Tata ClassEdge and CMS Lucknow Partner for one of the Largest Implementation of Technology in Classrooms Globally

Tata ClassEdge to provide technology powered instructional solution for  877 classrooms

Partnership will improve students’ learning outcomes and enhance the teaching learning experience

ClassEdge content will further enhance the engagement levels of students at CMS

TATA ClassEdge, a leading provider of innovative technology based learning solutions for schools, today announced a partnership with the City Montessori School (CMS) Lucknow, one of the most prestigious schools in India. An agreement has been signed for 877 classrooms of CMS, which is by far one of the largest implementation of technology in any school globally.

This partnership is aimed at improving students’ learning outcomes by enhancing the teaching learning experience through innovative use of technology. TATA ClassEdge’s proprietary instructional framework, using the multiple learning experiences model, makes use of distinct types of activities that promotes social and thinking skills in students. Additionally, the lesson planning approach and an assessment platform helps teachers; while ClassEdge Connect lets them contribute and share their own content, within and across the schools too.

Commenting on the occasion, Nirav Khambhati, CEO of Tata ClassEdge, said, “We take great pride in partnering with the best schools in India and it is nice to receive this vote of confidence from CMS. We learn a lot by working with progressive schools like CMS, and that helps us stay at the forefront of introducing new technologies and innovation in classrooms.”

Prof Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, President and COO of CMS, commented on this partnership “CMS has always striven to harness the power of educational technology, and is careful to adopt only appropriate technology. Today we are proud to have partnered with Tata ClassEdge as the availability of textbook mapped interactive media, worksheets, quizzes and labs, lesson planning and activity based learning methods in the ClassEdge content will further enhance the engagement levels of students. ClassEdge Connect, the collaborative aspect of Tata ClassEdge platform, makes use of our biggest asset, the collective wisdom of our teachers, by enabling them to share best practices and resources across our different campuses. We look forward to a long lasting association with Tata ClassEdge.”

About Tata ClassEdge

Tata ClassEdge provides an innovative and comprehensive instructional solution that empowers teachers to teach better, with an effective blend of curriculum-mapped classroom activities and interactive technology. Tata ClassEdge’s proprietary instructional framework, the Multiple Learning Experiences (MLEx™) model, makes use of distinct types of activities that promote social and thinking skills in students, including critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, research-orientation and communication skills. More than 70,000 teachers across India have already adopted the Tata ClassEdge way of teaching.

About CMS

CMS is the world’s largest school in a city, according to the Guinness Book of Records, with currently over 51,000 students spread across 20 campuses in the city of Lucknow. Three of its campuses are ranked 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rdin India as a whole, in the ISC schools’ national performance league table which ranks all the nearly 1000 ISC board schools of the country by their ‘Number of students who obtained 90% or higher aggregate mark’. Its Gomti Nagar campus is also ranked 2^ndin the country as a whole in the school league table based on the average percentage mark of students in the 2015 ISC board examination. It is the only school in the world ever to receive the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, for which it was nominated by the Government of India in 2002. It is also the recipient of the Hope of Humanity award of The Dalai Lama in 2010. In 2014, CMS became the only school in the world to be given the status of an NGO associated with the United Nations.