Cancer, Medical and Dental Program at TCV

Dr. Dadul and his team of doctors with the school Director, Principal and the headmaster in Dekyi Tsering hall. (Photo@ School Photography Club)

15th May, 2022: A team of doctors and nurses headed by Dr. Tenzin Dadul, a former student of Upper TCV and presently a mouth cancer specialist and radiologist were on school campus for a four-day medical camp; from 15th May – 18th May. The same  team had visited earlier before the pandemic and had done thorough checking in the Tibetan community. This year also they carried out their usual check up at 9.30 a.m. in Dicki Tsering hall.

This was Dr. Dadul la’s second visit to TCV school, conducting the free check up for students and staff members. It was a noble initiative by Dr. Dadul to create awareness about mouth cancer and preventive measures for the ailment among Tibetan communities and schools.

Dr. Dadul la talking to the students of class X and XII (Photo@ School Photography Club)

Oral health check-up in the school hall (Photo@ TCV Head Office)

Health Check-up in progress at Upper TCV School (Photo@ TCV Head Office)

On 16th May, Dr. Dadul gave a talk to the students of class X and XII in the Dicki Tsering hall from 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. The school principal, Mrs. Nawang Lhamo la gave a brief introduction of Dr. Dadul and his team, and the purpose of their visit. After the formal introduction, Dr. Dadul began his talk by sharing his school life experience and his journey from an ordinary school boy to a successful cancer specialist. He further talked on the importance of oral health and hygiene in our day- to day- life. Thereafter, the team continued the program of screening and treatment of students and staff members. On 17th May, the team resumed the treatment and screening of more students and staff members in Dicki Tsering hall.
On 18th May, the team concluded their free medical camp with the screening of retired staff members around Tsering Dhondhen ling staff quarter located at TCV Handicraft Center and provided the same medical service. Later in the afternoon, the team also provided final dose of treatment to the senior boys who are vulnerable to oral ailment.
The school expresses deep gratitude to Dr. Tenzin Dadul and his team for their tireless effort in reaching the most vulnerable members of school and rendering timely medical help. We look forward for his visit in the years to come. Thank You.

Inter Class English Debate

Inter Class English Debate in the school hall (Photo@School Photography Club)

12th May, 2022: The English Department of Senior Section conducted ‘ Inter Class English Debate Competition’ on May 12, 2022 at 7 p.m. at the school auditorium. The contest was held between Class X and IX on the motion ‘That parents should decide what career their child should pursue’. The chief guest for the event was Mrs. Nawang Lhamo la, the principal. The attendees for the program were students above class IX and teachers of senior section. The judges for the debate were Mr. Lobsang Tenzin, the sponsorship coordinator, Head Office, Mr. Dhondup Gyalpo, the headmaster of Junior Section and Mr. Sangten Kyap, the Social Science teacher of Senior Section.

A speaker from the proposition group (Photo@ School Photography Club)

Conducting debate contest has been one of the most exciting, competitive literary programs organized by the English Department. Such event enhances students’ critical thinking and public speaking skill. There were two teams representing class X and IX respectively. Each team consisted of three speakers, who had been selected from preliminary rounds.

Debaters from class X spoke against the motion and class IX debaters argued for the motion. The first speaker from each team elaborated the topic and made their stand very clear with convincing points. It was then the second debater’s turn to unfold loads of arguments supporting their stand. The last speaker concluded with reiteration of key arguments confidently. Both the teams impressed the audience with strong arguments with facts and anecdotes.

Winners take it All (Photo@ School Photography Club)

The highlight of the events was the rebuttal session as the debaters put their heads together to frame questions to put across and satisfactory answers for the questions asked by the opponent. No doubt the round enhanced knowledge and understanding of the topic among the audience. While the scores were being tabulated, the floor was left open for the audience. A fair number of students from the floor used the opportunity to comment and express their views on the topic.

The event concluded with the declaration of the result. The chief guest honored the three best debaters with a prize and certificate. Master Kunzang Rigzin X D was adjudged as the best debater, Master Tal Tenzin Yonten of class IX D came second and Ms. Tenzin Choezom of XD bagged the third position. The proposition team i.e. class IX was declared the winner of the Inter Class English Debate Competition. The rest of the participants were acknowledged with a consolation prize and a participation certificate. It was a proud moment for class IX students and teachers!!!!!

Tibetan Spelling Bee

School Principal with the students participating in the Spelling Contest (Photo@ School Photography Club)

9^th May, 2022: Senior school conducted its Annual Dakcha Mongsel (Tibetan Spelling Contest) on 9^th May, 2022 at 7 o’clock in the evening at school auditorium. The chief guest for the event was Mrs. Nawang Lhamo la, the school principal. Students above class VI and teachers attended the program.

Dakcha Monsel has been one of the major events scribbled in the school calendar and it’s one of the most awaited literary activities for the students. The event had been conducted by Tibetan Department and it involved participation of all the students in all the grades.  Spelling is an important part in language and as such this program aims to make the students pay extra attention to the spelling and pronunciation of as many words as they can.

The Winner Takes it All – Tibetan Spelling Beed 2022 (Photo@ School Photography Club)

The program began with a short introductory note by the chairperson of the Tibetan department. There were fifteen final spellers on the stage competing for the spelling championship 2022. Mrs. Kelsang Dickyi and Mrs. Phurbu Dolma were the two pronouncers for the occasion. Like the popular saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough gets going”, the two teachers read out the words from the simplest words to the bulky phrases.

The entire fifteen finalists have proved their strength in spelling and word power. In the end, Ms. Rigzin Dolma of X D was declared the champion speller of Dakcha Monsel 2022 and duly felicitated with a big round of applause.

English Elocution Contest Held

A bird’s eye view of English Elocution in Gmeiner hall (Photo@ Tenzin Woesel & Tenzin Woeser)

2^nd May 2022: The annual Inter class English Elocution for class VI, VII and VIII was held in Gmeiner hall at 7 pm on 2^nd April. The Elocution is held after a gap of two years and as such so many students in lower classes were quite new. In spite of that, both the participants and the student organizers successfully earned lots of appreciation and applause from the audience. The school principal, the headmaster, teachers and all the students of senior section attended the elocution.

A participant presenting a speech from the novel “Animal Farm” (Photo@ Tenzin Woesel & Tenzin Woeser)

As usual, there were three sections namely the poetry section, speech section and dramatic extract section. There were total of 12 participants, four from class VI for the poetry section, another four students for the speech section and another four students for the dramatic extract. In the poetry section, the compulsory poem was “Oh Captain, My Captain” by Walt Whitman. In the speech section, the compulsory speech was the speech given by the major from the novel Animal’s farm. The dramatic extract participants had their own choices. All the participants did their best. The judges were Gen Tenzin Choekyi la, PGT. Political Science teacher, Gen Jamyang la and Gen Tenzin Yangdon la, both English teachers from the Junior section.

The winners take it all; School principal presenting awards for the winners (Photo@ Tenzin Woesel & Tenzin Woeser)

The English department of senior section and the students had spent few weeks in preparation and selection of the students for the final contest. The final contest was handled by the student volunteers from class VIII. The program lasted for a little more than an hour. One winner was chosen from each category. In the poetry section, miss. Tenzin Nordon won; in the speech section, master Tenzin Jamyang won and in the dramatic extract, miss Tenzin Kalsang bagged the first prize. The prizes were given by the school principal, who also gave word of advice and guidance for future participants. She also thanked Mrs. Tsering Dolma la, the chairperson of English Department and her team especially the students for the successful completion of the elocution. The English department will be organizing yet another program i.e. first senior English debate very soon on a very interesting topic.

Nutrition and Healthy Eating

School Principal introducing Dr. Bianca for the students in Dekyi Tsering hall (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

Dr. Bianca enlightening the students about healthy eating and nutritional value (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

School Principal offering traditional white scarf to Dr. Bianca (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

29th April, 2022: Students of class IX and above are fortunate to attend a talk on Nutrition by Dr. Bianca in Dicki Tsering Hall at ten o’clock this morning. Dr. Bianca has been a great supporter for TCV since 2016. She is the founder of the Snowland Children Foundation, Switzerland and the funder of the Snowland Cow Farm at TCV Chauntra, India.
The school principal Mrs. Nawang Lhamo la received her and gave a brief introduction of the speaker. Being a nutritionist by profession, she took initiative to revise the school diet and educate home matrons and students about nutrition. After surveying the eating habit and weekly menu of the school for years, she came up with a food pyramid. Today with the display of the pyramid poster, she described the kind of diet the school is having and suggested some food items with high nutritional value that is replaceable for the existing diet. She further recommended some healthy eating habits by highlighting the nutritional values of some the most common food items.
Some of the students attendees commented that the talk was so relevant and wished if there was a little time for Q and A session for wider knowledge on food and nutrition. On the whole it was a fruitful and informative session.The school Principal offered scarf and thanked Dr. Bianca for her time and the enlightening talk on behalf of all the staff and students of TCV school, Dharamsala.

Annual Science Day Observed

A Panel Discussion on “Climate Crisis and Covid_19” on Science Day

29^th April 2022: Annual Science Day was commemorated on 29^th April 2022 after a gap of two years due to the Covid_19 pandemic.  One of the important events of the day had been the Panel Discussion which was held in Herman Gmeiner hall. The event was attended by the school principal, the headmasters, teachers and students above class VI.

The event began with a short introductory speech by Gen Tenzin Ngodup la who spoke on the aims & objectives, recent history of science day celebrations and this year’s programs. This was followed by a panel discussion on two grave issues faced by the world today, “Covid19 and Climate Crisis”. Mr. Lhundup Namgyal la, the Department Head and Mrs. Lobsang Dolma la, a senior science teacher moderated the panel discussion.

Quiz for the audience during the panel Discussion

There were 6 participants from class VIII, IX and X comprising of both boys and girls representatives, who spoke so well throughout the session. In spite of the long gap caused by the pandemic, all the participants looked so comfortable speaking in English. The questions put forward by the moderators were very relevant and though provoking and the speakers shared their views boldly. The discussion lasted for an hour, during which the moderators intelligently put forward questions and situations on the different aspects of the two topics mentioned above; the panelists were not lagging behind because they also gave their answers eloquently and earned lots of appreciation and applause from the audience. Mrs. Tsering Dickyi la, a senior science teacher brought some fresh air of change by quizzing the audience and rewarding them with handsome prizes. There was good and positive response from the member of floor. None of the questions she asked remain unattempted, all questions were answered promptly.

Students reading the displays on the corridor on Science Day

The morning program concluded with the Chairperson of the science department, Mr. Lhundup Namgyal la thanking all the concerned people who had contributed directly or indirectly in making the science day projects successful particularly the panel discussion a great success. He also requested everyone to be an active stakeholder not a mute spectator. He ended his talk by telling everyone to take sincere pledges and not mere lip service for making this earth green.

A glimpse of Science Day Projects and Exhibition in the school Corridor

As a part of the science day program, there were also science project exhibitions from different classes in the form of chart presentations, working and non-working models based on concepts ranging from simple science concepts of electric circuit to the complexities of black hole, covering  in fact all the major disciplines of science; physics, chemistry and biology. Both the students and their teachers had spent so much time in advance for this Science Day exhibition and project. The students attended the exhibition during their science period and recess. They had loads of fun and learning.

The Science day was a great success, firstly with the installation of a new program in the form of panel discussion and secondly by all the stake holders who chipped in when it mattered displaying the strong sense of unity and co operation for the common goal of making the day productive.

Visit of a Climate Activist on World Earth Day

Mr. Sonam Sichoe la, the President welcoming Miss Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti to TCV School, Dharamsala (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

22^nd April 2022: Today on World Earth Day, Miss Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, a Kenyan environment and climate activist visited the Tibetan Children’s Village School Upper Dharamshala. On reaching the school, she was given a warm reception by the TCV President Mr. Sonam Sichoe la along with the school Director Mr. Tsultrim Dorjee la, the school principal Mrs. Nawang Lhamo la and a group of primary children. During her maiden visit, she was given a brief tour of the schools especially the Junior library and primary school during which she interacted with the children and teachers. Prior to her visit here, she had an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at His Holiness’ residence.

A function on the courtyard of School Gompa (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

A modest function and interaction was arranged in the courtyard of school temple. The function was attended by the school Director, the principal, the school environment club in-charge Mr. Wangchuk la and a group of senior students. Speaking on the occasion, Miss Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti shared a very beautiful yet inspiring story of a humming bird. The students were much impressed by the story which summed up in a simple message which says “Do the best you can for your environment even if it is negligible”. True to the maxim, “A drop of water makes an ocean”, each and everybody’s contribution counts. After her address, she interacted with the students and the students also developed a good rapport with her.

Tree Plantation by Miss Elizabeth along with the President and the students on World Earth Day (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

After the function, she was joined by both the president himself and the students in planting few saplings to commemorate the World Earth Day. It was privilege to host the visit of a world renowned climate activist and the founder of of the Green Generation Initiative in our school on the World Earth Day. Later, a lunch was arranged for her and the head office managerial staff.

Collage on World Earth Day Celebration at TCV School, Dharamsala (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

She is a Kenyan environment and climate activist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative, which nurtures young people to love nature and be environmentally conscious at a young age and has now planted 30,000 tree seedlings in Kenya. She is here in Dharamsala to participate in the three-day dialogue on climate action titled ‘Dialogue for Our Future: A call to Climate Action’ in commemoration of the Earth Day observed on 22 April.

“Message for Earth Day 2022 from H.H the Dalai Lama today 22 April 2022

Glimpse into World Earth Day Celebration at Upper TCV School (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

On Earth Day 2022, let us remember that everybody wants to live a happy life. Not only human beings, but animals, birds and insects too. All of us should be concerned about our collective existence. As human beings our marvellous brains provide us with remarkable opportunities to do good, but if we look at how the world is today, we should be able to do better. We need a more holistic education, an education that incorporates inner values, such as a compassionate concern for others’ well-being.

Our world is heavily interdependent. New challenges, like the climate crisis that affect us all, as well as our participation in the global economy, mean that we must take the whole of humanity into account. We have to put the global interest first.

Students Get Educational Tour of CTA

Honourable Sikyong Mr. Penpa Tsering la with Class XII teachers and students during Educational tour 19th April 2022

21st April 2022: As a part of “Tibet Our Country” month project and an educational tour, a group of few hundred students escorted by their teachers had been visiting the Central Tibetan Secretariat from 19^th April 2022. The educational tour initiated by the school head began on 19^th April starting with the students and teachers of class XII and would be concluding on 29^th April with the class IV students and teachers. Every day, clad in their tidy navy blue trouser and the striped shirt, they would leave Upper TCV School at 7:30 a.m. and reach the secretariat before 9 a.m. During the one day visit, the tour included visits to the three pillars of Democracy, the seven Departments, three Autonomous bodies, Library of Tibetan Work and Archives (LTWA), Tibet Museum. The students were divided into two groups and taken to various departments, where they were received and given detailed tour of the office.

Students of class IX interacting with honourable Kalon of Education Mrs. Changra Tharlam Dolma la

Prior to the CTA tour, the students of Upper TCV School had been taken to TIPA to attend the week long Shoton festival. Around 1000 people including both the staff and students visited the Shoton festival as a part of Tibet Our Country program. There were lots of good and positive feedbacks from both the staff and students who had attended the Shoton festival. All the students had also written their personal reflection about their visit at the festival. The two visits involving a large number of students had never happened earlier. This sort of educational tour and visits provide both teachers and students the real life experience away from what they learn in schools from their textbook. Although such visits involved lots of planning, finance, time, logistics etc. yet one physical visit around the secretariat is worth thousand lectures within the four walls of the classroom. Throughout the visit, the students were seen showing lots of curiosity, interest and willingness to learn in spite of the hectic schedule. Except for the one hour lunch break, both the teachers and the students had been visiting from one place to the next place.

A group photo of class X teachers and students at Parliament during their educational tour (20th April 2022)

The main purpose of this educational visit to the Central Tibetan Administration, CTA was to give our students first hand information about the CTA and the working of the different departments, Library and museum. There was a notepad and a pen in everybody’s hand. They were expected to come up with one project on one particular section they visited. Wherever the students went, they asked questions and interacted with the staff there. The staff at various departments gave brief introduction of their departments and detailed tour around. The student seemed to enjoy the recently inaugurated Tibet museum among many others they visited at CTA. They also enjoyed the sumptuous packed lunch brought on time by the school head cook.

Students listening attentively, taking notes during their educational tour

Some of the groups were lucky enough to get an audience with the honourable Sikyong, Kalons, Directors and secretaries in their own offices and cabins. They interacted with the students lovingly and gave valuable pieces of advice. It all depended upon the availability of their time during the visit. Nevertheless, all the groups were able to follow as per the schedule except in few cases due to the shortage of time. The students were asked to visit the departments in future as well by them.

A view of Tibet Museum at Gangchen Kyishong

Overall, the visit was worth the price paid in terms of time and energy. “I really enjoyed visiting CTA today. I have never visited so many departments before. I am impressed by how they work efficiently” a class IX student said. An escort teacher said, “I saw the new museum today. It really looks like a world standard. I also saw children enjoying each and every section in the museum. I wish other schools join this initiative too in the coming days. I want to thank the school for this opportunity”. As the inmates of Dharamsala, if we are not able to explore the local resources now, it will be too late when we leave this place. Like the famous quotation, “Charity begins at Home”. Upper TCV school has laid the foundation for others to join the suit.

 

Inter Class Basketball Tournament Kicked Off

Class XII Boys’ Team posing with the school PET, Mr. Kalsang Phuntsok la (Photo@ Photography Club Upper TCV)

18^th April 2022: The students’ long awaited Inter Class basketball Tournament began on 18^th April after a gap of two long years. Every Tom, Dick and Harry welcomed the tournament with the usual hue and cry. The whole basketball ground area is overflowing with the rousing sound of cheer, which has been missed dearly for a long time.  This year, there are a total of 46 teams from class VI to Class XII including both the boys and girls making the total participation number to more than 500. The tournament was grouped into two categories; the first category involving class IX to XII teams and the second category involving class VI to VIII teams. They have been practicing for the past few weeks under the guidance of the respective team captains and the school PET. Speaking to the PET, Mr. Kalsang Phuntsok la, he said that there are 56 tournaments to be played within this month and the tournament had to be completed in a short time because of other programs and activities for the students.

Class XII boys shooting a basket during Opening match of the series (Photo@ Photography Club, Upper TCV School)

“All work no play, makes jack a dull boy”, true to this maxim, the school arranges lots of co-curricular activities for the students. Once the school reopened after the lockdown, a series of programs and activities were thrown at students’ disposal. The basketball tournament was held among class instead of among four houses with the hope of providing more participation. Not only that, unlike the earlier time when the tournament officials were staff members, this time the students were given the opportunity to be the table officials.

Class XII Girls’ teams in action (Photo@ Photography Club, Upper TCV School)

The tournament is played at 4:30 pm right after the class hour. The teachers and the class captains lead the team and give all the support. Every day, two games are played and the supporters make their presence to shout and cheer for their team. The tournament will be go on until the best two teams from the two groups meet for the final round. The first match was played between classes XII both boys and girls. On the second day, class X teams played.

“It’s good to see the basketball tournament after ages. I enjoy watching my friends play. I also enjoy shouting and supporting for my team. The captains are doing great. Some of the students will become a great basketball player in future”, said Tsering. After from the enjoyment after a hard day’s work, games provide lots of learning. The children learn sportsmanship, leadership, team work, consistency, inter personal skills etc.

Successful Completion of 2nd TPD Workshop

The School Principal welcoming teachers and introducing Dr. Kalsang Wangdu la during the second round of TPD workshop (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

18^th April 2022: The second phase of the On-site Teacher Professional Development (TPD) workshop was held in Dekyi Tsering hall for subject teachers of senior section on 18^th April. The day long intensive workshop was on “Effective Lesson Planning” in the first session and “Student Engagement” in the second session. The first workshop was given for the subject teachers of Junior, Infant and Mcleod Day school. Both these workshop were organized by the school Principal office.

Dr. Kalsang Wangdu la showing the slide showing impact of effective and ineffective teacher on students (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

The workshop began at 9:30 a.m. with the introductory speech from the school Principal Mrs. Nawang Lhamo la, who spoke in volumes about the importance of providing pedagogy workshop for the teachers and the series of mini workshops she had planned for this academic year. She thanked and welcomed the resource person, Dr. Kalsang Wangdu la for his ever willing support and his acceptance of future commitments for such workshops. She also proudly gave a detailed introduction of him for his contribution in the field of Education for his alma mater and the Tibetan society in general.

Gen Lhundup Namgyal la sharing his experience during the Interactive Session (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

Resource Person: Dr. Kalsang Wangdu la, the resource person is an alumni of TCV and an inspiration for many young generations. Right from his school time, he had been actively involved in leadership roles. After his schooling, he joined Delhi University for his graduation. After completing his B.Ed from Delhi University, he joined TCV Gopalpur and later took the responsibility of the section head master. He received scholarship to study abroad through Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP) and did his masters at Columbia University, USA. After returning from his study abroad, he worked in the Department of education, CTA as the Education Officer and later joined Tibet Fund, Dharamsala as the Senior Education Specialist. He had been involved in some of the pivotal projects and programs related to Education like, Tibetan Education Advisory Committee meeting, Teacher Professional Development, Tibetan Education Survey, Leadership workshop, Early Child Development etc. He once again joined TCV Dharamsala as the Teacher Professional Development and Curriculum Officer. “Educator is first a learner”, true to this maxim, he went for further studies and obtained PhD (Doctorate Degree) from Finland, the Education Hub of the world. He had contributed his research articles in International journals (Decoloniality, power and ideology in the social studies textbooks of Tibetan exile schools ) and (Nation-building in Exile: Teachers’ Perceptions on the Goals of Teaching History in the Tibetan Refugee Schools ) His educational contribution does not end here. He has been the co-founder of Manjushree Educational Service (MES) a Dharamsala based NGO working in the field of providing various educational services for the early childhood, publication of Tibetan literature and providing workshops for parents, children and writers.  He has been giving workshops and presentations for teachers, school leaders, parents. His talk on raising a life long reader can be watched here (5 Tips for Raising a Lifelong Reader) Presently, he is the Education Specialist at Alinea, Canadian NGO working in collaboration with the Department of Education, CTA.

Elements of a Lesson Plan: Objectives, Lesson Phases and Assessments

Effective Lesson Planning: He conducted the workshop in a two-way form.  He shared his research perspective while the teachers shared their field perspective. The two topics he had chosen “Effective Lesson Planning” and “Student Engagements” were very much relevant and he debunked many myths about them. He began his presentation by asking the participants about how the present education system was performing. After collecting few responses, he presented a data depicting what kind of graduates the present system had produced. He stressed on the importance of Teacher’s classroom teaching, which would decide what kind of graduates would come out. After that, he spoke in details on Lesson Planning particularly (3Es- Explore, Experience and Expand), its importance, advantages and how to write a proper lesson plan.  He also laid emphasis on deciding long term goal such as the four main missions of TCV or Basic Education Policy (BEP) goals and short term content related goal. He spent quite sometime talking about the Assessment part (Assessment For and Assessment Of) by taking examples from Bloom’s Taxonomy; he gave individual exercises on making questions based on Bloom’s taxonomy. He also spoke about the importance of having long term goal and short term goal in the lesson plan. In between the presentation, he gave the participants opportunity to discuss and share their personal experiences. He concluded the first session with a sample of daily lesson plan template, which practically proved very helpful for all the teachers. After that, half an hour tea break was given during which the participants enjoyed the tea and snacks.

Level of Students’ Engagement from the lowest Rebellion to the full Engagement

Student Engagement: After the tea break, the next session was on “Student Engagement”, another important topic for the teachers to develop.  He began the presentation by sharing a research report about children’s memory about their school life, which was quite surprising. Then he let the teachers discuss and share some of the strategies for improving students’ engagement. And then, he explained some of the strategies or methods to improve students’ engagement like sense of belongingness, sense of competence, sense of autonomy and the principles of meaningfulness. Later, he spoke in details the above strategies one by one. Finally, he requested the teachers to work on developing the above four strategies in order to improve students’ engagement. That was the crux of the teaching. He said, “Rather than blaming the students for their dis engagement, the teacher should work on improving the students’ engagement”

Dr. Kalsang Wangdu la accepting the scarf from the school Principal (Photo@ Gen Tenzin Lhawang la)

The intensive day long workshop ended as per the scheduled time. “The workshop was very interesting, interactive and informative. It also reminded us of things we should be focusing on everyday”, majority of the teachers were heard talking. The teachers responded to all the questions the resource persons asked during the workshop. They all showed great interest and thus sincerely participated in group work and activities. The school principal gave a vote of thanks and offered a white scarf to Dr. Kalsang Wangdu la for his time and providing this workshop. At the same time, she requested all the teacher to put these new learning into their daily practices. At the same time, she informed the teachers about future workshops and training on some important topics.