Mother India English Medium High School

Mother India English Medium High School is over on S M Palayam Road. We are near the Gnanambika Mills area in Coimbatore. It is a busy part of town with a lot of shops and houses around. The school is a high school, so we deal with the older students mostly. The building has a flat roof and a big gate that stays shut during class hours. Inside, you will find the usual stuff like chalkboards and rows of benches. It gets quite dusty sometimes because of the road nearby, so there is always someone sweeping. We teach in English, but you will hear plenty of Tamil in the corridors during break time. The teachers bring their own lunches and sit together in the staff room. We have a bell that rings to tell everyone when to move. It is a loud bell. The students come from all the surrounding streets. Some walk and some take the bus. We don't have a big fancy hall, so we do our morning assemblies out in the open area. It is usually hot by ten in the morning. We just keep our heads down and get through the syllabus. There is a lot of paperwork to handle in the office. Parents come in now and then to ask about marks or pay fees. It is a standard routine that hasn't changed much in years. We just try to keep the building running and the kids focused.