Resma Convent Pre School

Our little preschool is situated right in Pali, Rajasthan, serving the families nearby. It’s a place where you’ll hear the voices of small children throughout the morning. We started this because we saw a need for a place for kids in this specific part of town. The building is simple and we try to keep it cool during those hot Rajasthan summers. There is a small area for the children to run around before they go inside to sit on the mats. Most parents just walk their kids over since we are right in the neighborhood. We don’t have big fancy buses or anything like that. It’s mostly just us and the local families we have known for years. The walls inside have some drawings on them that the kids made. We spend a lot of time just showing them basic things like colors and how to share their toys. It gets pretty loud during lunchtime, but that is expected when you have a bunch of three and four-year-olds in one room. We usually open up early so parents can drop their kids off before they go to work. Pali is a place where everyone knows each other, so we see a lot of familiar faces at the gate every day. We aren't trying to be some big institution. It's just a school for the little ones to get their start. Sometimes the desert wind blows a lot of sand into the yard, so we spend a lot of time sweeping the front steps.