Mani Tsendon

‘Mani Tsendon’ means the overnight chanting of the six-syllable mantra OM MANI PADME HUM which is the mantra of Compassion Buddha which completely purifies the four defeats of breaking the four vows of self-liberation and the five uninterrupted negative karmas. In short this is the essence of all Dharma  that’s the purest Dharma. This program is organized by the school’s Cultural Committee which is led by the Assistant Headmaster with the religious teacher and the two music teachers of the school. All the staff and the students above class...

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ANNUAL G.K. MEGA QUIZ CONTEST

The annual G.K. mega quiz contest was organized by the TGT Social teachers supported by the other subject teachers. This year unlike the previous years we could see a big change in asking the questions. There were quiz questions almost on all the subjects such as General Knowledge, Science, Mathematics, Information Technology, Central Tibetan Administration etc. Moreover there were separate quiz masters for each subject. Around 24 students, all toppers from their class took part in the contest representing their own class. The quiz lasted...

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DELEK HOSPITAL LAUNCHES TO MINIMIZE TB IN TIBETAN CHIDREN

To encounter the widespread disease of Tuberculosis (TB) in the exile community from a grass root level and ensuring the safety of the future generations, the Tibetan Delek Hospital, in association with John Hopkins University, launched a new project titled, “ZERO TB IN TIBETAN KIDS: Training to End TB Now’. So a team of Dr. Kunchok Dorjee, coordinator of the Zero TB program accompanied by four nurses from Delek Hospital visited our school and through his presentation, highlighted an alarming information regarding the higher average of TB...

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HIMACHAL LAUNCHES MEASLES-RUBELLA VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

Seeking to eliminate measles and rubella in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has launched a vaccination campaign against the viral diseases, which cause deaths of thousands of children in India annually. The vaccination programme, which will cover 18.67 lakh children between nine months and 15 years age group, was launched by Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur. The vaccine of measles-rubella (MR) would be provided in 18,200 schools, anganwadi and health centres across the state. Thus our school too enjoyed the benefit...

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TIBET DAY

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in his recent speech in Oregon, US said, “When anyone wants to investigate Buddhist thought today, Tibetan language is the best means through which to do it.” He added, “Besides the acquisition of modern education, the preservation of Tibetan language, culture and Buddhism is important.” Thus keeping this in mind every year in our school we observe ‘Tibet Week’ or ‘Tibet Day’ to promote and preserve the rich...

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INTER HOUSE ATHLETIC MEET 2017

Games and sports form an integral part of the school curriculum. It is our constant endeavor to involve more and more students to take part in the various games. The academic performance is significant simultaneously the participation in the sports and games is equally important. Participation in the sports provides and builds ones confidence, leadership qualities, team work, provides energy and improves stamina. This year in the Inter House...

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INTRODUCTION TO FALUN DAFA or FALUN GONG

Falun Dafa or Falun Gong is an advanced practice of Buddha school self-cultivation, founded by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the practice’s master. It is a discipline in which “assimilation to the highest qualities of the universe – Zhen, Shan, Ren meaning Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance (Tolerance) – is the foundation of practice. It is a practice to train our mind, body and soul. Ms. Chris, a practitioner of Falun Dafa came to our school to introduce the ‘FALUN DAFA’. She told us that it is practiced by many people in the world and this practice...

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Gandhi Jayanti

Gandhi Jayanti is a national festival celebrated in India to mark the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is famously known as the ‘Father of Nation’. It is always celebrated on 2nd October every year all over India. The United Nations General Assembly announced on 15 June 2007 that this day 2nd October to be celebrated as the ‘International Day of Non-Violence’. In our school too every year we celebrate...

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EDUCATION TOUR TO AMRITSAR

Education tour or trip means more than simply leaving the school ground. It is one of the most significant events both for the school and the students. It is important and essential because of the following reasons. It gives opportunity for the children to build closer bonds with their classmates. It provides them to experience new environments and enjoy a day away from the classroom. It gives students exposure to the places they might not otherwise visit. It enforces them to connect the classroom lessons to the real world etc. So...

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TCV CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST

The TCV Creative Writing Contest in both the language Tibetan and English for the children above class 6 was conducted on 26 August 2017, Saturday. The time scheduled to this activity was 9 to 10.30 a.m. for Tibetan and from 11 to 12.30 a.m. for English. Each class level had different topics to deal with. The students got a very opportunity to express their views and opinions on the topics they were allotted. Those who are bit lazy in writing hopefully realized how important the writing is and why they need to do it on a daily basis. The...

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INTER TIBETAN SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT

It was a two day tournament organized by our school but sponsored by Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA). The participating teams were TCV Dharamsala (Upper), TCV Dharamsala (Lower), TCV Gopalpur, TCV Suja, TCV Chauntra and STS Chauntra. S.No. Teams and their Opponents Winner 1. TCV Lower | STS Sambhota TCV Lower Dharamsala 2. TCV Chauntra | TCV Suja ...

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English Week

English language learning is essential and important for many reasons. It is the language which majority of the people use to communicate with one another. It is the language which is used in most of the resources from where we get lot of knowledge and information such as the book, internet etc. Thus to make children learn the language easily the teachers do perform lot of activities in their respective classrooms but to bring more awareness...

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INTER HOUSE MARATHON RACE COMPETITION

The name ‘Marathon’ comes from the legend of Philippides or Pheidippides, the Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon which took place in August or September, 490 B.C. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming, “We have won!” before collapsing and dying. So...

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SCIENCE DAY

Why do we need to learn Science as one of the subjects in schools? The question arises in everyone’s head and probably these are the few reasons why we need to. 1. Develops problem skills 2. Awareness about technology 3. How to consereve natural resources 4. Instills survival skills Science, as a subject is universal and knows no boundaries. People at present live in the ‘Age of Science’. It is taught in the schools to turn our children...

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PARENTS-TEACHERS’ MEETING

The Parents and teachers’ meeting is also considered one of the pivotal programs of the school because our children they mostly spend their time here in the school away from their own home. The school takes the major responsibilities of educating and the development of the overall growth of the children. Yet the parents’ contribution is also significant. They also need to know and should involve in the children’s growth. They need to update where their children are in terms of mental, physical and academic status. We hope to organize such...

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Staff Day

Since 1962, 5th September all over India is celebrated as ‘Teacher’s Day’ in the loving memory of the former President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was born on 5th September 1888. He was a famous teacher, academic philosopher and the second President of India.  In TCV schools, we have a unique culture of celebrating it as ‘Staff Day’ because we believe that in the upbringing and overall growth of children it’s not only the...

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Tibetan Democracy Day

The 57th anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day was celebrated with tradition in our school this year. The Chief Guest of our function was Mr.Tsering Dorjee , the Chairman of the Tibetan Local Assembly, Dege Division, Bir. The school Principal gave the introductory speech narrating the history of how we were blessed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama with this democratic government 57 years ago in 1960. Every country in this world has to struggle...

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INTER CLUB FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

The Inter club football tournament in TCV School Chauntra is held every year in the month of August. It is a pride and prestigious moment for every Chauntrians because no other schools have such large number of football clubs as we have. Like every year this year also we had around 56 clubs or teams to participate in this tournament. The tournament was mainly supervised by the Games Committee of the school and the main responsibilities were...

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Summative Assessment Result Declaration

The First Summative Assessment of class 3 to 8 was done from 24th to 31st July 2017. The class five and below has the grading system. Therefore there was no specific result declaration for them as such but the class 6 to 8 has. So their result was declared recently. 1) Number of children who scored 75% and above 7 33 students 2) Number of children who scored 80% and above 20 students 3) The child who topped from the whole middle section...

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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY ELIMINATE HEPATITIS

The World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July every year to bring the world together under one single theme to bring awareness of the global burden of the deadly viral hepatitis and to influence real change. At the 69th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, 194 governments adopted WHO’s Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which includes a goal of eliminating hepatitis B and C in the next 13 years. The community responded by launching NOhep, the first ever global movement to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. So this year TCV School Chauntra...

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Choekhor Duechen

‘Choekhor Duechen’ in Tibetan is the festival of ‘Turning the Wheel of Dharma’ is one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs on the fourth day of the sixth Tibetan lunar month. This was when Buddha after attaining his enlightenment, he turned the Wheel of Dharma and preached his sermon for the first time, at Sarnath, Varanasi (India) by teaching the ‘Four Noble Truths’. So here in our school we commemorated the event with a grand (SOL-TSOG) offering to Buddha acknowledging his kindness to have turned the Wheel of Dharma to protect...

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ANIMAL (DOG) CARE CLUB, TCV SCHOOL CHAUNTRA

“Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.” -By His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama As quoted above, His Holiness always says that we need to care and have concern for others’ well being as we care for ourselves. Parallel to this here in TCV Chauntra we have a very special committee called ‘Dog Care Club’ who looks after the...

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Birthday

On 6th July 2017, we celebrated one of the most blissful days of the year as it is the born day of our beloved His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. We started this auspicious day with a gathering of staff and students above class VII for Sangsol (incense burning) prayer. The programme started at 8:00 and the actual function started at 9 am with a lighting of butter lamp by our school Principal, Mr. Passang Tsering la and offering of white...

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INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING

By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. So building on the success of last year, the theme for 2017 is: “Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe.” It is an initiative to increase support for prevention of drug use that is...

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Dolma Tsedon ( A night long prayer session )

Every year the Cultural Committee of the school organizes some important prayers in the school and one among them is the night long prayer session of the Goddess Tara. Tara, who Tibetans call ‘Dolma’ is commonly thought to be a Bodhisttva or Buddha of compassion and action, a protector who comes to our aid to relieve us of physical, emotional and spiritual suffering. Tara has 21 major forms, each of which has different color and spiritual...

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SUMMER FETE

The school organizes two Fetes in a year & one in spring and one in summer. The summer fete is yet again one of the most awaited events held in the month of June when school reopens for a fresh start right after the summer break. So this year too we had our school’s summer fete on Friday, 23 June 2017. The event is carried forward as same as the spring fete with the full cooperation from both the staff and the students. Children enjoy...

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MATH DAY

Math Day is observed every year in the school to encourage and arouse interest in students to learn Math more. This year also the Math Committee organized different activities to make this day more enthusiastic and memorable for the learners. One among them is a complete new activity this year and it was the ‘Math Extempore’ for the senior classes. Every child had to have the knowledge about the Math terms and related issues. During the real contest, the serial numbers of the children were picked randomly and they were made to speak about the...

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OBITUARY

On Friday, 16 June 2017, Mr. Ugen Choephel, one of our senior Tibetan teachers passed away at the age of 61 after a brief illness. The news saddened the whole school and came as a complete shock to everyone of us. As soon as we heard about his sudden unfortunate demise, a prayer was held in the school hall and the staff members rushed to his staff quarter to console and help the deceased family. The school’s Staff Welfare Committee took the main responsibilities under the guidance of the school authorities and distributed the work among the...

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SUMMER BREAK

The school closed for summer break from 4 to 13 June 2017. Actually as per the school diary it was scheduled from 1 to 10 June 2017 but at the last minute we had to reschedule it because of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s summer teaching for the youth. So the Class 9 and 10 students had to go to Dharamsala to attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s three days teachings at the main temple Tsuglakhang from 5 to 7 June 2017. The students who stayed back in the school were taken to picnic by their respective Home mothers as per their own choice of...

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Kagyur Reading

As per Buddhist calendar, every fourth month is observed as ‘Saka Dawa’ which began from 26 May 2017. It is one of the most sacred Buddhist festivals in which we celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha Shakyamuni. The merits of any good deeds that you perform during this month are considered to be multiplied as one hundred thousand times and vice versa. So every year during this month we do ‘Kangyur’ reading for two days...

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Inter House Cultural Song and Dance Competition

Inter House Cultural Song and Dance Competition is indeed one of the biggest and the most awaited event in all the TCV schools. So here the final day has arrived to show case the talents and the preparation by each Houses. The Chief Guest for the event was the Honorable President of TCV Schools, Mr. Thupten Dorjee accompanied by the TCV Education Director, the Village Director and the school Principals from the neighboring schools. This...

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VISIT OF THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR, MR. SONAM SICHOE

We are very fortunate to have the honourable Education Director of TCV School, Mr. Sonam Sichoe for three days’ short visit to our school. During his stay he had a very busy schedule throughout the days. He had different meetings and sessions with different sections and departments.  Day 1 : Meeting with the children of Class 7 and above. (Evening) Day 2 : Meeting with the Math teachers (2nd period) Meeting with the Primary teachers (3rd /4th periods) Meeting with the Teaching Department (6 p.m.) Day 3 : Meeting with...

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Inter House Cultural Nite Final Show

After much hard work and dedication put by the respected House Incharges and students. Inter-House song and dance final rehearsal will start today at 4:00 PM. The Final Competition will be held on Saturday 4:00 PM. Public Show on Sunday at 4:00 PM . Ticket will be sold at school premises. We wish them all the best !...

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CLASS 10 TREKKING

"Trekking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. It usually takes place on trails in areas of relatively unspoiled wilderness." Every year our school organizes a trekking program especially for the students of class 10 and the activity was carried out successfully on 29 and 30 April 2017. The children were accompanied by their class and the subject teachers. This year once again...

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