When I was three, my parents admitted me to a pre-primary school. Though I had been excited earlier, on the day I was a bit nervous and didn’t want to leave my parents when they dropped me at the school. So I cried. Then my new teacher took me to a playroom where there were lots of toys. There were other children of my age with whom I was introduced. They became my friends. I really enjoyed my first day at my pre-primary school.

— Partha Baral, Class IV,

St Mary’s School, Jawalakhel