Acharaya Public School

Acharaya Public School is located right in the Ajay Tenament area on Vastral Road. It started out as a small project for the families living around here in Vastral. Since it’s inside a residential colony, it feels very much like a community spot rather than a big cold institution. We have children from the nearby houses walking to school every morning, which is nice to see. The space is basically part of the tenement blocks, so we’ve had to be creative with how we use the rooms for different classes. It can get a bit loud when the primary kids are having their play time, but that’s just how it is with a school. We have a small area out front where the kids line up for morning assembly. We don’t have a big fancy website or glossy brochures. Parents just stop by and talk to us when they’re looking for a place for their children. We spend our days teaching the basics—math, language, and some science. Sometimes we have to fix a leaking pipe or repaint a wall over the weekend. It’s a hands-on kind of place. Most of the teachers live within a couple of kilometers, so we’re all neighbors really. We just try to provide a steady environment where the local kids can learn without having to travel across the city. It’s a simple, local school that does the job for the families in our little corner of Ahmedabad.