Csi Monahan Girls Higher Secondary School

Csi Monahan Girls Higher Secondary School is a well-known spot on Peters Road in Royapettah. Being in the heart of Chennai means it is always noisy outside. There are autos and bikes constantly zooming past our gates at number 196. The building itself is quite old and has that classic Chennai look with high ceilings and thick walls. It stays reasonably cool inside, even when the humidity is terrible outside. We have long corridors where the girls walk to their different classes. The stairs are worn down in the middle from thousands of feet going up and down over the decades. We have a large hall where we do all the assembly stuff. It’s a very busy place, with hundreds of students and many teachers trying to stay on track. The playground is a bit tucked away, but it’s a good spot for a break. We don't have a lot of modern glass walls or anything like that. It’s all brick and mortar and old-fashioned wooden doors. In the staff room, we talk about the traffic and the weather while we drink our coffee. Everything is about routine here. We open the gates, the bell rings, and we get to work. It’s a bit of a squeeze sometimes in the city, but we make the most of the space we have. There is always a lot to do before the final bell rings in the afternoon.