sportsmanship. The 5th EXSPO INTERNATIONAL organized from 28 October to 1 November 2006 was a huge success and preparations for the 6th EXSPO to be held from 27 October to 1 November 2008 have already begun. During 2007-2008, students of the Branch won several prizes in ISC State level Sports Meet held at Agra. Ace runner of the Branch, Ranjana Yadav won the first prize in 3 km race, second prize in 4x100 m relay and the third prize in 800m race at this mega event. Besides her, Siddharth Ahuja won the first prize in discus throw as well as the first prize in shotput, Aquib Kazmi won the second prize in 100m and 200m races and third prize in 4x100m race, Vishal won first prize in 1500 m and third prize in 800m race at this Meet organized by AISCE. Vishal won the first prizes in both, the 400m and 600m races in district level meet 2007. Rishabh won the second prize in 4x100 m relay in this meet. The football team of the Branch lifted the first prize in the District Meet 2007.Flag march presented by the students of the Branch dressed in grey and navy blue uniforms and marching step by step holding tricolour and spreading the message of self sacrifice, truth, purity, ahimsa, peace and prosperity in all directions was awarded the second prize at Republic Day Parade 2008Co-curricular Achievements: The students excelled in all fields and kept showering laurels upon the Branch throughout the academic year 2007-2008. Anu Saksham Chandra won the first prize in creative writing contest organized by Tech Vista 2007. At this inter-school contest, Manish Kumar won the second prize in collage, Arpit Agarwal won the second prize in cover page design contest, Piyush Mishra and Rudranil won the second prize in 'Bug all the way' contest. The Branch team also lifted the second runners' up Tech Vista 2007 trophy. Vipul Tewari and Arpit Agarwal stood second in the ISC regional level quiz 2007. Niraj Chaddha bagged the only prize of Maths wizard in MACFAIR 2006 organized by CMS, Mahanagar. Piyush Singh and Richa Srivastava won the first consolation prize in Robotics at this event. Ananya Mishra, Supantho Bhattacharya and Anurag Rathore achieved success at the 6th National Cyber Olympiad organized by National Science Foundation, New Delhi.Principal, Mrs Swapna Mansharamani led a delegation of the students of the Branch to St. Mary's School, Cincinnati, USA, to participate in the 3-week long International School to School Exchange Programme from 10 May to 4 June 2007. Student members of the delegation were: Pragati Gupta, Ashneet Kaur and Gurbani Walia. In this programme, the students lived with the host families in USA for three long weeks and attended regular classes at St Mary's School. Another delegation of the Branch comprising Principal, Mrs Mansharamani, teacher Mr Rajesh Singh and students, Tania, Vikas, Manu and Akshat participated in the International Young Mathematicians' Convention (IYMC) held in Hong Kong from 29 July to 2 August 2007. Mrs Mansharamani also participated in the International Mathematics Competition organized in Singapore by Beijing Hecate Centre of Cultural Communication as the special invitee.Wizards at International Mathematics Contest, WIZMIC 2007, was organized by the Branch from 28 to 31October 2007. Budding mathematicians from reputed schools and colleges of Iran, Bulgaria, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh and India came together on a common platform to interact with each other and exchange their thoughts and ideas through various competitions held during the four days of the international meet.Academic Achievements: Academic year 2007-2008 was full of achievements for CMS RDSO. All the 74 students of the Branch who appeared in the ISC Board Examination 2007 passed in first division while 15 of them secured 90% and above marks in aggregate. In ICSE Board Examinations 2007 on the other hand, out of 91 students, 81 passed in first division and 10 students secured above 90% marks. At branch level also, the academic performance of the students was extremely satisfactory. Level of spoken English too achieved an all time high and the students' extraordinary spoken skills came to the fore through model class presentations and various inter-house speech, debate and elocution contests held at the Branch from time to time.

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Location

CMS,RDSO Branch is located in interior of RDSO Colony.

CMS RDSO Branch Traditions

Morning Prayer Assembly

It is mandatory for CMS RDSO students to participate in the morning assembly. This prayer assembly lasts about half an hour and consists of the recital of devotional songs & prayers. A group of students conducts the assembly and presents virtue-talks and inspiring speeches and stories as well.

Class Presentations

Class Presentations are designed to show case individual talent. Each and 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, debates, etc.

poken English

CMS RDSO is an English Medium School and thus Spoken English is greatly stressed on.

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, re-enforcement of learning and close teacher student interaction takes place.

tudent 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, organization of functions etc.
The student council as of September '08:
Primary Section
Head boy:Mst.Ayush Virat(CLASS V A)
Head girl:Ms.Antara Agarwal(ClASS V B)
House Captains
Hope house:Mst.Akash Verma(CLASS V B)
Peace house:Mst.Rajeshwar Shukla(CLASS V B)
Unity house:Ms.Surabhi Valecha(CLASS V A)
Love house:Ms.Priyanka Chandela(CLASS V A)
Vice House Captains
Hope house:Mst.Girdhar Gopal Bajpai(CLASS V B)
Peace house:Mst.Vishal Singh(CLASS V A)
Unity house:Mst.Mohit Singh(CLASS V B)
Love house:Mst.Harshit(CLASS V A)

Overall Development

The CMS RDSO stresses on Total Personality Development of students.The School Prinicipal Mrs.S.Mansharamni had brought the concept of Quality Control Circles from Japan which is basically a managemnt tool for Indutry's was redefined it by her for education as Students Quality Control Circles.Theres a Quality Circle Academy where students are Trained according to Quality Circle Tools.

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 (ISSE) programmes, National Mathematics Olympiads,WIZMIC National Talent Search Examination and National Choral Singing Competitions and Sports Olympiads like EXSPO International which is organized by RDSO BRANCH.

A message from the principal

Events of great consequences often spring from trifling circumstances. "-Livy As the 2007-2008 session edges past and the 2008-2009 session dawns in, we look back in retrospect to examine our achievements. The hard-working teachers leave no stone unturned in guiding the students to excel in all their endeavours. Teachers and students are the pillars on which a school stands. The students of the branch have achieved many a laurels. Their work speaks for itself.All the students of ISC and ICSE sections passed the examination in flying colours securing good marks. Most of the students secured above ninety percent marks. Utkarsh Rastogi and Devanshu Dwivedi were selected for the N.T.S.E. scholarship. The branch won two first prizes in MACFAIR 2004. The Montessori methods of teaching and new innovative ideas were adopted to teach the tiny-tots. Model-class presentations saw the children exuding with confidence. To still increase the confidence of the students Aprmeya Pandey, Monika Verma and Priyanka Bhatia attended the 8 th PMWC Maths Olympiad held in Konk Kong. With globalization, the world coming closer, the competition to be faced by our students has increased many times. Thus to provide our students with a platform to test their caliber and hone their competitive skills, CMS RDSO organize IEMIC (India Elementary Mathematics World Contest). Not only did the event boost the competitive spirit exposing the students to the world scenario but the event succeeded in bringing eleven countries under one roof uniting them in a friendly bond despite lingual and cultural differences. The grand success of the 3 rd EXSPO-2004 An International Sports Meet for World Peace was a commendable feature. Forty-four teams from India and abroad participated in the mega event. Amid much fanfare, exuberance and festive ambience, the meet was declared open Hon'ble Mr. Francis Fanthome, Chief Executive and Secretary, Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi . The meet was also graced by the presence of eminent luminaries like R.K. Chaudhary, Vikram Kaul, Ashok Kumar, P.Gopichand, Bahadur Prasad, Jhamman Lal Sharma, Shakti Singh, Sunita Rani, RP Singh, Abhinna Sham Gupta, V.S. Chauhan, Bharat Thakur, Syed Rafat, Sahaj Grover, Nirmal Singh Saini, Vishnu Sahai, Jai Singh and Harish Mehta. Next year we plan to hold the EXSPO with even more zest and energy as sports are a great contributing factor in World Unity. They also inculcate virtues like team spirit, self sacrifice, bravery, courage and grit. These virtues lead to sound character formation, a prerequisite for a great personality and a great human being. In the end, I take this opportunity to thank our founders, Mr. and Mrs. Gandhi and the Associate Inspectress, Mrs. Aruna Verma for their guidance and support. I also thank my industrious teachers, the menial staff and parents for their valuable contribution. I also thank my children who are so firm in all the things they do which makes us feel happy and proud.

Mrs. Swapna MansharamaniPrincipal, CMS RDSO Branch

References

External links

* http://www.cmseducation.org/branches/kanpur.html
* http://www.cmseducation.org
* http://www.cmspdcc.org
* http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/amazing_feats/mass_participation/largest_school_by_pupils.aspx