Bhartiya Senior Secondary School

Located on Nawalgarh Road in Sikar, the school is right in the thick of things. That road is always busy with traffic, so there is a constant hum of engines and horns outside our walls. The school itself is a bit of a maze if you aren't used to it, with different wings for different grades. We have a lot of students, so the hallways are rarely empty. You’ll find teachers carrying stacks of notebooks and kids trying to get to their lockers before the bell rings. The desks are the heavy wooden kind, and some have names carved into them from years ago. We try to keep the place looking decent, but with hundreds of kids running around, there is always a bit of wear and tear. The staff room is usually a mess of papers and half-empty tea cups. We don't have a big fancy lobby; people just walk right into the main office if they need something. It’s a very straightforward way of running things. In the afternoons, when the sun is high, the classrooms can get pretty warm, but the fans keep the air moving. We focus on the basics here, making sure the kids have their books and the teachers have their chalk. There’s no big mystery to it, just a lot of people working together in a crowded space to make sure the school day goes as planned for the kids.