Gem English Medium High School

Gem English Medium High School is located at 963, 17th Main, in the second stage of BTM Layout. This part of Bangalore is always moving, especially with all the shops and people living nearby. Our building sits right on the main stretch, so we see a lot of people passing by every day. It’s a multi-story place with stairs that the kids are always running up and down. We have to tell them to slow down pretty much every ten minutes. The classrooms are filled with wooden desks that have seen better days, but they serve their purpose. We don't have any of those fancy air conditioners, just the regular ceiling fans that click when they’re on high speed. The staff room is usually a bit of a mess with papers and lunch bags, but that’s where we spend our breaks. It gets quite bright in the afternoons, so we have to pull the curtains to see anything on the boards. Most of our students live in the apartments and houses right here in BTM. We know the local shopkeepers and the people who sell snacks on the corner. It’s a very local feel here. We just focus on getting through the day's schedule and making sure everything is locked up properly before we head home in the evening traffic. The building gets quiet once everyone leaves, and you can really hear the city noise from the outside then.