Velammal Bodhi Campus

Setting up here in Thanjavur was a bit of a process, but now Velammal Bodhi Campus is just a normal part of the local scenery. The mornings are usually the busiest time because of all the buses coming in and the parents dropping off their kids at the gate. It is a fairly large space, so there is always a lot of walking to do to get from one building to the next. We spend a lot of our time just keeping up with the daily schedule. The classrooms are basic but they do the job for the students. Most of the staff live nearby, so you see familiar faces all the time in the corridors. During the breaks, the grounds are pretty loud with everyone running around, but it goes quiet once the classes start again. We have a lot of books in the library that probably need dusting more often than they actually get it. The weather in Thanjavur can get quite sticky, so we try to keep the rooms as airy as possible with the windows open. It is a regular school day, every single day. We do not spend much time on decorations or anything like that. Instead, we just make sure the chalk is ready and the benches are in rows. It is a lot of routine work, like checking attendance and making sure the lunch break does not run too long. You get used to the rhythm of the place after a while. It is just how we operate.