Katie and Jess Madam's classroom

The children playing at school one evening couldn't believe what I was doing when I hitched up my saree like the sweepers do and set about cleaning thirty years of dust and bugs out of an empty classroom-come-dumproom. Mom and Dad, you would have been proud! Armed with lots of biscuits, Jess and I were determined to make the room a clean and welcoming space for the children and braving the grime and spiders was definitely worth it. We're still in the early stages of decorating the room but already it looks completely different from any other classroom in the school. We both love taking small groups of children down for extra help, revision and hand writing practice, and hopefully soon the computers will be working and I can start some computer classes. In terms of moving forward, we are hoping to paint a mural on the section of unpainted wall. We'll have to wait and see what our host thinks of the idea - converting the dump-room was a bold move so maybe we're being a bit ambitious - but do let us know if you have any ideas with regards to the mural!