Volunteers at School
POSTED ON: FEB. 14, 2012

Conny and Anni arrived at the branch school on 11th Feb. from Germany. They have been helping young monks learning English and doing other extra-curricular activities. They said that they are very happy to be at Namo Buddha, and they are going to spent three weeks here.They find the people here are nice and they feel comfortable staying here and sharing their knowledge. The school is grateful to them.

Vice-Principal Enters Three-Year Retreat
POSTED ON: JAN. 21, 2012

On 20th January 2012, the vice-principal of SMD branch school, Loppon Karma Samdrup, along with seven other monks, entered three-year retreat. After completing his shedra studies, Loppon Samdrup was appointed a teacher at SMD branch school and served the school for seven years, teaching young monks. He was appointed vice-principal in 2007. The school developed a great deal during this period. Young monks were also trained well in rituals.
Loppon Samdrup is a very energetic and dynamic person, who came forward to bring awareness to save the environment. He played an active role in raising awareness in the Sangha about environmental issues, making presentations and attending conferences. He introduced the use of eco-friendly briquettes, small hard blocks made from coal dust, cardboard boxes, etc., which are used as fuel. He also introduced clay cups and reusable cloth bags to minimize the use of plastic at Namo Buddha.
The students organized a farewell for him on 16th January and expressed their gratitude and thankfulness. On his way to retreat, he said, "I am very thankful to my students for everything. I want to say, Please study hard and do your own duties nicely and sincerely. I will pray for your benefit." We, the branch school family, also want to wish him good luck, and we hope to have him back again after the completion of the retreat.

Volunteer from Melbourne
POSTED ON: December 29, 2011

Matthew Philip Chick from Melbourne, Australia is volunteering at SMD branch school since 17th December. He is actually forest scientist by profession. He will be here till 7th January, 2012 teaching young monks English. He finds Namo Buddha very interesting and beautiful place. He says people are very nice, friendly and warm and love staying here.
We thank you him for coming and sharing his knowledge.

Best Wishes to our beloved volunteer
POSTED ON: August 12, 2011

On 10th August, Ms. Rima, who was volunteering at our school, returned back to her home land. She volunteered here for more than three months. She taught English to our young monks with her best effort and enthusiasm. Students enjoyed her class and learnt a lot from her. She was also very happy being here. While leaving, she said, "I feel like I am leaving a part of my family here." She also assured us to come again.
The SMD family is very thankful to here for here great service and conveys best wishes

Best Wishes to our beloved volunteer

Our beloved volunter Angel Absher returned back to her home town, Maine, USA after volunteering at branch school more than two months. She is a wonderful lady, helping young monks to learn English and computer effectively. SMD branch school wishes her good health and a good life.
Our other beloved volunteer Cheynga Sherpa also back to SMD Boarding High school after volunteering more than a month teaching English, Nepali and many other things. He was helpful to the school. The school appreciated him very much and is thankful to him. The branch school congrats him for passing S.L.C. examination with distinction.

Our Teacher Received Teachers' Training

Our teacher Gen Karma Phurbu attended 10 days' of teachers' training held on 21-30 April in Dhulikhel  called "Teachers' Professional Training" based on the monastery's education system. Many ordained and lay teachers were also present at the training. TPT trained teachers many things: how to manage a classroom, how to make class interesting to grasp students' attention, how to teach in a proper way so that all the students can understand, and how to use different teaching methods, such as games, video, audios, etc. Teachers were trained to teach students with the concept, "doing by learning and learning by doing."

Billy and Hollie, volunteering at our school

Billy and Hollie from England, who have received two years' teacher training over there, have arrived at SMD Branch school to volunteer for two weeks. They will be here with us till next Friday, 3 June. They came here through Frontier Org. England. They both are helping our young monks to learn English, phonics, drama and general knowledge. When they were asked to share their experience, Billy said, "I have really enjoyed working at the school at Namo Buddha. The children are really enthusiastic and willing to learn. Staying at the monastery has also been a brilliant experience."  Hollie said, "Everyone has been very welcoming and helpful. The children are a pleasure to teach and I am really enjoying teaching them. The atmosphere here is wonderful and I am learning new things every day."