The Freethinking School

The Freethinking School is over in Thengode, right by the Vikram Sarabhai Science Park in Ernakulam. It is a bit of a different spot for a school, being near all that science and technology stuff at 25/1. Usually, the place is pretty lively because the kids are always moving around and asking questions about things they see. We do not have those stiff uniforms or a very formal vibe that you often find in some of the bigger institutions in the city. The walls have some marks on them from old projects and just general daily life. People around here know us as the place where things are a bit more relaxed than usual. You can hear the sounds from the science park sometimes when it is quiet. It is not a silent library type of place at all. We spend a lot of our time just organizing the day and making sure everything is ready for when the families arrive in the morning. The weather in Ernakulam can get really humid, so the fans are almost always going in the rooms. We do not have a big corporate office feel here. It is just us and the kids. Sometimes the garden gets a bit wild if we do not prune it regularly, but we don't mind much. People stop by to ask for directions to the park and we end up chatting for a while. It is just how we run things every day.