Pratibha School

We’ve been here in Sirikonda for quite a while now. Most people around Nizamabad know where we are because we’ve been in this same spot for years. It’s just a regular school where kids come to learn their lessons. We don’t have any big fancy signs or anything like that. It’s mostly just us teachers and the students showing up every morning at the same time. The classrooms are basic but they work for what we need. Sometimes the power goes out, or it gets a bit dusty when the wind picks up off the road, but we just keep going. We try to make sure the children actually understand what’s written in their books. It isn’t always easy keeping everyone focused, especially when it’s hot outside and everyone is tired. We have a small playground area where they run around and make a lot of noise during the lunch breaks. Parents stop by sometimes in the afternoon to talk about how their kids are doing or if there are any problems. We just tell it like it is. There’s no big secret to how we run things here. We just open the gates early, ring the bell, and get to the work of teaching. It’s a quiet enough life here in Sirikonda. Most of the staff live nearby, so we know the families pretty well. We’ve seen many kids grow up and move on. It is just what we do every day.