Westwood International School

Westwood International School sits right on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam. The address is 4-70-7, Lawsons Bay Colony, which is a nice enough area. Being so close to the ocean means we get a lot of salt air, so the metal gates and window frames need a lot of painting to keep the rust away. The school day starts early here. You can see the students arriving while the sun is still coming up over the water. It’s a mix of different grades, and the building is spread out a bit. We don’t have a lot of corporate polish here. The hallways are just plain, and the classrooms are filled with the usual school smells of chalk and old books. Teachers are always moving from one room to another, carrying stacks of papers. Lawsons Bay is generally a quiet neighborhood, but things pick up when the school buses start rolling in. We don't have a lot of fancy marketing slogans. We just focus on the daily routine of teaching and making sure the students are where they should be. The office is a busy spot where someone is always answering the phone or looking for a lost sweater. It’s a straightforward place to go to school. We deal with the heat and the humidity like everyone else in Vizag. It’s just a regular part of the community on the coast. We’ve been here for years and the sea view never gets old.