Modern High School

Modern High School sits right at Block No 56 on Canal Road. Being out in Ladvi means things are a little quieter than the city center of Surat, but the canal road still gets its fair share of trucks passing by. You can hear them from the back classrooms sometimes. The school is a solid building that has stood up to plenty of monsoons over the years. We spend a lot of time making sure the roof doesn't leak when the heavy rains come. It’s a local place through and through. Most of the kids walking through the doors live just a few streets away. We don't have a giant marketing team or anything like that. It’s just us teachers and the administrative staff trying to keep the schedule running. Sometimes the electricity goes out for an hour or two, and we just open the windows wider to let the breeze in. The playground isn't professional-grade, but the kids don't seem to care when they’re running around during lunch. We have some old trees on the property that provide good shade during the summer months. It’s where most people gather to wait for the bus or for their parents to pick them up. Life at this school is pretty straightforward. We follow the curriculum, mark the papers, and hope for a good result at the end of the year. It’s honest work for everyone involved in the daily grind of running a school.