Name of 1st student in 1st classroom: John The whole school: $VAR1 = [ { 'classroomName' => 'classroom1', 'students' => [ { 'studentSurname' => 'Something', 'studentID' => 9534, 'studentName' => 'John', 'age' => 12 }, { 'studentSurname' => 'Something2', 'studentID' => 5489, 'age' => 13, 'studentName' => 'Mary' } ], 'classroomID' => 10 } ];