D A V Senior Secondary School

Shimla is a quiet place but Kasumpti gets quite busy in the mornings. We are located right here in Phase 2, Section 4, just below the BCS area. If you know the BCS road, you probably pass us often. It’s a hilly spot, so there is always a bit of a climb for the kids and staff. Most of us have been around here for years. The school day starts early when the mist is still hanging over the valley. You can hear the shoes clicking on the pavement as everyone makes their way down. The building itself has been here a while. It’s not fancy, just a regular place where lessons happen. We spend a lot of time just keeping things running. Sometimes the monkeys come around the playground which is a bit of a nuisance but that’s just life in Shimla. During the winters, things slow down when it gets really cold, but we keep the rooms as warm as we can. It’s a lot of work looking after a senior secondary school. Between the paperwork and making sure the classrooms are tidy, there isn’t much downtime. The staff room is usually where you’ll find someone fixing a cup of tea between bells. We don’t have big flashy signs, just the name out front. People in the neighborhood know where we are. It’s just a normal school day for us, year after year.