Podar International School

Our school is located on Vartej Siddhsar Road, which is a bit of a distance from the main Bhavnagar city hub. Being out here in Vartej means we have a bit more space, but it also means it gets quite windy. You can see the dust swirling around the parking lot on some days. The building at 364060 is quite large, and it takes a while to walk from one end to the other. I work in the main office mostly, dealing with the paperwork and the phone calls that never seem to stop. Parents come in all day asking about fees or bus routes. We have a big assembly hall where everyone gathers, and the echo in there is quite something when it’s empty. The teachers are always carrying piles of books or charts they’ve made for the walls. We try to keep the corridors clear, but there’s usually a stray bag or a water bottle sitting somewhere it shouldn't be. Lunchtime is the loudest part of the day, and then it gets very quiet once the buses leave at three. We spend the last hour of the day just tidying up and getting ready for the next morning. It’s a steady rhythm. We don’t have fancy decorations, just the usual school stuff like maps on the walls and sports trophies in a glass case that needs dusting once in a while. It is a plain, hard-working place for the neighborhood kids.