About the school — Sunrise Montessori School

Our story

From four rented rooms to a campus of 980 children.

In June 2011, Sunrise Montessori School opened in a rented building off Vinay Nagar with 64 children and six teachers. There was no playground. Assembly was held in the corridor. What the school did have was a clear idea about how young children learn, and the patience to stick to it.

The first batch of Class X appeared for the board examination in 2019. Twenty-eight students sat, twenty-eight passed, and nine scored above 80 per cent. That year the school moved to its present campus.

Today we teach 980 children from Nursery to Class XII, with 48 teachers. Sections are capped at 35. Eleven of our teachers have been here more than eight years.

The original building, 2011

The campus today

Vision

What we are trying to do

To run a school in Gwalior where an ordinary family can afford an education that does not feel ordinary — where children are taught to think, to ask, and to work hard at something they care about.

Mission

How we go about it

Keep every section under 35 children so no one goes unnoticed.
Teach Hindi and English with equal seriousness, both written and spoken.
Meet parents after every examination, not only when there is a problem.
Keep fees within reach of a salaried family in this city.
Give every child one thing outside the classroom — a sport, an instrument, a stage.

Milestones

Fifteen years, briefly

2011
School opens with 64 children, Nursery to Class II, in a rented building in Vinay Nagar.
2014
Middle school begins. First Annual Function held at the Town Hall; the whole school fits on one stage.
2017
Secondary section starts. Science laboratories and the computer lab are set up.
2019
First Class X board batch — all 28 students pass. The school moves to its own campus the same year.
2021
Affiliation No. MP/2021/00847 granted. Senior Secondary opens with Science and Commerce streams.
2023
Arts stream added. School transport begins with two buses covering Thatipur and Morar.
2026
980 students, 48 teachers, three bus routes and a hostel block for outstation children.

The house system

Four houses, named for Gwalior

Every child joins a house on admission and stays in it until Class XII. Houses compete through the year in sport, debate, quiz and the Annual Function.

Tansen

Music and the arts. Named for the musician of Akbar's court, buried in this city.

Scindia

Debate and public speaking. Named for the family that built much of modern Gwalior.

Mansingh

Sport. Named for the Tomar king who built the Gwalior Fort palace.

Laxmibai

Service and discipline. Named for the Rani of Jhansi, who fell defending this city.