Mavilayi Up School

Mavilayi Up School is situated on the Maneekkiyil Ambalam Road. We are right in the heart of Mavilayi in the Kannur district. It’s an old school, the kind where the walls have been painted many times over the years. We teach the upper primary kids, so they are at that age where they are starting to grow up but still like to play. The road outside can get a bit narrow when the school bell rings and everyone is trying to leave at once. We have a few classrooms, a small office for the headmaster, and a lot of trees around the property that give us some shade during the hot Kerala afternoons. Most of us who work here live just a short walk away, so we are part of the local community. We know who the troublemakers are and who is good at sports. We don’t have a big computer lab or anything like that, but we have enough books and blackboards to get the job done. Parents come by to talk about their children's progress, often stopping us at the temple road or the grocery store. It’s a very connected way of living. The school has seen a lot of changes in the village, but we still use the same old bell to mark the periods. It’s just a normal school for normal families here, and we like the quiet routine of it.