Childrens Academy Senior Secondary School

Tagore Villa on Chakrata Road is where you will find us. The school has been here for years, and the building definitely shows its age in some spots. It’s a big old place with high ceilings and thick walls that keep it somewhat cool in the summer. Being on Chakrata Road means there is a lot of traffic passing by, mostly people heading up towards the hills or coming down into the city. We have the senior secondary students who are usually buried in their books near the library. They get quite stressed about their board exams, so we try to keep the younger kids away from their wing. The courtyard is where everything happens, from morning assembly to the lunch break rush. The stairs are quite steep, and my knees definitely feel it by the end of the day. We have a lot of windows, but some of the latches are a bit finicky. The staff room is always a mess of half-graded papers and empty tea cups. It’s a busy environment and there is never a quiet moment until the final bell rings at two-thirty. We have a small garden area, but the monkeys sometimes come down and cause a bit of trouble with the plants. It is just a normal school life here, nothing like what you see in the movies. We just get on with the day and try to help the kids pass their exams. It's a lot of responsibility but we've been doing it for a long time now.