Etymologically, the word Dolpo comes from the Tibetan word dho-wo, which literally means load.
Brief history of Dolpo
Unfortunately, due to its remote location and Inaccessibility, Dolpo never had a functioning school in the past.
Dolpo is located north-west of Nepal and shares its eastern border with Mustang, and it is 6 hours of walking distant from Tibet. Etymologically, the word Dolpo comes from the Tibetan word dho-wo, which literally means load. Ethnically we are all Tibetan and our cultural practices trace back to Tibet. Unfortunately, due to its remote location and Inaccessibility, Dolpo never had a functioning school in the past.
The School
At present the two schools have around 130 students (40% girls and 60% boys), 14 teachers and additional 4 staff members.
However, in the year 2000, we, Tenzin Norbu and Kunga Lama founded a school, Siddhartha Kula Primary School. Our first school was a modest tent and had around 20 students with only one teacher. Slowly, though under extreme odds, we manage to build a permanent school structure in the year 2002 and in the year 2007 we opened a new school, IndraDhanush Primary School. At present the two schools have around 130 students (40% girls and 60% boys), 14 teachers and additional 4 staff members.
Current Academic Structure
The primary objective of the hostel is to preserve and reinforce the sustainability of our unique Dolpo culture and language.
At present both the schools have grades from nursery to 5th and the graduates of the schools attend Srongtsen Bhrikuti Secondary School in Kathmandu. Additionally, we have managed to open a separate hostel in Kathmandu, which houses about 38 students and 4 staff members. The primary objective of the hostel is to preserve and reinforce the sustainability of our unique Dolpo culture and language.
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