The Krishna Valley School

Mandideep is a busy industrial area, and our school is tucked away near Girdhar College. If you know the area, you know it gets quite crowded during shift changes. The school sits right there, a plain building with a few trees near the entrance. Every morning, the buses pull in and the gates get busy. We spend our time checking notebooks and making sure the classrooms are ready. The halls are usually quiet during lessons, but when the bell rings, it’s a total scramble. We have kids from all over the local area and some from further out in Bhopal. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint in some spots, but it doesn't stop anything. We have a playground that gets a lot of use, so the grass is a bit patchy. Teachers here mostly stay for a long time, so we’ve seen a lot of students grow up. Lunchtime is the loudest part of the day. Everyone opens their steel tiffin boxes and the smell of parathas fills the hallways. It’s just a normal school life. We don’t have anything too fancy, just desks, chairs, and blackboards. We try to keep the fans running when it gets hot in the afternoons. Sometimes the power goes out, and we just open the windows and keep going. It’s how things work around here. We’re just part of the neighborhood near the college. It’s a solid building that serves its purpose for the families living nearby.