Returning to school

Students living in Zanskar walked for several days in hazardous conditions along the frozen Zanskar River

Crossing icy waters

Students crossing streams along the frozen Zanskar River as they returned to school in March

Art workshops

Artist, Chanspa Dorjay, inspires the students to make a dragon float

Classroom Courtyard - April 2011

Cleared of mud and ground levels resumed, now with a covering of gravel.

JCB - donated by JCB Excavators

April 2012 - JCB invaluable in completing the defensive structure to protect the school from future mudslides.

School resumed at the beginning of March following the long winter break.

Students living in Zanskar walked for several days in hazardous conditions along the frozen Zanskar River to return to Shey for school.

There are now 677 students, ranging from Nursery class through to Year 10 - the eldest students will sit their external Matriculation exams this year.

The 2012 construction season will include building two additional Secondary School classrooms, the North block of Residence 4 and completion of the first part of the defensive structure.

Contact the school at info.dpki@gmail.com with any queries you may have.

His Eminence Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche 18/04/2012 His Eminence Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche visited Ladakh between 14th and 18th April 2012. He visited Druk White Lotus School to give encouragement and provide advice as well as visiting Hemis Monastery to [ ... ] + Full Story	Principal's visit to the UK 03/04/2012 The school term finished on 15th December 2011 for the long winter break. The school’s Principal, Mr Prasad Eledath, made an educational visit to the United Kingdom during January 2012. A highlight [ ... ] + Full Story
108km run appeal 03/11/2011 Modesto, based in London, has committed to run 108 km for the school. Please help by sponsoring Modesto's running effort via this link, http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/108run. Read Modesto's [ ... ] + Full Story	Celebrating 10 Years 19/10/2011 On the 24th September 2011, the Druk White Lotus School celebrated its 10th Founders’ Day. The entire school had been gearing up for this event for weeks. The last few days leading up to D-day were [ ... ] + Full Story
His Eminence Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche’s Message 24/09/2011 On the 10th Anniversary of the official opening of the Druk White Lotus School, His Eminence Kyabje Thuksey Rinpoche, Chair of the school governing body, sent this message. When the land where the sch [ ... ] + Full Story	School Needs 10/09/2011 The school has spent the last year recovering from the damage and loss from the August 2010 mudslide. There are still replacement educational items needed following the internal damage to the class [ ... ] + Full Story

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