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02.03.2010
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Lawinenunglücke in Avalanche Disaster in Phoksumdo - one Tapriza student killed
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595
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At present the weather conditions in Phoksumdo are very bad and many avalanches came down. In Ringmo more than 50 yaks and several horses were killed, in Pugmo more than 14 yaks and one of our students, Tashi Gyaltsen of class 8. One month before, Chupur, the village chief and Tapriza supporter since the start, has also been killed in an avalanche. . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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23.02.2010
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Education Office Dolpo is promising a big supporting amount
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ID:
594
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For 2010 the education department is planning to support Tapriza School with a one time donation of 500'000 NPR for the extension of the front side building into two levels. We really appreciate their support. . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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21.01.2010
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Rush to study at Tapriza School
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590
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In Dolpo the school lessons continue as usual for the
younger students. Thanks to the success of the first graduates
and the growing good reputation of the Tapriza
School in the district the demand to enlist at the school
is ever increasing. Parents from Dunai and other distant
places brought their children to the school, already supplied
with the yearly requirements of food and parent
contributions so that their children would find a place at
the Tapriza School but there is not enough capacity to accept
all children applying. Therefore, for the first time fair
and transparent rules for the school admission had to be
negotiated. First priority though is for the children of the
region Phoksumdo because the school is well-grounded
here and was built with the support of this region and the
parents. The school quality would suffer under an increased
growth, additionally the premises and the land are
limited.
Besides the rush of new applications, other schools in
northern Dolpo requested us if their students could attend
the secondary level from Class 6 to 10 at our school,
so that they do not have to provide this facility in the wintery
north. At present we are reviewing our capacities and
respective possibilities. It remains our hope that in future
the other schools in Dolpo can improve their quality, the
secondary schooling can be provided locally, and in this
way education is uplifted in the entire Dolpo . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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31.12.2010;
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18.01.2010
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The first ten graduates from Tapriza School
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586
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Of the 10 former students two are staying in Dolpo for
financial and family reasons and are enrolled in the Class
10+2 at the government college in the district headquarter
Dunai. However, there only the humanities program
is offered as a field of study.
The main problem with government colleges in Nepal is
that the political parties instrumentalise and pressurise
the students there. Frequent demonstrations and strikes
of the student representatives of various parties strongly
affect the quality of education, the curriculum is put
across inadequately, exam results can be delayed by up to
one year and the results are at times ‘bought’ in the end.
Therefore, a certificate from a government college is not
acknowledged in the private sector. For this reason the
eight remaining students decided to enrol in a private
college in Kathmandu to do their Class 10+2. In the capital
they have access to high quality education. Thanks
to their excellent school-leaving certificates (SLC) from
the Tapriza School some of them can even opt for the
science division with emphasis on mathematics. . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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17.01.2010
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Two graduate girls heading for further educatoin in Kathmandu
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587
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The two girls could start their further education with
the support of WWF Nepal and a scholarship from the
Soroptimist International Union Switzerland and Club
Zürich. Together they are attending Class 11 in the humanities
division with the main subjects communication,
tourism and English. While Sherab Sangmo is attempting
a degree in humanities, Pasang Dolma would
like to become a trained nurse and return to her home
in Dolpo to support the region with her medical knowledge.
She took the corresponding entry exam and started
with the study of humanities in the time period until
the results came out. By now the news has come that
she has passed the entrance exams. This gives her the
right to start the education at a college in Nepal. Unfortunately,
in Kathmandu most of the places are already
occupied. Now discussions are being held about where
she should start the nurse training, so that the village
girl does not have to do her education away from her
fellow students in an unknown city. . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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16.01.2010
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Six graduates now in Kathmandu for their IA in Science or Managment Division
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ID:
588
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The three boys with the best grades in their school-leaving
certificates, Khamsum Lama, Nyima Gyaltsen Baiji
and Chime Baiji had the possibility to enrol into the science program. The successful graduation from this division
grants access to study medicine, architecture, engineering
or science. This program is the most difficult and
competitive. No one from northern Dolpo has ever had
the possibility to achieve this higher education entrance
certificate. Khamsum Lama, the student with the best
grades in the entire Dolpo, is receiving financial support
from the Swiss organisation Stipendien zur Selbsthilfe.
“Now I am studying in the science program because in
Dolpo there are many possibilities on this field. After
completion of my Class 10+2 I want to be a district forest
officer because in our locality the environment is
in a very bad condition. The forest is being cut down
day by day and the people do not care about the current
situation. Therefore, I want to learn forestry and do something
against the miserable condition of the forest.”
Chime Baiji, 17.
The other three boys, Tsewang Gyalbo Lama, Gyamtso
Rokaya and Namgyal Gurung have started Class 10+2 in
management studies with the main subjects tourism, hotel
management and business management.
“I would like to be a hotel manager because my land
has so much natural richness and beauty. Many tourists
come to my village, but we have no infrastructure or accommodation
for them.” Namgyal Gurung, 17.
Private schools are more expensive than government
schools. Our graduates receive a small price reduction
because they come from a remote area and from financially
disadvantaged families. Their parents help them in
the range of their possibilities but this is barely enough
for food in Kathmandu. Therefore, the graduates spent
their time between the final exams in spring and the beginning
of further education in late summer in Dolpo and
picked the valuable and much desired caterpillar fungus
“Yartsa Gumbu”. So they earn some money to pay the
entry fees and the first part of their education. As mentioned,
we could arrange scholarships from Switzerland
for both girls and one boy, the others are however still
looking for assistance. All contributions to our newly
established scholarship fund are more than welcome so
that the further education and professional careers of our
former students can be supported. A future vision would
be a Dolpo student’s home in Kathmandu to cut down
the costs of accommodation. Further, in a shared home
the students from Dolpo could support each other and
preserve a part of their culture. . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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15.01.2010
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Difficulties to find teachers in such a remote place
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589
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Unfortunately, at present it is a problem to find skilled
teachers for mathematics and science who are willing to
work in a remote area for a reasonable salary. In 2009 the
regular mathematic teacher could not teach at the school
due to his father’s severe illness and until today no replacement
could be found for him. Therefore, three graduates
took the time to teach the students. They spent the
spring and summer in Dolpo – as mentioned they were
picking Yartsa Gumbu to earn money for their education.
Still they found time to help “their” school and give their
knowledge on to the younger students. We are thankful
for their dedication and connection with the school!
Maybe one or the other will return to the Tapriza School
as a teacher – this of course would please us! . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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13.11.2009
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Winter has begun, the school is closed, and winter school in Kathmandu
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ID:
578
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On the 10th of November the school was closed for winter and everything was shut down, ready for the snow to come. The younger students all went home, while the elder ones made their way to Kathmandu to finish the school curiculum and prepare for the exams.
At the same time eight of our graduate from last year are in Kathmandu and have started with the senior secondary school called 10+2. For three of them we could find scholarships, the remaining five are still looking for financial support..... . . .
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Jenny Bentley;
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13.11.2010;
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13.11.2009
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Semduk Lama nominated for the National Education Award in Nepal
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ID:
577
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We just received good news! Semduk Lama was nominated for the National Education Award together with 5-6 other teachers and school managers. Next year the elections will be held, we're keeping our fingers crossed! . . .
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Jenny Bentley;
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13.11.2010;
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30.06.2009
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RESULTS of the School Leaving Certificate Exams - A great succes!!!
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569
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In Nepal as every springtime they had the School Leaving Certificate Exams (SLC - School leaving certificate) in the whole country. For the first time our students of class 10 participated in the exams. On 28th of June the results were announced and our students passed with great succes - CONGRATULATIONS!
Of the ten students nine passed with first division (best results) and one with second division (second best results). This never happend before in Dolpo. Even the kids, that left to Kathmandu after class 6, did not produce such results. Despite the remoteness such grades - our concept seems to be successful! The students have good chances for scholarships as they come from a poor and remote district but bring best results! . . .
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Marietta Kind;
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30.12.2010;
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