ZANGDOK PALRI NEWS
Sambhota Primary School, the Dzogchen nurturing primary school for orphans & Sambhota Secondary School
No 23 – October 2013

At the Dzogchen school

Morning role call in Dzogchen.

Quite a few changes at the end of the school year! Having passed their primary school final exams, five of the eldest students have expressed a wish to continue their studies, and to do so as monks at Dzogchen monastery.

This wish is perfectly traditional among Tibetans, with parents proudly approving their children’s choice for the Buddhist path and the monastic life. Six other students, having completed their school career at Dzogchen, have returned to their families to offer much-needed help in the everyday cares and tasks of the nomadic life.

Their places at school have already been taken by new young students, including some ten children from Dzogchen village who follow tuition without taking board.

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 ZANGDOK PALRI NEWS
Sambhota Primary School, the Dzogchen nurturing primary school for orphans & Sambhota Secondary School
No 22 – February 2013

At the Dzogchen school

School life continues in all serenity for the 35 children currently enrolled. The main event at the start of this year will be the testing and selection of a new teacher by our local responsibles. This new teacher will assist the current headmistress.

At the Chengdu school

 all 4 of our secondary students have started their second year, perfecting their language skills in Chinese and Tibetan under the outstanding guidance of their teachers. Meanwhile, back in Dzogchen, our youngest students are working doubly hard to be able to cross the threshold to the oh so coveted secondary school!

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