Kheronijan Primary School

Kheronijan Primary School is located at 166C/416 in Lake Gardens. It’s a nice enough part of Kolkata, with more trees around than the central areas. The school itself is quite small and fits into a residential block. It’s easy to miss if you aren't looking for the number on the gate. We have a handful of classrooms where the local kids come for their primary education. The atmosphere is generally quite relaxed and informal. We have some wooden chairs and tables that are a bit mismatched and old. On the walls, there are some old posters about health and alphabet charts that have faded over time. Since it's Lake Gardens, the surroundings are a bit quieter, but you still hear the occasional honking from the main road nearby. The teachers are mostly women from the nearby locality who have been here for a long time. We don't have a big playground, just a small space where the children can stand for prayers in the morning. Sometimes the water pump in the back makes a lot of noise, but we are used to it and just ignore it. We try to keep the children focused on their reading and basic sums. It’s a very simple operation we have here. There aren't any fancy extracurricular activities or clubs, just the regular school day. Parents usually wait outside the gate under the shade of the trees when it’s time to go home. It’s just a modest, everyday school for the neighborhood kids.