I had my best schooling year when I was in 9th standard in my school.  I had two best friends with whom I could chum with whatever little time we had within the rigorous school hours. I felt the school compounds to the best place in the world despite the fact that we were not allowed to venture outside the compound during school hours.  We did not even have a garden although we could have maintained one, which was left unattended to due to lack of  man power. However, I used to have my tiffins there during recess with my friends.