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BCH NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2008 – JANUARY 2009:
FIELD TRIP
Between October 8 - 11 2008, students of Classes
8, 9 and 10 went out for their annual educational field trip, under
the guidance of BCH Head Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche. They visited Sakya
College in Rajpur, Forest Research Institute's Museum in Dehradun,
Bon Monastery in Manduwala, as well as Mussoorie - one of the most
beautiful hill stations in India. The final attraction was Nyingma
Stupa in Clementown, Dehradun. This was a remarkable outing,
exciting, eventful and providing plenty of experience.
THE GREEN PROJECT
On October 28, 2008 BCH children took part in
the Green Project, planting more than 100 trees and other plants
around the new house for the youngest kids, the prayer hill and
children's playground. The work was performed by teams lead by
captains and each of the older children had a chance to plant his or
her tree. The aim of the Green Project is to plant greenery on all
BCH grounds.

SCHOOL YEAR END AND FINAL EXAMS
December 20 was the end of the school year at the
Central School for Tibetans in Dolanji, attended by residents of
Bon Children’s Home, up to Class 10. All children receive
standard grades as envisaged by Indian system of education. After
final tests in December, they received their achievement records,
progress reports and promotions in January. The new school year
begins on February 9, 2009.
In January, Tsering Dolkar made copies of
achievement records and progress reports of the children and sent
them to Poland, to let the Karmic Parents know about educational
progress of their kids. The records were distributed in Poland on
February 3.
69 children attending Classes 1-9 who have had
their Karmic Parents in Poland at least from November 2008 failed
to bring their records to Tsering Dolkar. Parents who did not get the
records can contact their children to encourage them to share
information on their progress.
114 students brought in their records, including
seven sixth graders who failed final tests, obtaining results under
35% and will have to reattend the whole course. We keep our fingers
crossed for them and we are sure that next year they will fare
better. Grade 6 is particularly difficult, as it is the first year
of percentage grading the and final results depend on passing unit
tests and final test exams.
The list of best students who sent their achievement
records to Poland :
Class I B : NYIMA YANGZOM (449) and NAWANG
SANGMO (450).
Class II: TSERING TASHI “B” (452 )
and KARMA YANGCHEN (435).
Class III B: TSERING METOK (434), KUNSANG
WANGMO (460) and SONAM LHAMO (419).
Class IV B: DAWA DOLMA “E” (386),
NYIMA CHONZOM (392), MIGMAR DOLMA
(389), KARMA WANGYAL (400), PHUNSUM
(378), PEMA LHAKYI (384).
Class V B: LHASEY WANGMO (360), TENZIN
LHAMO (365) and PENPA (376).
Class VI B: KARMA WANGYAL (337) – scored
88% in final tests and ranked as the best student of all sixth
graders.
Class VI C: YANGCHEN “B”
(313) – scored 87,5 % in final tests, becoming the best
student of Class VI C and the second best student of all Class VI
attendees ; TASHI WANGMO “B” (303) –
scored 80,6% in final tests, becoming the second best student in
Class VI C. TENZIN CHOEDON “B” (315) –
scored 79% in final tests and ranked third in Class VI C.
Class VII B: DAWA CHONZOM (273) -
scored 90,5 % in final tests and ranked first in her class. DHONDUP
GYALTSEN (279) – scored 80,6 % in final tests and
ranked third in the class.
Class IX: NYIMA SANGMO LAMA (219) –
scored 80% in final tests, becoming the best student and DECHEN
TSOMO (218) who scored 77% in final tests, and became the
second best student .
EXCELLENT WORK, KEEP IT UP, YOUNG PEOPLE!!!
A brief instruction on how to read school records and
reports :
1/ The school year is subdivided into three terms .
2/ The Central School of Tibetans follows the
British model of grading A = EXCELLENT (6 in Poland ), B = VERY GOOD
(5 in Poland ), C= GOOD (4 in Poland), D = AVERAGE (3 in Poland )E
= NEEDS IMPROVEMENT ( 1 in Poland). A+ = OUTSTANDING which can be
also found in some records is a distinction granted for extra
achievements, skills and knowledge exceeding the curriculum.
3/ School classes are subdivided into 3 stages of
education: a/ Classes I and II; b/ Classes III-V; c/ Classes VI-IX.
4/ Class I –II students take 9 tests (3 in
every term) in Tibetan, English, Maths and Environmental Science. The
tests assess a variety of skills including reading, writing,
speaking, spelling, listening and comprehension, counting, perception
of basic concepts, problem solving, observation, identification,
independent fact finding and group activity. Other evaluated areas
include sports, arts, music and PC literacy. The achievement records
assess also regularity, punctuality, discipline, neatness, attitude
towards teachers and other students, prescribed reading list
completion, initiative, creativity, courteousness, confidence,
communication skills, sharing and caring, personal hygiene,
intelligence and emotional intelligence.
5/ Class III – V students are graded at the
end of every term for their progress in English, Tibetan and Hindi
(reading, writing and grammar, spelling and vocabulary, speaking,
listening and comprehension, prescribed reading list completion,
involvement and projects), Mathematics, Nature and Science, PC
skills, Sports, Arts, Music and Dance. Other areas for progress
reporting include aspects of personal development and comportment of
the student, similarly to junior classes. The final page shows extra
comments of the class teacher, including general assessment of the
student's performance throughout three terms and his or her
attendance.
6/ Class VI-IX students receive progress reports
in the form of a table, with the following subjects listed to the
left: English, Tibetan, Maths, Science, Social Sciences and Hindi.
The top row of the table shows three graded areas of study, each
subdivided into terms. These areas include Unit Tests, Assignments,
Projects and Tests. The maximum number of credits granted for
academic performance throughout the year is 600 (=100 %). The
students receive also grades for their performance in Art, Music,
Sports and Computer, following the traditional scale A - E.
Students of Class X are now taking their final
tests. The results will be known in March. Good luck, guys!
At present, BCH has 28 college and university
students. More information on them is available on the Nyatri
website.
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