A Typical School Day

Last time I took you on a tour of the school grounds and surrounding area. This time, I'll take you around the school on a typical school day.

Principal Mahida and Mr. Jatin Bhandari, the biology teacher, standing in the principal's office. The list on the board behind them is a list of all the teachers in the secondary (8th-10th standard) and higher secondary (11th-12th standard) sections. Many of these teachers have a guaranteed job at this school until they retire.

A view of the courtyard during one of the students' recesses. The building you can see is the technical wing of the school, which houses a computer lab, and laboratories for mechanical engineering, chemistry, biology, carpentry, and many other trades.

Mr. Rathod, one of the 5 English teachers, teaching a class of 10th standard boys. He has been teaching for over 30 years, and is one of our mentors. He is an amazing storyteller, which makes sitting in his classroom engaging and enjoyable. The lesson on the board behind him was called "Bunty's Blue Bike," and talked about how it was bad to drive a motorcycle without a license.

Mr. Gamit, another English teacher, standing in his classroom. He is also a long-time teacher, and one of our mentors. The lesson in his class was about the active voice and passive voice. At the end of class, he had me stand in front of the classroom, tell the boys something about myself, and then asked them to ask me questions. They found it quite amusing that we have no curfew in the dorms at Stanford!

Mr. Bhandari teaching his 12th standard biology class. They were learning about the excretory system and kidney failure. At the front of the classroom, there is a computer, which he uses to show the class animations of various biological processes. This is also the classroom in which we teach our English classes.

The school library.

Two 1st standard boys using the computers in the computer lab. Their assignment was to type the English alphabet. I think at this point, they were searching for "Q."

A 2nd standard class over at the primary section of the school. They were playing a game, facilitated by the teachers.

Some boys in a 3rd standard class.

This is one of our favorite pictures.