North Point Residential School

Our school is situated at No 410 on the Periyagollapatti Main Road in the Gorimedu area of Salem. Since we are a residential school, there is always someone here, even late at night. The building is a bit older and has that lived-in feel to it. We have the dorms on one side and the classrooms on the other. It’s a lot of responsibility looking after kids around the clock, so the staff stays pretty busy with the daily chores. We don't have a bunch of fancy slogans or anything like that. We just focus on the basics like making sure the kitchen is running and the lights stay on. Sometimes the plumbing gives us trouble, but we have a guy who comes to fix it when things break. The grounds are okay, though the grass gets a bit brown in the summer months. Salem can get really hot, so we try to keep the rooms as cool as we can. It’s a quiet enough spot compared to the city center. We spend a lot of time on the logistics of feeding everyone and keeping the schedule on track. It’s a practical environment. We don't have a polished front office, just a simple room with a few chairs for visitors. We’ve been part of this neighborhood for years and most people know us by now.