I studied in an all girls convent school for 13 yrs till 10th std. It was very strict….when it came to dress code, language and how we addressed our teachers.
However, being an all girls' school…we did have some liberties inside the campus which is really huge.
The one incident I remember well….coz I also got punished for it….goes like this.
I was in the 8th std and it was during the "moral science" class!!!
Our class rooms are huge, have 2 doors on either end and huge bay windows on the other side with no grills. 2 ppl can actually sit on the window sills. Our class was on the 1st floor & a tamarind tree branch hung low almost into the window.
Now during the moral science class, all catholic girls went to the chapel for their "doctrine" class while others had to sit in the class room & discuss how "well brought up young ladies should behave in public"
Most girls would escape from the back door when the teacher entered through the front door. However since I was tall I couldn't hide & escape. So this one time a brilliant idea struck me. 😉
My desk was beside the window. So when the teacher looked away I climbed through it and got onto the tamarind tree.
Unfortunately…..I guess I don't have too many traits of our common ancestors (the great apes). I could'nt climb down the tree and worse….got stuck!!!
The girls in my class couldn't hold their laughter either… and soon I was caught. Luckily…the teacher also started laughing but the principal… Sister Freeda was least bit amused.
My mom was called to school, but my mom also started laughing. I was never allowed to sit by the window ever…after that!!! 😭