New Modern School

Our school sits on Chinnammal Puram Street in Panagudi. It is a quiet street for the most part, except for when the school day starts and ends. Panagudi is one of those places where everyone knows who lives where, and our school is very much part of that local fabric. The building has been here for some time, and it shows its age in a comfortable sort of way. We have a few trees in the yard that give some relief from the Tirunelveli sun, which can get quite intense during the middle of the day. The classrooms are simple and kept as tidy as possible with so many kids running around. You’ll hear the sound of chanting or reading coming through the windows if you walk by during the morning hours. We don't have any big corporate backing or fancy marketing. It is just a place where parents from the nearby streets bring their children because it is close to home and they know the people here. Sometimes the goats from the nearby houses wander near the gate, and the kids get a kick out of that. It’s a very down-to-earth environment. We just try to keep things organized and make sure the day goes according to plan. It’s a small school in a small town, and that suits us just fine. The bell is just a piece of metal we hit with a hammer, and everyone knows the sound.