www.sherig.org NEWS SHERIGQUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CENTRAL TIBETAN ADMINISTRATION Vol.18; No.2 SUMMER 2014 Meeting on Safety and Security in Tibetan Sangay and the speaker of the Parliament in ex- Schools ile, Mr. Penpa Tsering also talked to the partici- This page plus pants on various topics. Counseling News ------------3 Class XII Board Result 2014 Education Council News----3 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Publication News-------------4 declared class XII board examination results on May 29, 2014. The performance of Tibetan stu- Scholarship News -----------4 dents in Class XII has made a comparatively re- markable progress this year. Out of the 1535 Tibetan students who appeared in the All India Secondary School Certificate Examination (AISS- CE) conducted by CBSE, 1331 have passed, 40 About us… students failed and 162 students were placed under compartment category (failed in one sub- Sherig News is the official A day-long meeting of Tibetan school adminis- newsletter of the Depart- ject). The overall pass percentage of Tibetan trators was held on June 25, in Dharamsala to schools is 86.71. The Tibetan schools who have ment of Education, one of discuss the safety and security of students, es- the seven departments of the achieved 100% percent result for this year are pecially girls, in Tibetan schools. Administrators TCV Selakui and CST Bylakuppe. Central Tibetan Administra- from four major Tibetan schools including the tion based in Dharamsala Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV), Tibetan Homes Among the toppers, this year’s Gaden Phodrang since 1960. DoE is the apex Award recipients from Science Stream are: So- body responsible for provid- Foundation (THF), Snow Lion Foundation, Nepal ing support for the educa- and Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS), nam Sangmo (93.2%), Chemi Dorjee (90.8%), tional and welfare needs of along with officials from the Department of Edu- Tenzin Dadon (90.6%) - all from TCV School Se- over 22,000 Tibetan refugee cation took part in the meeting. lakui. Recipients from Commerce Stream are: children in India and Nepal. Tsering Dolma (93.2%), Lhamo Choedon (93%), Sikyong/Education Kalon Dr. Lobsang Sangay, in Tamdin Dolma (91.8%)- all from TCV Bylakuppe. For suggestions & com- his inaugural address, underlined the immense And, recipients from Arts Stream are: Kalsang ments, do contact us at: importance the Kashag places on gender equal- Dolma (93%) & Lharong (90.6%), both from THF ity and women empowerment in Tibetan soci- Department of Education Mussoorie and Tenzin Tseyang (90.4%) from CST ety particularly the safety and security of the Bylakuppe. Central Tibetan girl-child in Tibetan schools. The meeting delib- Administration erated on the incidents of sexual assault, sub- DOE to Publish Tibetan Medium Textbooks Gangchen Kyishong stance abuse and preventive measures in Tibet- Dharamsala 176215 A joint meeting of the Department of Education, District Kangra an schools. The Kashag’s noble policy towards CTA and TCV Head Office was held on May 22, Himachal Pradesh. INDIA families with more than three children was also 2014 at Nyatri Hall, Gangkyi, Dharamsla. In the Email: [email protected] discussed. meeting, it was decided that the Department of Tel: (01892) 222572, 222721 Leadership Workshop for School Prefects Education, CTA takes full responsibility in prepa- Fax: (01892) 223481 ration and publication of all Tibetan Medium An experiential leadership workshop for Tibet- Textbooks for Primary Classes. Earlier, the Edu- Advisor: Dr. Lobsang Sangay an school prefects was held at the College for cational Development & Resource Centre of TCV (Kalon for Education) Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, Dharamsala from publishes all primary school textbooks whereas, 7 – 11 April. Over 34 school prefects from 17 Ti- Ngodup Tsering DOE publishes all Tibetan language textbooks (Education Secretary) betan schools across India and Nepal attended (Pre-Primary-XII) & Tibetan medium Mathemat- the workshop. The 5-day workshop was orga- ics textbooks (Classes III-V). The meeting was Editor nized by the Department of Education, CTA to Tsering Dhondup attended by Mr. Ngodup Tsering, Education Sec- (Science Education Officer) bolster leadership qualities in Tibetan children. retary, Mr Topgyal Tsering, Secretary (Adm.), Mr. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Sanjay Thupten Dorjee, General Secretary and Mrs So- Upendram, CEO of Amarthi Consulting based nam Dolker, Education Director from TCV Head Mailing Coordinator in Hyderabad. It focused on strategic thinking, Tsering Yangkyi Office and officials from DoE and TCV. team work and conflict management, emotion- al intelligence, communication and leadership styles. The Sikyong/Education Kalon Dr. Lobsang SHERIG NEWS VOL. 18 No. 2 SUMMER 2014 1 DEPARTMENTAL BRIEFS VISITS/INSPECTIONS Workshop on Teachers' Professional Development Fourth Dialectic Meet: The fourth dialectic meet was held The Department of Education conducted a one-day Inten- for six days on May 2-7 at Sonada Tibetan Settlement Hall sive Teacher Professional Development workshop on April where 59 participants from schools in the North-East region, 10, at STS, Chauntra with Mr. Kalsang Wangdu, Teachers viz. 5 schools from CTSA and 6 Tibetan schools in Nepal in- Professional Development and Curriculum Officer of TCV, cluding students and spiritual teachers took part. Honorable Dharamsala as the resource person, elaborately spoke on Kalon Pema Chhinjor, Department of Religion, CTA was the Teacher Professional Development, the collaborative prac- chief guest and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel tices & professional growth plan. There were 24 teachers was the guest of honor at the inaugural function. During the including the Headmaster and the Principal who gave full meet, the participants exchanged their views and experi- participation throughout the workshop session. The purpose ence regarding study through logic. This dialectic meet has of workshop was to bring a new change in the education immensely benefited the participants. The main purpose of system in various Tibetan schools by practicing professional this dialectic meet was to enable our students to thoroughly development by the teachers with initiatives at the school understand different subjects through independent inves- level. It was funded by USAID through Tibet Fund and it was tigation and research by themselves. Mr. Topgyal Tsering, being implemented in 11 Pilot schools. Tsering Dhondup, Secretary, DOE was the chief guest at the closing function of Education Officer (Science) and Tenzin Dhargyal, Advisor, Ti- the dialectic meet and Mr. Ngodup Tenpa, Education Officer betan Education Project, the Tibet Fund also spoke to the , DOE also attended the function. The dialectic meet was participants. funded by PRM, USA. Early Grade Reading Workshop for Primary Teachers Secretary Visits Schools: Mr. Topgyal Tsering, Secretary, DoE A ten-day workshop on ‘Early Grade Reading' for Primary accompanied by Education Officer Mr. Ngodup Tenpa visited Teachers in two batches from June 3-7 & 9-13, were con- CST Darjeeling on May 8, morning, STS Pokriabong on May ducted by Education Department at Nyatri Hall, Gangkyi, 8, afternoon, CST Kalimpong on May 9, and CST Ravangla on Dharamsala. Fifty primary teachers from 27 Tibetan Schools May 12, consecutively. During the visit, Secretary Topgyal under the school administration of Sambhota Tibetan Tsering talked to the students and teachers. He also gave a Schools Society (STSS), Tibetan Children's Villages (TCV), Ti- public address highlighting current status of Tibetan educa- betan Homes Foundation (THF) and Snow Lion Foundation, tion in exile and DOE's various educational programmes fol- Nepal (SLF) participated in the workshop. The main purpose lowed by question -answer session. of this workshop was to enhance the Early Grade Reading WORKSHOP in Tibetan schools to improve child's learning as per recom- English Language Acquisition Workshop mendations of the Education Advisory Committee Meeting held last year. The Department of Education has developed The Department of Education in collaboration with Tibetan a strategy to improve general reading culture in schools with Children's Education Foundation (TCEF), USA organized a special focus on early grade reading to improve children’s ac- four-day workshop on "English Language Acquisition" from ademic learning. The resource persons for the workshop are April 15-18, at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, Prof. Krishna Kumar, Dr. Latika Gupta from Central Institute Dharamsala. Twenty six Trained Graduate Teachers of 15 Ti- of Education, Delhi University and Mr. Gyaltsen Jamyang, Ex- betan Schools under the school administration of STSS, TCV, Education Officer, DoE. and THF and TNMF School participated in the workshop. The workshop was funded by the USAID through the Tibet The main purpose of this workshop is to enhance the better Fund. teaching learning pedagogy of English language in Tibetan schools. Ms. Sara Buckerfield, an expert in the field, from Workshop for Pre-primary teachers California, USA was the resource person for the workshop. The Department of Education conducted in Dharamsala, a The English Language Acquisition Workshop was fully fund- seven-day workshop for 34 pre-primary teachers of schools ed by TCEF with funding initiatives from Mr. Karma Tensum, transferred by CTSA to STSS from June 6-12. The topics cov- Executive Director of TCEF. ered in the workshop include introduction of Montessori