Kamala sees her friend Shanla cannot afford to go to school. She questions why education costs money and thinks adults who won't teach for free are selfish. Kamala decides to open her own free school. She and her friends raise money through sales. With the money and volunteer teachers, they build and open the school, allowing many children to attend, including Shanla. However, the governor tries to close the school. Kamala advocates to keep it open, and through a public vote, the school remains accepting students.

1. By:Viva The Right to Schools
On Monday I was making money polishing in the shoe shop.I went to my
house,Counted up my money and mailed it to a school that was right for me
and went to school on Tuesday.
When I was walking to school I saw my friend “Shanla”.I asked her “Are you
going to school?”.
She said “no”.Then I asked why and she said “because I don’t have the money
to go to school Kamala”.I was so surprised and I asked but you have been to
school before right?
“No” she said again.
Then,while walking to school I was thinking why couldn’t she go to school?
When I arrived at school I was excited that I even forgot about Shanla’s not
going to school!While I was studying,the problem popped up into my head
again.Then it was lunch time but before I went to the cafeteria I asked my
teacher “Why do our parents have to pay for our education?”
“well,we get paid money to teach little ones”she said.
“But can’t kids also teach others? I asked.
She told me she would answer me after school.
Then after school my teacher called me to her desk.She said kids can’t teach
because kids don’t know as much as us adults.But some adults didn’t have the
money to go to college so they can’t be teachers.While I was walking home I
thought another question “Why can’t teachers teach for free?”.Last night I
thought about Shanla a lot but then sleep came.The next day I asked my
teacher my question.She said it was because they need the money for the
family and living and then she said “no much adults will teach for free”.At that
moment I thought in my mind “ they are so selfish for money”.Then again the
day past by and I was kind of mad of how selfish adults were for money.
Saturday came and I said “alright,I will give an announcement mentioning
about education on Monday”So on Monday I asked the principal if I could share
an announcement with the school.So everyone started heading to the
auditorium. I started my speech about school then I talked about kids that
can’t afford to go to school.Then after the speech the principal was amused
about my speech he brought me to the governor.I was nervous on what the
governor will say to me.So I started my speech.After, the governor said
“so,why should kids go to school with no money,no school and that’s kind of a
rule”.I thought in my mind “ you don’t care for the kids? you are really a
selfish governor who doesn’t care for education”.When I arrived home I
thought all night what to do.
Then I got the idea of making a school of my own.So the next day I told my
teacher about the school and she said “Kamala but that is similar to a normal
school” then I added “this one is a free school”.Then at lunch time I told my
friends about the idea and thought it was perfect and the even asked if they
could help but when they said that I thought “where will I get teachers and a
principal? then I said “my teacher she’s a nice person to be a principal”.So I

2. asked my teacher shyly if she would want to be the principal she said
“sure”.So then she asked “where will I get the money?”
I replied “my friends are going to make a sale of food
desserts,stationary,keychains and crafts” and when my principal heard about
the idea he donated $250 to my friends at the sale.We started making posters
of volunteering for teachers and at the mean time I when I arrived after school
I told Shanla she soon will be able to go to school and I taught her
on what I knew so far in school.Then at the end of the month November me
and my friends made $60,958 and that was enough money to make a school
and we’ve gotten a enough teachers for teaching classes.But then when I went
to a housing agency to buy a land to build the school the agent said first you
need the permission from the governor.Then I went again to the governor but
this time I wasn’t scared.He said “Sorry,but you’re to young to buy land”.When
I went back to school and my teacher said I have to meet her after school with
my friends.So after school I told my teacher and friend what the governor said
but finally my teacher had an idea of her asking instead so the governor
wouldn’t be so suspicious.Guess what? It worked and the builders were fast on
building the school and it was almost finished at the end of the month.
Soon our school almost was filled with students from our city and the students
were grateful about going to school.Then my teacher was now the principal
and she didn’t work at my school.My friend on Tuesday gave me a letter that
said this: Dear Kamala,
Oh thank you so much for caring for me and other kids who didn’t have the
money to have education!I’m so lucky to have a friend like you.You really care
for every kid in the city including me and I think I know why you did
it,because you knew how I and the other kids felt and you didn’t think it was
fair.So once again Thank You!
Your Friend Shanla.
After that letter I was crying.Crying because of joyfulness on what I did.After 1
month and a half the governor found out what I did and he was so angry that
he closed the school.When I heard the news I got really disappointed so I
made a really convincing speech so went back to the governor and with my
principal and teacher.When I started my speech I said it loud and clear so
everyone could hear it.After that I finished the governor made a vote and they
decided to keep the school except the governor.His face was really red it
looked like a apple.So now it’s March and everyone knows what I’ve done and
in the past I’ve had a lots of interviews from reporters.
I think I had done the right thing of building that school for the kids who can’t
afford to go to school.I’m thankful to the government they made a vote if they
should keep the school.I’m the bravest kid I know when I fought for the school
and thankfully give a kid the normal life it wants