Indeed a journey of a thousand miles start from one
City Montessori School aka CMS is The world’s biggest school: 47,000 pupils in 1,000 classrooms run by 3,800 staff in India

Dr Jagdish Gandhi started the school in 1959 with only five pupils
He believes every child has the right to an education
The school receives no government funding; parents are charged a small fee for their children to attend

Starting from humble beginnings in a building with just five pupils, City Montessori school in India is now the world's largest - with a staggering 47,000 attendees.

It is so large a packed Anfield football stadium could comfortably attend - with room to spare.

The school, known as CMS, employs an army of 3,800 staff, including teachers, support staff, cleaners, rickshaw drivers, and even electricians, carpenters and gardeners.

Today, it sprawls over 20 campuses across the city - and is still growing despite more than doubling in size during the last 14-years alone.

Dr. Gandhi said: 'I founded this school with great difficulty back in 1959. I was beating the drum all around the part of Lucknow that I live for 15 days but no one came.

'It was only when me and my wife persuaded a woman to send the children from her extended family that it all started, and even then it was only five children.

'We started from very humble beginnings and back then we only had a loan of 300 rupees (£3 at current rates) to fund our school.

'But from word of mouth it slowly spread and children started coming. Year after year the numbers swelled.

'I never thought that one day we would have the world's biggest school. There are over 20 campuses around Lucknow and we are bigger than the population of many towns.'

The school's rapid growth saw it officially recognised by the 2013 Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest, taking the crown from Rizal High School in Manila, Philippines, which had just 19,738 pupils.

Dr. Gandhi added: 'It was a proud moment for us when we were included in the record book.

'But since then we have kept growing - in the last 14 years the number has more than doubled from 22,000

'I believe that we should not deny children the right to education.'

CMS's sheer size means it has never convened for an assembly - because there is no venue large enough to house them all.

Geeta Kingdon, the current head teacher and daughter of founder Dr. Gandhi, said: 'The whole of Lucknow would be jammed if we tried because one bus holds 50 children, so we'd need 1,000 buses to bring them together.'

The school receives no government funding, instead charging a relatively modest 1,000 rupees (£12) a month in fees for younger pupils, rising to £2,500 (£30) a month for seniors.

Some of its past alumni have gone on to work for the United Nations, studied at Harvard and worked for Goldman Sachs.

You can read more @ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2400941/The-world-s-biggest-school-47-000-pupils-1-000-classrooms-run-3-800-staff-India.html

Wow! Very large

City Montessori School aka CMS classroom and more

Dr Jagdish Gandhi, the co-founder of City Montessori School

Then why are majority of indians still impoverished? Or is situation same as a black country in WA?

City Montessori School staff

watered:
Then why are majority of indians still impoverished? Or is situation same as a black country in WA?

My brother India is the second populated country after china...... that means so much struggle

Nsonaso:

My brother India is the second populated country after china...... that means so much struggle

But they have good hospitals

watered:
But they have good hospitals

Yeah but are very expensive.......

Nsonaso:
Yeah but are very expensive.......

awwwww dats pathetic. I watched a video about the ills going on in Mumbai and I wept for India

Seeing small small children in schools Gives me great joy!!! joor...it makes me think they are doing what some men of 72years was unable to do since their lifetime....u guys should try to reach PHD level like GEJ...am working towards GEJ height..

Dis kine school go swt for assembly. Middle thin

Wuuworld:
Seeing small small children in schools Gives me great joy!!! joor...

As in eee..... see their beautiful and happy smiling faces so lovely

this is strange o! if a man can stand to offer the citizens of his country help, then he's worth to be honoured

Amazing

watered:
Then why are majority of indians still impoverished? Or is situation same as a black country in WA?

India has a very high level of corruption. Just like nigeria and india, any country that has high corruption level has impoverished citizens. Where few people just loot the collective wealth of all others that is the result.

Just imagine if this school is one of the private schools with exorbitant feed,the owner will just be smiling to the bank..

47000/3800=one teacher to twelve students. Fair enough for a developing country.

For the Love of learning and education

No wonder naa, na india, their population says it all

Still the school looks better than most public schools in nigeria.

Thats an average of 47 students per classroom. Here in Nigeria, we either have mushroom schools, or schools where students a packed like sardines to recieve lectures.

We need change in our educational system. Improved infrastructures, teaching and learning materials, and competency test to assess the quality of our teachers.

Its all possible with Buhari
#March4Buhari

that man Ghandi sees a generational investment in education.hence he didnt resort to other businesses that could fetch him billions in a year,he is wise enough to see the profit education offers apart from money.


that man has succeeded writing his name on waters.

he wont be forgottten in a hurry.




a lesson to Dangote,Jimo Ibrahim,Otedola,Adenuga and co.

From a little beginning to where they are now, kudos to the founder.

The school looks nice and modest

Yomieluv:
Just imagine if this school is one of the private schools with exorbitant feed,the owner will just be smiling to the bank..

You're indeed a real son of the soil

do not look down on your days of small beginning

Tall oak from little acorns grow.....


Ghandi has made his mark.....

Wuuworld:
Seeing small small children in schools Gives me great joy!!! joor...it makes me think they are doing what some men of 72years was unable to do since their lifetime....u guys should try to reach PHD level like GEJ...am working towards GEJ height..

But you'll be causing them to say you want them to be like clueless GEJ

Good management i must say

Despite the great population, they're well organized and the class is fully equipped. But here in 9ja

Video or i don't believe it.

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