Katlamari Joddar Para L.P. School

Our school is located down at 6/4/16 Seals Garden Lane in Cossipore. It is a bit tucked away in the lane, so if you aren't looking for it, you might miss it. This is a lower primary school, so we mostly deal with the little ones who are just starting out. The building is an older one and shows its age in places, but it serves its purpose. We don't have a lot of staff, just a few of us who have been here for years. Every morning we open the doors and get the classrooms ready before the kids start arriving with their parents. Some come on bicycles and others just walk from the nearby houses. It gets quite busy in the morning hours. We don't have a big playground, so the kids mostly stay in their rooms or the small common area. We stick to the basic subjects like reading, writing, and some simple math. It’s a very straightforward way of teaching. We don't have any high-tech gadgets or computer labs here. It is just books, slates, and blackboards. Sometimes we have to deal with leaky pipes or a fan that stops working, and we just fix it as we go. It’s a local school for local people. We see the same faces every day and that’s how it’s always been. It is a quiet life here in the lane, just doing our daily work with the children.