A P Social Welfare Residential Schools

Down in Ramakuppam, Chittoor, we run the A P Social Welfare Residential School for boys. Being a residential school, things are a bit different here than at a normal day school. We don't just see the kids for a few hours; they live here, so it’s more like a big, busy house. The facility is basic but functional. We have the dorms and the classrooms all in one general area. It’s a lot of responsibility, keeping an eye on everything from morning until night. We aren't a high-end private boarding school with horses or anything like that. It’s a social welfare setup, so we focus on providing what’s necessary. There’s a lot of structure—meals at certain times, study hours, and then some time for the boys to play outside. The buildings show their age a bit, and we are always fixing something or other. We don't have a team of writers making us sound perfect. It’s just us, the staff in Chittoor, doing the best we can with what we have. We make sure the boys are fed, they have their books, and they are learning what they need to know. It’s a lot of noise and energy, as you’d expect with so many boys in one place. We just take it one day at a time and keep the routine going. It is hard work, but we are used to it and it's what we do.