Sunbeam School

Sunbeam School is over in Srinagar Colony, near the Pahadia area of Varanasi. If you know the way toward Chaukaghat, we aren't too far from that road. The area around here stays pretty busy with people coming and going. Our school building has been part of this neighborhood for a good while. It's a solid place with several classrooms and a yard where everyone gathers. Every morning, the street outside gets crowded with rickshaws and parents dropping off their children. Varanasi is a loud, lively city and our corner of it is no different. Inside the gates, things are a bit more organized but there is still plenty of energy. We spend a lot of time just keeping the schedule on track. There's always someone needing a pen or a notebook. We don't go for anything too flashy. The classrooms are simple and we use the space we have as well as we can. It gets quite dusty sometimes because of the roadwork nearby, but we just keep the brooms moving. During the breaks, you can hear the kids playing all the way down the street. It’s a lot of work running a school in such a bustling part of town. We just take it one day at a time, making sure the gates are locked on time and the kids are where they should be. The school is located in Srinagar Colony, which is a fairly quiet pocket compared to the main Pahadia Road. We have a small office near the front where we keep all the records and talk to the parents. The benches in the classrooms are made of heavy wood and they’ve been around for quite a few years now. We have a bell that we ring for the start of the day. It’s a very traditional setup for us here.