Gandhi Nikethan Convent School

You can find us at Door No 44-9-11 on Pemmadavari Street, right in the Jagannadhapuram area of Kakinada. It’s an older part of town with narrow streets and a lot of history. The school is housed in a building that’s been part of this neighborhood for years. Being a convent school, we try to keep things quite orderly, though with a building full of children, there’s always some level of noise and chaos. The rooms have high ceilings and big windows to help with the Kakinada heat. We don’t have fancy air conditioning in every room, so the fans are always spinning during the day. Our desks are the sturdy, old-fashioned kind. Most of our students live within walking distance, so you see them wandering in groups through the lanes every morning. We don’t use a lot of big words to describe what we do here. We just teach the subjects, look after the kids during the day, and make sure they follow the rules. The teachers are often busy grading papers in the small common room. We have a little space for play, but it’s nothing like a big stadium. It’s just a place where kids can be kids for a few minutes before going back to their books. We are just a regular part of the local community here, trying to do a decent job with the resources we have. It’s honest work and we really like being here.