31 Mar:Clas XII Graduation Function
Every year hundreds of Tibetan Children give their High School Examination under the All India CBSE and graduate from various Tibetan and Indian Public Schools across the country. Under the Tibetan Children’s Village Schools, we have 3 different branches who has the High School Education System and all of them jointly has more than 500 children graduating at the same time every year.
On the 31 March 2008, TCV School Dharamsala Cantt. organized it’s Graduation function for the outgoing Senior Children and their Staff. The day is especially marked as an important event in every child’s life as most of them were either born or fully nurtured here in the Children’s Village. In view of that, a special bond and emotional attachment has been developed among them over the years.
In the morning, a formal function was organized at Deckyi Tsering Hall and the Graduating Children were honored with traditional white scarves. This was followed by the address of Mr. Dawa Phunkyi, Director, Tibetan Delek Hospital and Member of Parliament, TGIE. During his address, he firmly and seriously emphasized on the importance of higher studies in various Colleges and Universities and the career choices after their school.
After the function, a group photo was taken along with the chief guest and the teachers followed by a sumptuous lunch.
31 Mar:THANK YOU TCVAA KATHMANDU
As appealed to our Alumni members from the President for fund raising on Gothia Cup, TCVAA (Kathmandu) have planned to organize a fund raising concert and have sold many tickets in advance, but due to the recent uprising, unrest and chaos in Tibet. This program has been called off and to which they felt unfortunate. However, they have generously donated Indian Rs:50000:00 for the Gothia Cup from their scanty fund. TCV Head Office would like to THANK all the alumni members of Kathmandu chapter for their support.
The training for the Gothia Cup football tournament will start from April to June 2008 and will be trained at TCV Gopalpur. All the players are from TCV schools. The team will leave for Sweden in July 2008.
Sonam Choegyal an Ex-TCVian was in Kathmandu, and was facing mental problem. TCVAA has taken the initiative in helping him, but wasn't at their reach to help him. So, they have requested his case for rehabilitation to the President - TCV, and he has been sent to Bangalore for treatment. We hope he will recover soon.
Alumni Desk
26 Mar:Lecture on Tibetan History "How Tibet is an Independent Nation?" by Mr. Sonam Gyaltsen, Historian and Scholar, College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah on 25 Mar 2008
On the 25 March 2008, TCV Culture Centre under its lecture series program on various Tibetan culture and language, has organized a lecture on the topic "How Tibet is an Independent Nation?". The honorable speaker for the lecture was Mr. Sonam Gyaltsen, Historian and Scholar from the College for Higher Tibetan Studies.
The lecture session was attended by the senior students and the staff members at the Deckyi Tsering Hall. At the end of the program, both the lecturer and audience felt absolutely good and learnt so many new things from each other. The session went on very smoothly yet active and the level of participation was high which was very essential in such sessions.
Brief Profile of Mr. Sonam Gyaltsen:
Born and brought up in Changra, Eastern Tibet and though attended the local Chinese School but he equally studied and took interests in the Tibetan culture, tradition, history and language. In 1992, he decided to flee the country and stayed for a year in Sherab Gyatsel learning English. After that he joined the Tibetan Higher Studies at Sera Monastery and under went a teacher’s training for 2 years. He then became a faculty member in the Sherig’s teacher training program besides taking charge of the Tibetan Historical Department in Sera Monastery.
25 Mar:THANK YOU TCVAA POKHAA, NEPAL
The second Global Family Program with 10 students from TCV Dharamsala went to Nepal for a month's long tour during the school winter break in 2007. The program was organized and funded by TCVAA Pokhara (Nepal). All the students are from Class IX, and are specially selected on the grounds; Orphan, Not been for holidays etc.
The students felt much joy like a dream come true knowing the world outside the school. They were in Pokhara for 3 weeks, distributed to various Tibetan families, and about a week in TCVAA families in Kathmandu for them to experience and relish the valuable family life, besides many other tour and pilgrimage programs.
The tour has not ended here after returning from Nepal. They were again taken to Agra to see the Taj Mahal - One of the Seven Wonders of World. All of them were given a set of photo album of the whole tour. We hope that this tour has certainly instilled pride and confidence for these destitute students.
Alumni Desk
5 Mar:TCV School Parent’s Day
Tibetan Children’s Villages and Schools all over the India grandly celebrated the Parent’s Day on the 5 March 2008. The children and staff assembled in their respective school halls at 9.00 am and honored the day especially in the loving memory of our great Mother Dekyi Tsering la.
In the TCV School Dharamsala Cantt., the Chief Guest Mr. Tsewang Yeshi, the President of Tibetan Children’s Villages took the lead in paying tribute to the Great Mother Deckyi Tsering la by offering traditional scarf followed by all other heads, staff and the student’s representatives with the chanting of Dentsik Monlam and Gyaelwae Schabten.
This was followed by the Chief Guest Mr. Tsewang Yeshi’s address to the staff and children on various issues and subjects concerning the ultimate welfare and development of our children. In doing so, he meant to pay homage and gratify the Ama Deckyi Tseringla’s wishes and dreams…He further reminded the roles and responsibilities of all the children i.e., to study hard and obey the elders and learn maximum about our culture and the parents have the role to give love and take best care of the children in their homes so that they don’t feel orphans or semi-orphans anymore.
