St. Mount Convent School

You will find St. Mount Convent School on Ioc Road in the Sipara part of Kankarbagh, Patna. It is a busy area with a lot of traffic and people moving around, so the school gate is a bit of a landmark for the local rickshaw drivers. Inside the walls, it is a bit calmer than the street outside. We have a main courtyard where we do the morning assembly and the kids stand in lines according to their height. The building is painted a light color that gets a bit dusty because of the Patna wind. Our classrooms have the basic stuff like wooden benches and desks that have been scratched by students over the years. The teachers are usually busy carrying stacks of notebooks back and forth to the office. We have a small library, but it’s mostly textbooks and some old storybooks that have been donated. During the rainy season, the road outside gets some puddles, so everyone has to be careful not to get their shoes muddy before they get inside. It’s a practical place for learning. We don’t have anything very modern or high-tech, just the usual boards and chalk. Everyone knows everyone else, which makes it feel like a small community even though Patna is so big and crowded. We just keep to our schedule and try to finish the lessons before the final bells. Sometimes the bell is a bit late, but we get there.