http://www.dwls.org/News News from the Druk White Lotus School in Shey, Ladakh, India. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:40:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lakshmi would like to share some very nice winter stories, written by Druk White Lotus children. Here she explains how this came about: "During my time at The Druk White Lotus School I taught Computer Science to students from Junior 1-Middle 6. After school, while waiting for the bus, I would ... http://www.dwls.org/News/2008/07/03/children-winter-stories/ Our new volunteer, Lakshmi, who went to Ladakh to teach IT and English, shares her reflections and experience at the school. Reflection: Expectations reconciled with reality My initial expectations of coming here were based on: A PBS special (narrated by Brad Pitt) focusing on the school's sustainable architecture, a small brochure on the school ... http://www.dwls.org/News/2008/05/07/latest-news-from-lakshmi/ Druk White Lotus School has two modest solar installations, which have been used for some years mainly to pump groundwater for drinking, washing and irrigation. In 2008, we plan to implement the next stage of our renewable energy plan in order to provide clean energy to run computers ... http://www.dwls.org/News/2008/04/13/boost-to-renewable-energy-thanks-to-carbon-offset-funding/ We have a new volunteer at the school, Lakshmi will be teaching English and IT. She has agreed to send us updates from Ladakh. She has just left to go to the school and sent us this short piece to introduce herself. "As I sit and contemplate my upcoming stay and ... http://www.dwls.org/News/2008/03/21/introducing-a-new-volunteer/