Bethsada Public School

Down here in Vengola, near Perumbavoor, the air is usually a bit damp and there is a lot of green around. Bethsada Public School sits right in the middle of it. We are part of the Ernakulam district, but it feels a bit more relaxed than the main city area. Our building isn't anything special to look at, just a functional space where we get the work done. The kids arrive early, and the noise level stays high until the first bell rings at the start of assembly. We spend a lot of time dealing with the rain during the monsoon. It's a real task keeping the floors dry when everyone is coming in with wet umbrellas. We focus on the day-to-day things. Is the blackboard clean? Are the benches in the right place? These are the things that matter when you're running a school. We know the local families well. Some of the parents even went to school here themselves years ago. It gives the place a sense of history without us having to say much about it. We don't use a lot of fancy words to describe what we do. We just teach the subjects and make sure the students behave themselves. It's a job that keeps us on our feet from morning until the last bus leaves in the afternoon. We just take it day by day and try to keep things steady for everyone. It is a long day for us.