Kaushik Shiksha Niketan Senior Secondary School

Out here in Jhotwara, at number 259, the school day starts early. You can see the yellow buses pulling up and kids jumping out with their bags bouncing. Jaipur gets quite hot, so the shade in the courtyard is where everyone likes to stand before the first bell rings. We have been part of this 302012 zip code for a long time. The classrooms have high ceilings and the walls are covered with whatever projects the kids finished last week. It is not a quiet place, especially during the lunch break when the noise from the playground carries all the way to the front gate. The teachers usually have their hands full with stacks of notebooks to check. We have old wooden desks that have seen a lot of students over the years. Some of the corners are a bit worn down, but they still do the job. In the main office, there is always a fan whirring and someone asking about a form or a fee. The neighborhood is full of shops and houses, so there is always something happening right outside our walls. We just try to keep things running smoothly and make sure everyone gets where they need to be on time. It feels like a small community inside this building. Sometimes the chalk dust gets everywhere, but that is just how a school should look when people are working hard and learning new things every single day.