Notre Dame Academy

Notre Dame Academy is situated out in Notre Dame Nagar, over in the Choodasandra area near Huskur Po. It is a bit far from the main city, so things are usually a little quieter around here than you might expect. The road leading up to the school is often dusty because of all the construction happening nearby. Most of the staff live in the surrounding neighborhoods, so we all know the shortcut paths. The school building itself is spread out and has a lot of trees around the edges, which is nice when it gets really hot in the afternoon. We don’t have any of that high-tech office furniture; it’s mostly just plain tables and chairs that have seen a lot of use. The hallways are wide but they get quite dirty from the kids running in from the playground. We spend a fair amount of time sweeping and trying to keep the place looking decent. In the mornings, you can hear the birds before the kids start arriving in the yellow buses. We don’t follow any strict corporate handbook here. It’s more about just getting the work done and making sure the lessons happen on time. During lunch, we sit together and talk about our own families or what we’re going to cook for dinner. It’s a very normal, everyday kind of place. We don't try to be something we aren't. It’s just us working at the academy.