Kids Paradise Per Primary School

The building at Aj-84 in Sector-2 is where Kids Paradise Per Primary School is located. It is a typical house in this part of Kolkata that we turned into a space for children. We’ve got a few rooms upstairs and downstairs where we keep the benches and the blackboards. It’s nothing fancy, just a place for the kids to sit and do their lessons. In the mornings, the street is usually full of people going to work, so there is a bit of noise that comes through the windows. We try to keep things organized, but with thirty or forty children running around, there’s always something that needs fixing or cleaning. One of the cupboards in the back room has a door that sticks, but we’ve learned how to jiggle the handle just right. The teachers usually bring their own lunch and we sit in the small area near the entrance when the kids are busy with their snacks. We have a couple of posters on the walls showing the alphabet and some animals, though some of the colors have faded from the sun. Salt Lake is a nice area for a school like this because it feels safe enough, and the parents know us by name. It’s just a local place where we spend our days making sure everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. There isn't any big secret to it; we just show up and work.