Ocimum International School

You can find Ocimum International School over at No 5, Race Course Colony. We are in the Race Course area of Madurai, which is a fairly well-known part of town. The school isn't some giant complex. It’s a building that sits on a regular street. We have a few trees around that give some shade during the hot Madurai afternoons. Inside, it’s mostly just classrooms and a small office area. We spend our days teaching the kids what they need to know. There’s a lot of focus on the daily schedule. We start early before the sun gets too high. The students bring their bags and sit at their desks. We don't have a lot of extra fluff. It's just a place for learning. The staff here are locals who have been with us for a bit. We know most of the parents by their first names because they live just down the road. Sometimes the gate gets stuck, and we have to fix it. Little things like that happen in a real building. We have a small area where the children can stand for their morning assembly. It’s not very big, but it fits everyone if we stand close. We try to keep the place clean, though with so many kids, there’s always some clutter. It's a working school where we just try to do right by the students every day.