Senior Teacher comes to London

Karma Dhargyal is in charge of the Nursery & Infant section at Druk White Lotus School. He is the first staff member to come to UK for training and will be gaining professional experience in several schools and colleges over a three week period. Asked about his impresssions after the first few days, Karma said:

“It was really a very special feeling for me as soon as I was greeted and picked up at Heathrow Airport. The feeling was amazing and I was totally startled for having reached London for the very first time in my life. Anyway, it was all wonderful.

The people seem very much involved and busy, fixed-up in their own schedules. Oh! The double-decker bus, the tube and train rides were very enjoyable and I felt myself placed in a totally different world with a whole lot of nice experiences. In a nut-shell, my first few impressions were very good and overwhelming. Looking forward to experience much much more sweet experiences.”

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New Head Master

Mr Deep Kumar took up the post of Head Master in August 2008. Deep is a Kashmiri Pandit from Jammu. He is 42 years old and holds Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education degrees, as well as a postgraduate diploma in computer science. His wife and two daughters will be joining him in Shey after the winter break. Deep intends to place a strong emphasis on academic performance at the school, in line with parents’ wishes.

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Living and Learning Sustainability

Volunteers Rigzin Namgyal from Ladakh, Kristin Brudevold from the US and Martha Egger from Austria took class M6 to Khespang for a 5-day Environmental Education & Leadership Camp in August 2008. The children learned many things about freedom, interdependence and teamwork, and also about themselves.

You can read Kristin’s account.

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Sustainable Design Update 2008

Several articles have been written about the design of the planned Pema Karpo Library at the very cenre of the campus. You might like to read these at Inhabitat and BD Online and Arup Associates.

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Angdus, Master Builder

Angdus has built the whole school, assisted by his trusty caretaker Lobsang, and many skilled masons, carpenters and labourers. Angdus is from the local village of Shey, and is married with two daughters.

Pictured below are Angdus with Rachel Glynn (Drukpa Trust Secretary from the UK), and Angdus with his second daughter, Tseskit.