With deep sadness, we share that our beloved Amala Devi Gurung passed away peacefully in her sleep over the weekend. She had been with us for almost 11 years. SMD family remembers her warmth and her kindly smile. Her presence will be deeply missed, but her kindness and dedication will always be remembered. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her …
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ANNUAL SPORTS MEET 2024-25
Celebrating the Annual Sports Meet at SMD School On January 17th, 2025, we celebrated our Annual Sports Meet, honored by the presence of Venerable Yonten Gyatso (Thrangu Rinpoche’s elder brother) and other distinguished guests. Our students showcased their talents with a remarkable March-Past and an impressive aerobic dance led by Grade 9, forming the letters “SMD” and captivating the audience. …
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AS THE YEAR DRAWS TO A CLOSE
We still have approximately 30 students in need of sponsors. Here are a few of them. Sponsoring a student at SMD School helps them build a brighter future while preserving their culture, language, and Buddhist way of life. For more information about sponsorship, visit https://himalayanchildren.org/kids-needing-sponsors/ or contact himalayanchildren@gmail.com (Shirley Blair), our director and fundraiser, for further details. Your support can …
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November Highlights from SMD
DEBRA ANN – Himalayan Children’s Fund The Director of our U.S. foundation, Himalayan Children’s Fund (HCF), Debra Ann Robinson-Menzies,, was back home this month, staying at the school as she does every year during her visits to Rinpoche’s institutions in Nepal (10) and India (2). Debra Ann has been tirelessly helping with our school and other Thrangu Rinpoche’s institutions, supporting …
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Updates from SMD, October 2024
SMDers welcomed His Holiness The 41st Sakya Trizin Rinpoche to Nepal Many other people and SMDers lined up outside the school premises, offering khatas to warmly welcome His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (Sakya Trizin Rinpoche), the 41st head of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. SMDers feel incredibly blessed and fortunate to be part of this auspicious event, which …
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September Updates from SMD
Thanks to Heartland Academy, Two Dozen SMD Students Completed High School Heartland Academy (HA) in Kathmandu provided scholarships for our SEE graduates for over three years. All our students who attended have expressed their gratitude. Our school also appreciates their support in providing scholarships. Thank you to the entire team at Heartland Academy. Our senior administrators team visited Heartland Academy …
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CELEBRATING LOSAR AT SMD
Losar Tashi Delek – Tibetan Buddhist New Year We celebrated the Losar holiday from February 18th until the end of the month. For SMDers, the highlight was seeing Thrangu Rinpoche at the Thrangu Yangtse Monastery, a couple of hours away. At any given time, we normally have above 100 children in residence at our school, but this year, since there …
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SMDers To The Rescue
SMDers To The Rescue The school year started with 70 unsponsored boarders. We put out a call to all our SMD graduates who are overseas, asking for help. These heroes jumped up! Dawa Dolma Sherpa and her sister Sherab Dolma sponsored a little Sherpa girl (SMD’s blind choice). It turned out the little girl is their niece! Tsering Namgyal was …
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Five Years Of Partnership
Celebrating Five Years Of Partnership Shawnigan Lake School shawnigan.ca celebrated five years of partnership with SMD. Our director, Shirley Blair was honoured to be invited as a guest to the Scholars’ Luncheon. We SMDers were deeply moved by the care and thought that went into the celebration – kudos to Sara Blair. In chapel, Acharya Karma Sangpo spoke about the …
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SMD School Spring Update
New School Year! The 2022-2023 school year started on May 9th. These are some of the 70 boarders who need sponsors. You can change a child’s future for less than a cappacino a day. Some Of Our Scholarship Kids Were Finally Able To Come Home Several students managed to come home – Dechen …
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Dolma Tsering’s Experience at ISAK
Dolma Tsering from Gorkha disrict is an SMD alumna. She won a scholarship at the International School of Asia Karuizawa (ISAK) in Japan to finish her grade 11 and 12 studies, pursuing an IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma. Right now, she is back at SMD for the summer break and shared her grade 11 experience with us. The first few days …
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Reflections from Junu Dimdung
My name is Junu Dimdung. I am a proud graduate of Shree Mangal Dvip Boarding School (SMD) in Nepal and Shawnigan Lake School in BC, Canada. Unlike many children at SMD who come from the high Himalayas in northern Nepal, I am from a destitute village named Mankawnpur Gadhi in the southern part of Nepal, where there was no electricity, …
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