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| VOL. 9 • No. 4 Home Page Back Issues | WINTER 2005 |
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Kalon Tripa Inaugurate Mevon Tsuglag Peton School
Kalon Attend CTSA Founding Anniversary
While in Shimla, the Kalon visited the Tibetan handicraft
centre at Kasumpti and addressed the Tibetans gathered there on
various policies of the Central Tibetan Administration. South Zone Guidance & Counseling Cell Opened The Department of Education, CTA opened a South Zone Guidance
& Counseling Cell at the Doeguling Tibetan Settlement Office,
Mundgod on October 17. Education Secretary Ven. Karma Gelek Yuthok
in his inaugural address elaborated the role of the new cell to
strengthen guidance and counseling to Tibetan students studying
in schools and colleges in the south in making informed career choices
as well as providing physical and emotional counseling. The function
was attended by South Zone Chief Representative Mr. Thinlay Gyatso,
Mundgod Representative Mr. Dhondup Dorjee, and school heads and
teacher counselors of southern schools. DOE Additional Secretary
Mr. Ngodup Dorjee and Education Officer Mr. Tsering Samdup were
also present at the inauguration. Mr. Jamyang Wangyal has been posted
as Resident Counselor of the Cell. While at Mundgod, Education Secretary
visited the schools in the settlement and spoke to teachers and
local residents on the new education policy.
School ExhibitionAs a part of the celebrations on the 70th birth anniversary of
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a Middle School Level Exhibition on
the life of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama was organized by the
Sambhota Tibetan Schools Administration, Dharamsala on October 25-26
at Central School for Tibetans, Paonta Sahib, H.P. The exhibition
was inaugurated by Education Secretary Ven. Karma Gelek Yuthok.
Students from STS Gangtok, Bhuntar, Chauntra, Dekyiling and Paonta
took part in the exhibition.
School Inspection/Counseling
Workshop for Teacher CounselorsTeacher Counselors from 12 Tibetan middle, secondary and senior secondary schools in the north attended a workshop organized by the Guidance & Counseling Cell of the Department of Education, CTA at the College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah from October 3-7. Resource persons/experts in viz. career guidance, mental health, adolescence substance abuse and conflict resolution were invited to give talks to the participants during the workshop aimed at enriching the knowledge and skills of the teacher counselors to effectively carry out their role in the schools. Dr. Anupam Ahuja, a UNESCO consultant, used role-play method for understanding inclusive education practices and dealing with diversity; children with disabilities and actions teachers can take.
Workshop on Youth LeadershipWorkshop on Youth Leadership was jointly organized by DoE and Tibetan Parliament and Policy Research Center, New Delhi at Dharamsala from Oct 1-9 for 60 university students from 15 colleges in India. The workshop aimed at grooming young Tibetan college students for future leadership role in the community. The participants were introduced to the structure and functioning of the various organs and departments of exile government and were taken on extensive field visits.
Inter-School Dialectic Contest
Tibetan Students Meet Peers across Globe OnlineSeven students of Central School for Tibetans, Poanta Sahib participated
in the Children's Dialogue online during the 7th Annual General
Assembly of Children's United Parliament of the World (CUPW) held
in Tunisia from November 15-17. CUPW had organized as a parallel
event of the World Summit on the Information Society. Children from
around the world participated in the event either as parliamentarians
in the General Assembly in Tunisia or in the children's dialogue.
The Tibetan students shared their ideas and views on child labour,
human rights, democracy, climate change, terrorism and global warming.
They raised issues that included the Panchen Lama, environmental
destruction, violation of human rights etc. in Tibet. This dialogue
was facilitated on the invitation by Ms. Laura Saikkonen, CUPW,
Helsinki, Finland. It was, indeed, a novel experience for the children
to share their thoughts with their counterparts across the world.
State Governor Visits Darjeeling SchoolHis Excellency the Governor of the State of West Bengal Dr. Gopal
Krishna Gandhi paid an unscheduled visit to CST Darjeeling on October
28 and observed the functioning of the school. He was deeply impressed
with the overall performance of the school and in his letter to
the Indian Human Resource Development Minister quoted that "The
school is exemplary in every way in the student-teacher ratio, in
student-teacher equation and quality of teaching aids, the cleanliness
of the premises. It was a pleasure to visit the school." However,
he expressed his concern on the need for strengthening guidance
and counseling for preparing the students for post school life.
Winners of Annual Tibetan Essay Competition 2005This year's annual Tibetan essay competition was held on September 23 for the students of Class VI to XII in schools in India & Nepal. The first three position holders in each class category will be awarded cash prizes and certificates. The collection of the best essays are published in Nyug-sar. The names of the toppers are given below:
Central School for Tibetans, CVP Bylakuppe
The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi and follows the syllabus prescribed by it. Over the years the school has constantly achieved good academic results in the board examinations achieving 84% results in 2005. Besides laying utmost emphasis on excellence in academics, the school stress equal importance on the all round development of students personality. The school's co-curricular activities calendar comprises games and sports, literary activities, music & dance etc. These activities are conducted inter-house for senior classes and intra-class for primary classes. The school also emphasis the preservation and promotion of Tibetan culture and inculcating positive values among the students through a series of initiatives including inviting eminent speakers and participation in various functions and festivals in the settlement. The school actively participates in various inter school cultural and sports competitions and students have distinguished themselves and brought many laurels to the school. The school has well equipped laboratories for junior science, mathematics, computer and social science along with a well developed resource centre and library. Being a day school, it maintains a very close rapport with the
community. The settlement office and parents representatives are
actively involved in the welfare of the school. Mr. Jampa Tenzin
is the Principal of the school.
Project News
Scholarship NewsThe Department of Education has made announcement for MBBS and
Engineering Reserve Seats entrance test, Songtsen Scholarship
and Research Studies Scholarship for the year 2006. Announcement
has also been made for Fulbright Scholarship 2007. The application
forms, procedures, rules and regulations of the respective scholarships
are placed on our website and can be downloaded/
printed by interested and eligible Tibetan candidates. PublicationsThree books titled: Tibetan Hats, Inventions & Inventors, Samkyi sponsored by ARTIC, Japan were released on December 13 by the Deputy Director of ARTIC during his visit to Dharamsala. Another set of three books financed by SOIR-IM has gone to the press and will soon be distributed to all Tibetan schools.
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Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche inaugurated the first
model school, to be based on the new education policy, at Lower
Dharamsala on October 10 at a brief ceremony attended by students,
teachers and various dignitaries. Named Mevon Tsuglag Peton
School by His Holiness the Dalai Lama after the three great Choegyals
(dharmarajas) of Tibet, it has on roll 85 students from Montessori
to Class II with 12 teachers led by Mr. Ngawang Thapke, the school
headmaster. The school is under the supervision of Sambhota Tibetan
Schools Administration (STSA). 
The Central Tibetan
Schools Administration (CTSA), Delhi established in 1961, celebrated
its founding anniversary at the Central School for Tibetans (CST),
Shimla on October 22-23. Mr. Thupten Lungrig, Kalon for
Education of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and CTSA Chairman
Mr. Keshav Desiraju, Mr. SKBS Negi, Deputy Commissioner of Shimla
and CTSA Director Dr. M.S. Verma were special dignitaries at the
anniversary celebrations. Mr. Desiraju presented the annual CTSA
Incentive Awards 2004 to Mr. Venkateshwarlu, Principal of CST Gurupura;
Mr. Jigme Urgyen, trained graduate teacher at CST Darjeeling; Mr.
P.S. Badhoria, physical education teacher at CST Dalhousie; and
Mrs. Pema Wangmo, primary teacher at CST Darjeeling. The two 2004
national award recipients Mr. S.P. Sharma, Principal of CST Dholanji
and Mr. Tashi Tsering Zongpa, post graduate teacher at CST Mungod
were also honored at the occasion. Addressing the gathering, Mr.
Desiraju emphasized the vital importance of modern education along
side a firm grounding in Tibetan culture and language. The education
Kalon spoke on the purpose of establishing separate schools
for Tibetans in exile and on the new education policy. On the occasion,
six new classrooms at CST Shimla were also inaugurated. In the evening,
students from CSTs at Mussoorie, Shimla, Dalhousie, Herbertpur and
Dholanji presented a colourful cultural show. On the second day,
the students performed a march-past, calisthenics and presented
an academic and cultural exhibition.
Education Officer Mr. Tsering Phuntsok visited Sambhota
Tibetan Schools (STS) at Dekyiling (Dehradun), Paonta Sahib and
Puruwala from October 30-November 7. He observed classroom teaching,
cultural activities and inspected the educational facilities: science
lab, language lab, school library and computer lab. He shared his
observations during the staff meetings and offered suggestions on
bringing all round improvement in the schools.
The first Inter-School Dialectic competition was held on October
28-29 at Tibetan Homes School in Mussoorie. Organised by Tibetan
Homes Foundation (THF), as part of the 70th birthday celebration
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, sixty students from 15 Tibetan schools
participated. The competition was for 2 categories viz. Class VII
and VIII, with two students from each school for each category.
Ven. Gyatso, Abbot of the Sakya College in Rajpur inaugurated the
contest. Education Kalon Thupten Lungrig was the chief guest at
the closing ceremony. Appreciating the initiative of THF for organizing
such an event, he expressed his surprise at the outstanding performance
given by the students. Sera Jey Secondary School from Bylakuppe
bagged the 1st position in the grade VII category and 2nd position
in the grade VIII category, Tibetan Children's Village, Suja, bagged
the 1st position in grade VIII category and 2nd position in grade
VII category, while the host school came third in both categories.
The Kalon later separately addressed students and staff of THF &
CST Mussoorie.
Central
School for Tibetans, Cauvery Valley Project (CVP) at Bylakuppe was
established in 1971 by Mysore Rehabilitation and Development Agency
(MYRADA) as a primary school. Located about 60 km from Mysore city
in Karnataka State, in picturesque and quite surroundings, the school
caters to children of settlers residing at Dickyi Larsoe Tibetan
Settlement. Later the school was taken over by CTSA, Delhi and made
a branch of the main school CST Bylakuppe. In 1986, it was upgraded
to middle level and made an independent school. It was further upgraded
to secondary school level in 1990 and has classes I to X. The school
has on roll 350 students and 32 teaching and non-teaching staff.
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