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Junior English Elocution Held Friday, 27th April

The junior English Elocution was held in the evening in the school hall. It was convened by English Teacher Mrs. Tsewang Dolma La and Mr. Lobsang Dorjee La. Eight different sections from classes VI to VIII participated in it. Each class presented a speech, a poem and a dramatic enactment. The elocution was judged by Phurbu Chokpa la, Phuntsok Dolkar La and Lektsok La. And as a guest honor, the school had Mr. Tsewang RinzinLa, the President of TYC. After a careful observation of the students’ performance and delivery, it seemed as though they had worked hard. Almost all the participants did their part handsomely and hardly any rooms for mistakes were left. Out of these three sections of contest the dramatic enactment was the most interesting part. Students acted and delivered their dialogue to everyone’s delight.

At the end of the evening programme, Mr. Tsewang Rizin La gave a feedback. He said that he was highly impressed by this English Elocution contest and thought that students were pretty good with their English Language but he asked students to pay more interest in Tibetan Language without which Tibet as a nation would cease to be. Here is the names of the best elocutionist of 2012 English Elocution contest: Poetry section-Tenzin Dolkar of VII B Speech Section-Tenzin Dokar of VIIIB and Tenzin Tseyang of VIB Dramatic Section-Tenzin Khedup of VIIB Congratulations to the winners and keep it up!

Human Rights Situation in Tibet-Resource TalkWednesday, 25th April

Mr. Jampa Menlom, the Deputy Director of TCHRD (Tibetan centre for human rights and Democracy) visited our school in the evening of 25th April to enlighten our students on the topic ‘Human Rights Situation in Tibet’. Mr. Jampa Menlom began by asking students the significance of the day , 25th of April. A Lot of responss came from the students but one student said that it was the birthday of Penchen Lama Gyendun Cho Kyi Nyima and he was appreciated for giving the expected answer. The speaker said that it has been 17 years since the reincarnation of 10th Penchen Lama was abducted by the Chinese govt. and that this year he turns 23 and we still don’t have a clue of his whereabouts. The speaker described some of the fundamental human rights as declared by the universal declaration of human rights and how Tibetans are deprived of these rights. He narrated instances in which peaceful expression of Tibetans in the form of demonstration and protests were met by the Chinese brute force. The Chinese shoot at innocents Tibetans engaging in a peaceful demonstration and until now some 320 Tibetans were shot dead for their peaceful participation. Freedom from arbitrary arrest is something which Tibetan in Tibet could only fancy. There are around 831 Tibetans in prison just because they didn’t subscribe to the Chinese atrocities. Some of those Tibetans were lifted from their home at midnight without giving any reasons. And to add to it, just recently some 25 Tibetans were tortured to death and some were even driven to commit suicide.

The year after 2007, seven Tibetans were sentenced to death, twelve to life imprisonment and 350 or more with long term sentences for engagement and moreover because of Chinese suspicion towards the active Tibetans. One evening 3000 Tibetans were arrested in Lhasa for not having the so called legal documents to travel to Lhasa.It is an irony that the people of the land were required to travel in their own country. To become a monk or a nun is not an easy task for those who wanted to pursue a spiritual education. A budding monk or a nun has to fulfill certain conditions in favor of the Chinese govt. Tibetans doing exemplary social service are looked down with suspicion and the govt. conspires to bring their downfall. Under this conspiracy some 20 highly learned lamas are already suffering the Chinese cruelty and inhumanism. Forced resettlement of Tibetans in Chinese designed settlement is destroying the very livelihood and identity of Tibetans. Their self-sufficiency in meeting their daily requirement is being destroyed in this process of resettlement so as to make Tibetans completely dependent on the Chinese administration. As the speaker kept going with his narration, students had their ears on him. At the end a large number of students flocked to the stage to clarify their doubts.

Inter TCV BasketBall Tournament-LTCV Triumphant Sunday, 22nd April

Inter TCV staff basketball tournament was held in the school for the last two days that is 21st and 22nd of April. The tournament was designed by our school’s PT instructor, Mr. Tsering La so that students could be exposed to the game’s strategy and also to encourage cooperation, friendship and a sense of understanding among the staffs of the TCV. Today the competition culminated with the Lower TCV coming out victorious. Both the teams had tried really hard to defeat each other. Ultimately with some last minute shots, lower TCV won. There were some complains and nitpicks but it ended on a friendly note. A couple of years back a similar formatted game was organized at TCV Gopalpur to mark the 50th anniversary of TCV. and that timew the trophy was won by TCV Upper. TCV Lower had just one victory in their sleeves and was pretty disappointed. The teams that participated were staffs from TCV Suja, TCV Chauntra, TCV Upper, TCV Gopalpur and TCV lower. A student team from Lower TCV was also given an opportunity to participate but they didn’t really have much of a stand.

A Tibetan American Prof. talks to the teachers Tuesday, 17th April

Mr. Ngawang Phuntsok La, Ed. D, Associate Professor, California State University, Fullerton has come to India to do a research work on Tibetan Schools in India and he was asked by our Principal to share his knowledge with the teachers of the school and he obliged. He spoke on some of the topics like ‘education philosophy’ (Child centered education) ‘Discipline issues’ ‘Importance of lesson plan’ etc. He said that when the child centered education was first introduced, many teachers were averse to it. There were some teachers who thought that the method that they used were largely effective and met their expectations. But after they made themselves used to this new method of child centered education, they found greater engagement of the students in their studies and better result. So he recommended the teachers to get themselves used to it and they need to know what child centered education is. To address discipline issues in the school and classroom, he discouraged negative re-enforcement and encouraged positive re-enforcement. He also asked teachers to do classroom research with his or her daily observation. The teachers have to keep a note of daily happenings and experiences they face during the teaching and that it might come in handy for future references and use. He also asked teachers to talk slowly to better comprehend their instruction and lessons.

“Lesson plan is like a vessel. It’s wonderful to have a lesson plan. It helps to monitor our action”, the speaker said to the teachers. He shared his experience in which his teaching became very effective after he devised a properly thought lesson plan. He also asked the teachers to be careful with the choice of words in the classroom. To create a healthy learning atmosphere he said that teachers’ technique, teachers’ attitude and teachers’ implementation of lesson plays a great part.

Class IX and X at the Truind TopMonday, 9th April

Every year a jaunt to the hill top of Truind is organized by the school for the students of Class IX and X escorted by some teachers. The purpose of organizing such trip is to teach students self reliance and to inculcate love for nature and natural environment. Also this track to Truind is a part of our extra-curricular activity in which teachers grade students’ performance like their team work, ability to cope with adverse situations and they are in accordance with the CCE of CBSE. This year the date for this jaunt was set on 6th of April for the two sections of Class X and 7th of April for the two sections of class IX. A total of 134 students made it to Truind. Before they set off for the tracking, the school permitted them to make their preparation for the day. They had an afternoon outing, did their necessary shopping, borrowed sleeping bags, cooking pots and pans, camera, iPod, flesh light etc, and the school provided them with dry ration. In the morning at 3, the track was flagged off from the school after a short briefing by the concerned teachers. It was stressed that they should take responsibility for the garbage they produce on the hill top and to take care on the way. They took convenience from school until Dharamkot and from there they started their walk after taking their break-fast. It took around 2hours for those who walked fast to reach the top. Most of the students reached the destination within 3hours. There were some students who pledged that this was their first and last tracking experience.

As soon as they reached the hill top, they made fire to cook their lunch. Some clambered down the hill to fetch water for their team and those without stove went looking for wood for fuel. As soon as they cooked their meal, they offered it to their teachers. Most of the food cooked by the students had a very peculiar taste but the teachers appreciated their cooking skill and commented that there was still room for improvement. There were also some instances in which teachers had to offer their helping hand and tips to the students to light their stove and in cooking. Their visit to Illakha was the one they enjoyed most and had most fun. It was one and half hour walk up the hill of Truind. There they played in the snow, made snow man and took a lot of pictures. For some students, it was the first time they were getting to see some real snow and they had much fun. The nest day, after idling around for some time, students had their breakfast and lunch. And before they returned back to school, the students initiated a cleanliness drive on the Truind top. They collected all the wastes in the form of plastic bottles, disposable cups and plates, used tissues, wrappers and all forms of empty packets. In a nut shell, it seemed like students had a great learning experience as well as a real good time on the hill top; and some of the lesson that they learnt there will come in handy in their life ahead. This will be an experience which they will cherish and treasure for a long time to go.

Junior Tibetan Debate Friday, 6th April

Today in the evening at 7th period the students from class VI to VIII gathered in the school hall to witness junior Tibetan debate on the topic that “Common Exams helps in consolidating and developing of education.” The competition was held between the students from class VI to VIII. There were 12 participants who delivered their pieces of argument handsomely and logically and it was later followed by a question answer session.

The best individual speaker chosen unanimously by the panel of judges were as under Ist - Tsering Choeden from Class VIK IInd- Tenzin Tsephel from Class VIIIB IIIrd- Tenzin Yangkyi from Class VIIK&D Class wise position of the Junior Tibetan Debate 2012 First- Class VIIIB Second-Class VIIID&K Third- Class VIK

Mr. Lhakpa Dondup La was asked by the chairperson to give a feedback. He said in his feedback that students seemed have been spoon-fed by their teachers and that the questions which they asked their opponents were probably framed in classroom. He asked the participants to use their own words to express themselves so as to make others understand better. He said that he was well satisfied by the students performances as there were no such occasion in which they forgot their pieces at the podium. He appreciated the girls’ participation which outnumbered the boys. Principal Sir presented the awards to the winners and the participants.

Anniversary of Kangra Earth quake-1905, Earth Quake Drill Exercised Wednesday, 4th April 2012

DROP, COVER and HOLD ON- Today in the morning the headmaster made the announcement regarding the drill in the school hall, “During earth quake everybody should drop to the ground and take cover under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture, and hold on until the shaking stops”. He asked everybody to take the drill seriously and with proper presence of mind. At 11 in the morning the first bell signifying the earth quake was rung with students dropping to the ground, covering their head under the table. They held themselves there for some 60 seconds and with the ringing of the second bell rushed to the evacuation zone in an orderly manner. And to ascertain that no students were left behind in the class room, roll calls were taken and the rescue team of the school took a round of the class room.

It has been one hundred and seven years since Kangra valley was rocked by a major earthquake in 1905 that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and killed more than 20,000 people. Apart from this most buildings in towns of Kangra, Macllo and Dharamshala were destroyed. Dharamshala being located on an earth quake prone area, it is very important that people living in this part of the country must be educated and trained to face such natural calamities mindfully in case it ever happens again. Therefore every year the disaster management of the region carries out mock drill in the school and institution under the watchful eyes of the disaster management committee. Because this drill is done every year, students have become well versed in the matter of precaution that should be taken in the time of crises and they responded well to this earth quake drill.

Newest building of the school inaugurated by a team from LuxemburgTuesday, 3rd April 2012

School’s newest building-the Lab Block which has been built under the generous funding and support from LES AMIS DU TIBET, LUXEMBURG was formally inaugurated today by a 12 member team from Luxemburg. Mrs. Lobsang Tsomo La from head office, Sponsorship Department escorted the team to Lower TCV. Mrs. Moniac Paillard, our prime coordinator, the lady who made this project possible couldn’t make her presence on the occasion. The school missed her and wished that she was here.

The new block now accommodates a Library, Science Laboratory, Computer Class and a resource room at the basement. The team who was here to inaugurate the building was highly impressed by the development. We are very thankful to all those who contributed and helped us in building this new block in place of the old one. Our prayers and good wishes are always with you for your generosity and kindness. We thank you from the bottom of our heart.

Spring Fete Saturday, 24th March 2012

Spring fete is one of the first major events of the school in which teachers, students and parents have a day charged with lots of fun and sumptuous food. The spring fete is organized in the school every year with the sole purpose of meeting the expenses of inter house sports and Cultural competition. This year the fete was held on 24th of March. Days before the fete, the school principal summoned the house teachers for a short briefing. After the distribution of the stalls and the games to be organized by the respective houses, the principal asked the teachers concerned with food stalls to be extra cautious with the food and its handling and to take all the necessary precautions.

The school wore a festive look on the day with the tents for the stalls surrounded by flags of different color, cheerful children and busy staff members with their helpers. The students were especially excited about the fun they were going to have. Many visitors turned up to enjoy the day. Parents who came had a great day with their children. The senior students offered a helping hand to their houses and worked really hard throughout the day to fulfill the purpose of the day. The day ended with a tombola game for two hours in the school hall.

Resource talk by Tibetan Justice Commissioner for Northern Region Thursday, 15th March 2012

Mr. Tenzin Lhundup, the Justice Commissioner of Northern Tibetan region in India paid a visit to our school. Mr Lhundup is an ex-student of TCV. He completed his +2 in TCV. He did his five years law course from Gwalior. After that he spent two years in Delhi studying human rights, served in CTA and was later appointed the justice commissioner of Northern Tibetan region under which includes 28 Tibetan settlements and Tibetans living elsewhere within Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh.

Mr. Tenzin Lhundup visited our school to enlighten students and staff on Tibetan judicial proceedings and how to file a case or appeal to the Tibetan judicial system and what privileges the poor or the weaker sections can enjoy to file their law suit. At the end of his address, a large number of students dashed to the stage to enquire their doubts regarding the matter. There were some students who asked if the Tibetan judiciary could handle cases that have to do with the murder or death of somebody. Mr. Speaker said, “Cases that don’t concern the law of the country can only be tried and that both parties should be of Tibetan nationality”. There were some questions in which students asked about how one could pursue study in law.

SCHOOL OPENING FUNCTIONThursday, 1st March 2012

The school was reopened on the first day of March 2012 with the presence of Mr.Tsering Kunphal lak , the admission in charge of all TCV schools, Head office, Dharmsala as a chief guest to flag off this year’s academic session. It was followed by two days orientation programme, the focus of which was mainly the teachings and the treatments of children in the school.

Parents Teachers Meeting .The parents teachers Meeting was conducted after the function was over focusing on the boarder students. It was one of the most fruitful events of the day. The class-wise class teachers, the main subject teachers and the parents of their children participated in the meeting seeking the children’s academic improvements and ethical values to promote in them. They exchanged views of the children’s growth and reviewed the last year’s weak points altogether strengthening the current educational developments for this year.

ORIENTATION DAY ONE Tuesday, 28th March 2012

Objective-To remind Teachers and the Staff of their role and responsibilities to be taken in the school and to make new announcement for the new session

Today in the morning at 10:30, the Principal Sir held the first meeting of the session 2012 with the teachers in the staff room. In the meeting, the Principal and the Headmaster gave a hearty welcome to the teachers and reminded them of their role and responsibilities as a teacher and the mission of the TCV School. The most important announcement that the school principal made at the meeting was the complete prohibition of corporal punishment in the school as per the order of the head office. It was declared that the staffs found administrating corporal punishment to the student will be penalized and will be negatively marked in their efficiency bar.

To deal with the problem child, the teachers were asked to find alternatives to corporal punishment. They had a discussion within their committee and came up with many solutions and remedial measures which were later discussed in the afternoon meeting in the presence of the Principal and the Headmaster.

Orientation Day TwoWednesday, 29th February 2012

Gen Tenzin Sangpo lak (the Education Director) of TCV gave orientation to the teachers in the morning. He talked about the meetings held at different levels in TCV and the aims of these meetings which are mainly stressed on the goals of TCV. He mainly stressed on how to deal with students’ problem without giving them corporal punishments. Teachers asked questions to Gen Tenzin Sangpo Lak and he answered them which indeed helped teachers in overcoming the obstacles they face while dealing with students.

In the afternoon, Gen Karma Chugtak Lak (Director), of Sambota Tibetan Schools came and gave workshops to the teachers. He mainly talked about the aims of teaching and learning which is needed in present situation. He highlighted loopholes in the present education system and the outcomes of this. Besides he also talked about the responsibilities of teachers to fulfill the goals of schools and how a teacher should keep his attitude when he goes to teach in his class. He displayed all his talks with the help of slides on LCD project.

CLUB DAY 2011 Friday, November 18, 2011

This year's Club Day was observed on 18th November just for one period. The reason was that the school authorities have decided to commence this year's winter vacation earlier than it was initially planned to coincide with the Kalachakra initiation. Our teachers will have to complete the prescribed syllabus before the ensuing academic session ends.   

Actually, the school has many life skill clubs but this year due to constrain of time, only five clubs were asked to present their reports and performances.  They were Western Music Club, Science and Math Club, Junior English Drama Club, Tibetan Song and dance Club. Presentations by these clubs were held in the school hall after the 5th period with the Western Music Club first making their presentation with musical instruments.   The Science & Math Club did a presentation on nuclear energy which was the most educative as the others were mostly the presentation of songs and dances. The presentation by the junior English Drama Club was ‘The Emperor's New Cloth’ which was quite okay. As expected, the Tibetan Song and dance Club also presented traditional Tibetan dance and a solo song supported by students playing their traditional musical instruments and it was better enjoyed by the audience. The Tibetan Dance Club that performed a very lively dance presented the concluding presentation.

The Club Day was concluded with a speech by the school Principal appreciating all the presentations. He encouraged the students to take more interest in school’s life skill clubs as they are aimed to enhance students' knowledge from a different perspective. -By: Tenzin Saldon (Class IX B)    

Old News:

• A MEMORABLE CHILDREN'S DAY Monday, 14th November
• SCIENCE DAY 2011Friday October 28, 2011
• School's Founding Day -Athletic Meet Held to Mark the Day Monday 10th October
• Gandhi Jayanthi Celebration in School Sunday, 2nd October
• Monkey’s Paw-English Play by WW Jacob, a Presentation of Class VII Saturday, 1st October
• Senior English Declamation Contest Friday, 30th September
• Good News! The school To Have a Brand New Building from the New Session 2012 Monday, 26th September
• Substance Abuse and Its consequences-Art and Essay Contest Held Saturday, 24th September
• Inter House Marathon Race-2011Wednesday, 21st September
• English Committee organized the year’s most awaited-English Quiz contest Friday, 14th September
• Mr. Duk Tsering La in Lower TCV Wednesday, 24th August

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The Tibetan Children's Village School at "Lower Dharamsala" was established in 1984, It is a residential and co-educational school. The school is upto Seconday Level. While looking after their physical, mental and spiritual needs the school seeks to impart the best of modern education along with a deep and intimate understanding and appreciation of the rich cultural and historical heritage of Tibet >>read more

School Diary 2011
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