The vibrancy of our school in Hangdewa, in the NE Himalayas, hits you wherever you are in the school. Practical science lessons are loved by students who all do experiments in small groups. They use chemicals and equipment that match those in some city schools but never found in rural ones. They ask questions, test answers and then understand and [...]

At our last Trustee meeting, we agreed that the shift this year has been the school becoming a place where we would be delighted to send our own children (or recommend for our grandchildren). For us, and I hope for you, it feels very good to be a part of something that doesn’t just hand out crumbs but hands out [...]

Our most Disadvantaged Children Arya needs your help to walk. Please donate to cover her non-medical costs while in Kathmandu, 600kms across the Himalayas. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her. Arya, who has never walked and has little use in her right hand, is being given free treatment – but not expenses - at a specialist children’s hospital near [...]

Students will leave after SEE exams at the end of High School at about age 16. As the end of the Nepali year 2081 approaches (mid-April) and the school year has just a few more weeks, there are a lot of exams as all students from Nursery up sit down and show what they can do. At about aged 14, [...]

We build upon what we have done in previous years, without letting go of previous achievements. In past years, we have spent money on creating an environment to learn in and the teachers who have the skills and resources to teach and inspire, to help students to excel in exam results. As jobs are scarce, qualifications really matter. In the [...]

There is a huge technology deficit in Nepal; this is how we are giving our children in Hangdewa better life-chances for the 21st Century. Nepal has just made it compulsory for students in computers at the equivalent of A-level to have access to a computer. Most schools do not have enough for students to use regularly and almost no student [...]