On Sunday, March 2, we drove to the hilly area outside of Pokhara and visited a school that the RC of Pokhara has worked with before on expansion projects. The Pokhara RC previously worked with a RC in Japan to help expand the school. Now the same school is looking for help to expand once again. They want to build 4 more additional rooms to expand the school to accommodate up to 10th grade. Currently they have a nursery through 8th grade. They want 4 more rooms to create a classroom for 9th grade, 10th grade, a science lab, and an extra room. Currently students that finish 8th grade have to attend a school that is a 1 hour walk from the school we visited. Some students already walk 1 hour to this school. The school has a total of 220 students and 10 terachers. Each grade has its own room which is roughly 12 x 15 feet.
The day we visited was an off day for the students and teachers. Still many of them showed up to greet us and welcome us to their school. It was truly amazing and another great example of the warm and welcoming spirit of the Nepali people.
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| A welcoming flower procession. Upon arriving at the Shree Siddha Lower Secondary Scool we were greeted by teachers and students with flowers and prayer shawls. As we made our way down the line of greeters we were handed more and more flowers until they were overflowing out of our cupped hands. |
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| The Head Master of the school, Dharma Girri, treated us to some traditional Nepali dancing while his students sang and played tradtional music. |
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