Physical Classes have started again! The Junior Grades (KG – 4), as well as Grades 8 and 10 have come back into the hostel and physical classes have finally started again after three and half months of online education – the day students come and go under the supervision of our medical officers. The older kids (Grades 5, 6, 7, …
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
Thank you for helping SMD continue What a year it has been in Nepal. Tourism stopped, borders closed, people lost their jobs, supply lines were cut and prices spiralled. Most Nepali kids had no access to the internet, so their schooling came to an abrupt halt. Our loyal supporters made it a different story for SMD children and staff. All …
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NEW STUDENTS!
Our Boarding Programmee – November 2021 SMD has mostly been closed since March 2020. Our students have been attending online classes with full support including rations, clothing and learning materials, as needed. We’ve just admitted new students at the end of November (some still to arrive). They have been waiting since normal intake times April 2020 and 2021. The newbies …
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The new Rinpoche.com launched
Meet the whole Thrangu Family and view all of Thrangu Rinpoche’s activities on his new website, www.rinpoche.com On the very special occasion of “Lhabab Dhuchen”, Thrangu Media launched Thrangu Ripoche’s new website, www.rinpoche.com with a new responsive design. This website is completely run by the monks of Thrangu Monastery. Rinpoche’s activities and teachings will be posted on this website. 60 …
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Accepting 60 New Students
Good news! Five year old Kancha Mukha is coming into our boarding programme in November, along with 60 other children. They have been waiting since the start of the pandemic. Since most have had no schooling at all, they need in-person classes, but our other students have basic skills and are able to cope with online classes. Also coming back …
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Relief flights to Manang
Disaster Relief Thrangu family monks flew 28 relief flights into Manang with funding from Sowers Action Hong Kong. Other good hearted folk in Switzerland and Canada have been providing rations in rural communities in Tsum and Sindhupalchok. Helicopters are a lifeline for high altitude people, but renting them drives costs exponentially. As usual, the state seemed to have no presence …
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SMD OK THANKS TO SUPPORTERS
SMD Online Classes continue Schools in the Kathmandu Valley are still under closure orders with an estimated 1.8 million children now out of school. At the beginning of this school year (June 2021), most of our SMD students (especially the older ones) stayed in the Kathmandu Valley with relatives or friends so they could access online classes and/or write their …
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NEW SCHOOL YEAR STARTED JUN’16
Awards Day at SMD While schools throughout the country have been closed, education for nuns and monks has continued. All gompas (monastic institutions) are seats of learning as well as places of spiritual endeavour. Our monks happily moved back into SMD to continue their classes and our nuns (who normally come to SMD in their bus) are continuing their classes …
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SMD School COVID-19 UPDATE
Kathmandu is in hard lockdown again! But on to brighter news first… Partner Schools & Scholarships Last year, we were only able to place one SMD student on scholarship overseas–this year we’ll have three students abroad again!! A chance to finish high school in preeminent schools like the ones mentioned below opens doors to higher education for a select few …
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SMD School is Closed Again!
SMD Closed Again! With COVID-19 on the rise in Kathmandu, the government has ordered all schools to close again and for all in person exams to be postponed. So we had to send all our children home, including the Grade 8s and 10s who were supposed to take their National Board exams in the coming weeks. As of April 28th, …
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SMD School is Open again!
Grades 5 to 10 are back at SMD! We’re thrilled to announce that schools in Nepal are allowed to operate again and SMD School is in the process of phasing in students by grade. We initially brought all our grade 10’s back into boarding (hostel). They went into a week of isolation and attended online classes from their rooms. Our …
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A Story of Karma supports SMD
A Story of Karma, a new book written by long time SMD School supporter Michael Schauch, sheds light on life for children in the Himalaya, and the important role of SMD School. In 2012, Michael Schauch and his wife, Chantal, undertook an expedition deep in the Himalaya of northern Nepal, into a remote valley that had been closed off to …