Sardar Patel High School

Sardar Patel High School is right here in Boriavi, Anand. Most people know where it is because we’ve been around for quite a while now. The building is just a normal brick building, nothing too special to look at, but it gets the job done for the kids in this area. We start early in the morning, around 7:30 or 8:00, and you can hear the bicycle bells and the kids chatting as they walk through the gates. There is a small playground in the back where the grass gets a bit long during the monsoon, so we have to clear it out. Our teachers mostly live nearby or take the bus from Anand town. We have classrooms with wooden benches that have seen better days, but they are sturdy enough. In the afternoons, it gets pretty hot, so the ceiling fans stay on all the time, making that clicking noise. It’s a bit dusty because of the road outside, but we try to keep it clean. Parents come by sometimes to talk about their children's progress or just to drop off a forgotten lunch box. We don't have fancy computers in every room, just a couple in the small office for paperwork. It is just a place where local kids come to learn their lessons and get through their exams every year. Life moves slowly here in Boriavi, and the school is just part of that daily rhythm.