Tucked away in the picturesque sylvan settings in an upscale suburb of Ahmedabad, it isn’t just another school as it traverses an un-trodden path by imparting schooling that goes beyond the confines of the school walls to educate its students. Welcome to the Riverside School that has adopted an approach to learning that brings into sharp focus what is called the quintessence of schooling – to educate. As part of their curriculum, 18 students of this school have recently engaged themselves with what they call the client project with the Cantonment Board of Ahmedabad.

   As the school is situated close to the cantonment, the cantonment officials thought it wise to rope in the students of the Riverside school to give the walls a lovely makeover with the murals and some moving quotes, all relating to the sons of the soil who live and die for the nation that is India. The school lapped up the idea and the school teachers mulled over the....