Basic Education Policy Approved
The 13th Assembly of Tibetan Peoples Deputies at its 8th Session
held in September 2004 unanimously approved the Basic Education
Policy (BEP) for Tibetans in exile tabled by the Kashag (Tibetan
Cabinet) with few specific recommendations for change. Earlier three
workshops have been conducted to deliberate on the draft BEP wherein
eminent scholars and educationists from India and abroad participated.
The Kashag will shortly make official announcement of the
new policy. 
Teachers receive National Award from President
of India
Mrs. Tharlam Dolma Changra, Principal at Central School for Tibetans
(CST), Bylakuppe in Karnataka State and Mr. R.K. Bharti, Trained
Graduate Teacher at CST Mainpat in Chhatisgarh State were among
this years recipients of the prestigious National Awards for Teachers.
The Awards were presented by The President of India, His Excellency
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Teachers' Day (September 5) at a function
held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi which was presided by the Minister
for Human Resource Development, Government of India, Shri Arjun
Singh. Mr. Tashi Wangdi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's representative
in New Delhi, Education Secretary, Central Tibetan Administration
(CTA), and Secretary CTSA were present at the award ceremony. It
is the first time that teachers working under Central Tibetan Schools
Administration (CTSA) have been honored with the award which is
coveted by teachers all across India. Education Kalon Thupten
Lungrig and Secretary Karma Gelek Yuthok felicitated the two recipients.
Gadhen Phodrang Student Merit Awards 2004
This year's toppers amongst Tibetan students who appeared in the
All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination held in March
2004 were presented the Gadhen Phodrang Student Merit Awards and
a prize money of Rs.5000/- each. Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche
presented the awards at the Tibetan Democracy Day function in Dharamsala
on September 2. The award recipients' were Tenzin Zomkey of CST
Bylakuppe for Humanities, Tenzin Choegyen of TCV Dharamsala Cantt.
for Science, Tenzin Chokden of TCV Bylakuppe for Commerce.
CTSA Foundation Day Celebrations
CST Mussoorie played host venue for this year's CTSA Foundation
Day celebrations on October3-4. Mr. Baldev Mahajan, Ex-Commissioner
of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was the Chief Guest. On the first
day a spectacular cultural programme was organised in the Tibetan
Homes Foundation auditorium by students of CST Mussoorie, CST Shimla
and CST Herbertpur. Ven. Karma Gelek, Secretary of DOE in his address,
thanked the Government and people of India for their contribution
in educating Tibetan children and expressed appreciation for the
progress made by CTSA under the leadership of the present Secretary.
The chief guest praised the student performers for their professionalism.
Mr. Tashi Wangdi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Representative in
New Delhi and Dr. M.S. Verma, Secretary of CTSA also attended the
celebrations. The next day the school band performed a routine followed
by a lively gymnastic performance by students of CST Dholanji. This
was followed by an exhibition organised by the students.
During the celebrations, the chief guest also presented this year's
CTSA Incentive Awards to Shri. S.P. Sharma, Principal of CST Dholanji,
Mr. Pema Gyaltsen, TGT at CST Shimla and Mr. Pema Tsewang, PET at
CST Darjeeling.
Central Cultural Meet Held
 Students
representing CTSA schools in the north, east and south zones alongwith
CST Paonta Sahib and SOS-Tibetan Children's Village School (TCV),
Bylakuppe participated in the Central Cultural Meet 2004 held at
Central School for Tibetans, CVP Bylakuppe on July 20-21. The inter-zonal
Meet is held once every two years and competitions are held in various
disciplines viz. declamation, one-act play, folk dance, group song
and dance, duet, poem recitation. In the senior level competitions,
CST Bylakuppe won the overall first position while SOS-TCV Bylakuppe
and CST Darjeeling came second and third respectively. At the junior
level competitions, CST Bylakuppe again stood first followed by
CST Kalimpong and SOS-TCV Bylakuppe. Tibetan Homes School (THS)
could not participate this year. Dr. M.S. Verma, Secretary CTSA,
Delhi and Mrs. Nangsa Chodon, Additional Secretary, Department of
Education, CTA attended the Central Cultural Meet. His Eminence
Ling Rinpoche also graced the occasion during the Valediction.
Training on Grading System & Evaluation
A two-day training programme on Grading System & Evaluation
was conducted for 29 teachers and headmasters from STSA, THF, TCV
and Tibetan School, Majnu-ka-tilla. The training was provided by
the CTSA at its Headquarters in Delhi on July 23-24.
DOE Counselor Visit Schools
Counselor, Mrs. Donkar Wangmo visited CST Mussoorie, TNMF Clementown,
Tibetan Homes Schools at Mussoorie and Rajpur from August 4 - 9.
She conducted career guidance sessions with secondary and senior-secondary
level students, provided individual counseling to those self-referred
or referred by the teachers and in some cases group counseling.
She also covered many topics to help build self-esteem and self-confidence
among the students. The Counselor also interacted with the teachers
and offered suggestions on dealing with student problems.
She shared with the graduating students information regarding seats
reserved for Tibetan students for various courses at colleges, scholarships
offered by the Department of Education, how to apply and fill application
forms. The students were also briefed on the change of pattern in
the admission procedure at the University of Delhi and also talked
about the career options after class XII.
Workshop on Tibetan Terminology
As per the Kashag's directive, the Department of Education,
CTA organized a two-day workshop to formulate a "Comprehensive
Project on Standardisation of Modern Tibetan Terminology" held
at Dharamsala on June 25-26. Participants consist of professionals
both Tibetans and non-Tibetans from various academic institutions
from all over India. Organisational structure, principles for standardisation
of scientific and technical terminology and dissemination of the
new terms were the main topics discussed. Ground preparations are
underway and the project is scheduled to start by January 2005.
Human Rights Workshop for Teachers
The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Dharamsala
conducted a workshop on Human Rights in collaboration with the Asian
Human Rights Commission (AHRC) from August 3-9 at Ecumerical Christian
Centre in Bangalore. Senior Tibetan teachers including headmasters
and principals of schools in South and Central India attended the
workshop. The workshop focussed on creating awareness on human rights
and democracy.
School Inspections
The Education Officers Mr. Tsering Samdup, DOE and Mr. A.S. Rawat,
CTSA visited CST Herbertpur and TNMF School, Clementown for annual
academic inspection from September 1-3. Mr. Tsering Samdup and Ms.
Yarphel Ghani, Principal of CST Paonta Sahib visited Ling Gesar
Tibetan School at Manduwala near Dehradun. DOE Education Officer
also visited CST Mussoorie from September 4-8.
Education Officers Mr. Tsering Phuntsok, DOE, Mr. G.S. Saini, CTSA
and Mr. S.P. Rana, Deputy Education Officer CTSA inspected the schools
at CST Tenzingaon including pre-primary branch at Bomdila and Sambhota
Tibetan School in Shillong from September 23-27.
The Representative at Tenzingaon and Tibetan Welfare Officer in
Shillong accompanied the Education Officers during the respective
school inspections. They interacted with students, teachers and
parents and provided suggestions for further improvement in the
academic matters. It was encouraging to learn that the local Tibetan
community actively participated in the overall development of the
schools.
Annual Service Award for School Staff 2004
The Department of Education, CTA conferred the Annual Service Award
for School Staff 2004 to 27 school teachers and staff who have completed
25 years of service in the schools. The recipients are as follows:-
TCV Dharamsala Cantt.: Tsewang Dolma, Gangkyi Lhamo, Penpa
Dolma, Tsewang Norbu, Tsamchoe Dolma; TCV Head Office: Kalsang
Dhondup; TCV Suja: Denub Tashi, Migmar Tsering; TCV Ladakh:
Ngawang Gyatso, Sonam Dhargye; TCV Selakui: Kalsang Dorjee;
TCV EDRC Dharamsala Cantt: Ngawang Dorjee; CST Darjeeling:
Lobsang Tenzin, Pema Dorje, A.A.Sheikh; CST Tenzingaon: Lodoe
Phuntsok, Sonam Dhondup, Dasang; CST CVP Bylakuppe: Jampa
Tenzin, Tsetan Tashi, Fasinaz Begum; CST Mussoorie: Kamini
Singh; CST Camp 6, Mundgod: Topgyal (B); CST Kalimpong:
Meera Darnal, Tashi Dhondup; THF Mussoorie: Tashi Dhondup;
CST Paonta Sahib: Lobsang Choedon;
The award recipients were presented with a service certificate
and a traditional Tibetan Thanka as a gesture of appreciation on
the behalf of all Tibetan students.
Selection of Fulbright Scholarship
2005
Following are the names of 15 candidates selected in April this
year for Fulbright Scholarship for 2005:
Graduate Degree Programme:
Tenzin Deckey - Development Planning
Namgyal Lekshey - Computer Software (System Administration &
Networking)
Tenzin Woeser - Micro Enterpreneurship Development
Tsamchoe Dolma - Translation
Lhakpa Dolma - Public health
Phuntsok Dolma - Media,Media Handling and Spokesmanship
Tenzin Woeser - Environmental Studies
Pema Choedon - Micro Enterpreneurship Development
Dolma Yangzom - Environmental Studies
Lobsang Dawa - Micro Credit and Banking Management
Non-Degree Programme:
Tashi Wangdi Phunjor - Internet, Computer Software and Hardware
Sonam Wangmo - International Relation (Protocol)
Sherab Dolma - Cooperative Management
Kalsang Phuntsok - Teaching of Mathematics
Migmar Tashi - Public Health
Central School for Tibetans, Tenzingaon
The Central School for Tibetans, Tenzingaon was established in
1972 in a temporary shed at Camp No.2 in Tenzingaon Tibetan settlement.
Due to increasing student strength, a new permanent building was
constructed during 1977-78 on land donated by the settlement measuring
15040 square meters.
 Geographically,
Tenzingaon is located in West Kameng district about 200 km from
Tezpur city in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh. It is a hilly
region with all the bounties of nature surrounded by beautiful snow
clad mountains with thick forests all around. This school is managed
by the Central Tibetan Schools Administration, New Delhi under the
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. CST
Tenzingaon is a day school having classes from Pre-Primary to Class
VIII. It follows the CBSE curriculum.
The school has a beautiful campus with surrounding boundary wall
and one main entrance gate from the north side. It has a newly constructed
basketball court cum assembly ground in front of the main school
building and a volleyball court behind the school office. It has
three main blocks consisting of middle section, primary section,
resource center, library, computer lab, science lab and drawing
room. The school has a spacious multi-purpose hall within the school
premises donated by the DOE, Dharamsala. Adjacent to the school,
there is a hostel for girls and boys managed by the settlement office.
The 148 hostel students who hail from the nearby town of Tawang
and other areas of the district attend the school.
In the academic field, the Common Annual Examination results of
classes V & VIII in the year 2003 was 95.2% and 90% respectively
and over all pass percentage of the entire school was 95%. The school
took part in the CTSA East Zone Cultural Meet at Kalimpong from
14 to 15 July 2004 and bagged 2nd position in Hindi group song.
Besides, the school cultural troupe was declared winner at the inter-school
cultural competition held during Indian Independence Day celebrations
at Shergaon this year.
The school has a total strength of 380 students including pre-primary
sections at Tenzingaon and Bomdila. The school has a sanctioned
post of 22 teachers and 3 office staff. Mr. Tsering Chokyap is the
present headmaster of the school.
Scholarship News
- The Department of Education has selected Master Tenzin Jamyang
to pursue a baccalaureate course at Atlantic United World College,
United Kingdom. The department is grateful for the second scholarship
offer given by Atlantic UWC through the Representative, Office
of Tibet, London.
- For the Mahindra United World College, Pune baccalaureate course
scholarship, the Department of Education has selected Miss Tenzin
Dechen to undergo the course and would like to thank Mahindra
UWC for the scholarship offer.
- The Department of Education has selected Mr. Migyur Dorjee,
Mr. Gachoe Jampa and Mr. Tenzin Choesang to undergo three-year
Russian language study at Kalmyk Republic, Russia. The Department
would like to convey its gratitude to Telo Tulku Rinpoche for
the financial assistance.
- Twenty short-listed students undertook selection test for the
UK Pestalozzi Village Scholarship at New Delhi from July 19-21.
The Department would like to thank the UK Pestalozzi Village for
providing scholarship to Tibetan students every year.
- The DoE Scholarship Committee in its meeting held in July awarded
a total of 78 scholarships for deserving students to pursue undergraduate
and vocational courses in colleges and universities in India beginning
this academic year.
- Ø For Annie Wright School scholarship, USA, the Department
of Education selected Miss Tenzin Dolkar to pursue studies at
the Annie Wright School, Seattle, USA from this fall session.
The Department would like to thank the school for providing scholarship.
Project News
School Supplementary Diet
We would like to thank SOIR-IM Sweden/Rajpur and Mr. Christopher
Walter of the United States for providing substantial funds towards
supplementing students' diet in Tibetan residential schools and
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath since last
few years. This year's earmarked funds have already been disbursed
to the schools.
Additional Hostel Construction, STS Pokhraibong
The additional hostel construction project at Sambhota Tibetan
School at Pokriabong in West Bengal State has begun and on completion
will benefit the 160 students from remote areas currently studying
there. We are thankful to the President of Body and Balance,
Austria and their friends for supporting this project.
CST Paonta Staff Housing (2nd Phase) Construction
The construction of Principal's quarter and guestrooms at CST
Paonta is under way. We thank Music Eight Co. of Japan for providing
funds for this project.
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