Author: Rachel Glynn
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Happy Winter Holiday
Message from Mingur Angmo, acting principal, to the students
“As we break for a long winter holiday, we want to express our gratitude to each one of you for your kind and warm support. Our school is off for a winter break which will start from 13th December, 2020. The motive of this year winter break is to spend a quality time with your family and to get away from mobile phones, by keeping all in our mind we tried to assign such homework which doesn’t need any help of mobile phones. So it’s our humble request to each student to kindly stay away from mobile phones at least during this winter break. Wishing you all a Happy Winter Holiday. May you all have a good time with your families.”
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The Dragon Garden Under Lockdown
This year the apple and apricot trees bore an abundance of fruit which stayed on the trees to ripen. How much was due to the fact that there were no children about to help themselves we shall never know. The Dragon Garden did not fare so well in other respects. Some watering was done and seeds were collected for next year’s planting but because of restrictions due to Covid-19 other aspects of the garden suffered. Jennifer Chandler, volunteer landscape architect from USA, was ready to spend some time at the school in June to follow up on her planting strategy but due to travel restrictions she had to cancel her plans.
Future plans of creating a circle of poplar trees around the classroom mandala had to be put on hold. Angdus will set out the poplar circle and prepare it for autumn planting when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
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1st Alumni Meet
The first alumni meet of Druk Padma Karpo School was held in October 2020. Owing to the pandemic restrictions only 70-80 students were able to attend. It was short programme which included the sharing of experiences by our ex-students, felicitation to all new committee members and a talk by His Eminence Thuksey Rinpoche. The event finished with a very welcome high-tea during which heartfelt thanks were extended to His Eminence and the core team for making the event possible.
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DPKS celebrates World Yoga Day
On the 21st June The students celebrated the 6th International Yoga Day. This day is celebrated to raise awareness worldwide about the benefits and importance of Yoga in everyday life. The theme for this year is “Yoga for Health –Yoga at Home”. So, by keeping this theme in mind the students of DPKS practiced at home. The students do regular Yoga, as they know the benefits of Yoga, so now it has become a part of their daily lives. “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self and to the self”.
STAY FIT and STAY HEALTHY!!
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Matriculation Results Class 10 2019
Congratulations to all the students and staff on the 97% pass rate of the Year 10 2019 results.
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Republic Day 26 January 2020
It is a day to remember when India’s constitution came into force on January 26, 1950, completing the country’s transition toward becoming an independent republic.
Republic Day represents the true spirit of the independent India. Military parades, displays of military equipment and the national flag are important symbols on this date. India’s national flag is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
Thanks to the teachers and students for believing in yourself and giving their 100%. You all deserve it! I congratulate you all on behalf of our DPKS Family. Bravo and you guys nailed it. 1st position in march-past (parade) and 3rd position in cultural perfomance. Here is a glimpse of this very special day.
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Note from The Principal’s Desk
The school bid farewell to Principal Stanzin Kunzang, with gifts and speeches after her five-year tenure at DPKS.
Note of gratitude and adieu from The Principal’s Desk:
These 5 years and 4 months of my association with DPKS have been the most fascinating period of my life time so far, I am overwhelmed and intensively emotive in my blood and veins. It has truly been days and years of Superlative team work and Inspiration. I could not have been luckier to have been loved and accepted as a young Principal {Five years back} just as a raw novice. Things at DPKS were extra ordinarily remarkable rewarding and hugely challenging at the same time, but the brightness in the eyes and the warmth in the voices of my loving students kept me going undeterred at all times. I am completely convinced as to why teachers are held at high pedestal of respect and love as timelessly ” Guru” ” Teacher “ ” the transformer” ” the molder” ” the shaper” and to larger extent producer of human of fine kinds. We the teachers are offered supreme Salutations and reverence….. it is but obvious because from times continued we have been considered the light which guides and brightens the life of our pupils. I have to state that my story of learning, unlearning and teaching will be a moment in time that I will shelf in the core of my heart and cherish it life time .Nothing so far has equaled the excitement, reward and exhilaration as at DPKS. Today I take this final opportunity to thank endless number of people for your love, support and unwavering faith in me. Each one in my story at DPKS has inspired my team and me to courageously and confidently set milestones and bench mark in the field of teaching and learning and with a clear vision in our eyes, equaling the passion in our hearts pushed beyond limits to better education in all possible realms. I am supremely thankful to all the Sponsors in individual and Collaborative capacity. Thank you all for your pure “unconditional” love and support in shaping and nurturing a precious human life through education. Thank you each who have been minor or majorly associated with Druk Padma and have rendered kind words or hand. Thank you dear parents of my students for your pillar support and belief in me and for going that extra mile……I am supremely humbled and intensely encouraged till eternity. An enormous Thank you to H. Holiness , Gyalwang Drukpa for envisaging this Gem in the desert called “Padma Karpo”. I have been exclusively fortunate to have had his support, blessings and love. Finally Thank you all my wonderful students, you keep the fire on in me !!! Whatever little I am today is entirely because of you all. To all my wonderful students in every corner….within or out of DPKS……I love you all and wish the best for each one of you. I am honored to have many of you visit me and encouraged my little work for life time. Remember, never stop learning as learning never stops.
A warm Julley !
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Seismic Upgrade and Mudslide Repair – year 3
Year 3 of the Seismic Upgrade & Mudslide Repair programme started in April 2019 and the construction teams worked through to mid-October, after which it is too cold for construction work.
This year saw refurbishment of the third residence, named Taklangla, out of the eight residential buildings to be done. The teams also completed the second of four new Eco-Shower buildings, plus the completion of the refurbishment of the two-storey Junior School building. The photos here are the Junior School building being completed and a ribbon-cutting ceremony when it was handed back to the school Principal for student use.
