Our thoughts go to all our friends, sponsors and donors and everyone at Freunde der Erziehungskunst, RSF-Social Finance, Internationaal Hulpsfond, the Kings School, Waldorf School Association of Ontario, Prometheus Ethical Finance and Zukunftsstiftung Entwicklungshilfe. We thank you all for your help, support and endless dedication and hard work throughout the year to keep our school running. We thank volunteers, Arlene McGibbons and Brenda Demchuk, who raised funds through the sale of pashmina scarves and handicrafts.
We specially thank our child-sponsors who enable many children from underprivileged families to have a chance to study and that too at a loving and caring environment of a Waldorf school in Nepal. Please be informed that even though you may be sponsoring one child, the funds go into a pooled amount that helps all children who are needy, who are enrolled at TWS with or without a sponsor. At TWS, we have a policy to accept all needy children who come to us.
It is now ten months since we have shifted to our new premises and we’re glad to report that we’re settling in well. We have 95 pupils in total. We continue to have Kripa’s Nursery play group of adorable 2.5 to 4 year olds, assisted by Manju. And then there’s Chandra’s and Roshni’s group of Upper and Lower Kindergarten pupils ages 4 – 5. Durga and Kamala’s Kindergarten has 18 children, a combination of Upper and Lower Kindergarten. Ms Nyima teaches Class 1 after completing class 3, assisted by Ms Radha. Ms Lobsang teaches Class 2. Mr Amrit is with Class 3. The Nepali Play house has been re-installed in the new premises, after being dismantled and brought over to the new premises one brick at a time. Tashi Waldorf dogs Tommy and Lucky sadly passed away but we have a new puppy, Keto, who is lively and playful. Five bunny rabbits still stay with us, happily munching on carrots, cabbage and vegetables. Our two cats, Mickey and Minnie unfortunately wandered away and never returned. Class 3 students painting TWS' Nepali House for their house building project.
Left: Class 3 students’ drawings of “People and their Occupations” for which they visited the Small Industries and Handicraft Center in Patan, where they observed traditional Nepali arts such as lost wax casting, silver repousse hammering and wood-carving.
Right: Kripa’s Nursery Group during
Morning Circle.
Please be reminded that our new location is just north of “Narayan Gopal Chowk”, the main intersection on the Ring Road (north) in an area called Kopanmarg, Maharajganj Chakrapath.
For directions please call us at:
9841614861 or 9803279911 or TWS
Tel: 00977-1-4017519.
We welcomed many visitors from far and wide this year. Dorothy Powers, a Eurythmy teacher/visitor, from Glenaeon Steiner School in Sydney, Madeleine from IHF, Holland, Lars from Norway and many others. Here’s a very meaningful and touching letter from a Waldorf Teacher/Visitor, Lars Wegge of Steinerskolen in Hurum, Norway.
“Dear Doma and the teachers at Tashi!
Thank you so much for our meeting in Kathmandu and for your very nice letter to our school. It was widely read by all the teachers and I have read it for the elder pupils, who worked a day each to earn the money. I will later show a slideshow with pictures for the entire school.
It was a strong experience for me to be at /visit your school. My own youth pupils became very serious and listened carefully when I told about your everyday life, struggle and realities in Nepal. But most important, I boasted and tried to explain for them your fantastic rich culture, beautiful country and deeds that we are glad to be inspired from. Especially I will remember your pupils´ ability to listen, wait for their time/turn, and stay behind until their time came. Respectfulness is not an easy thing to maintain here in Norway, and I learned something about this by studying your lovely children. You are in so many ways rich. And we in Norway are in other ways (socially) poor. We all are learning and can become richer.”
In August and September 2010. TWS consulting doctor, Dr. Dipendra Sharma conducted a complete health check-up on all the students of Tashi Waldorf. Dr. Dipendra reported that generally the students were in good health. The doctor observed that quite a few of the pupils’ health improved after enrolling at TWS due to better nutrition and better hygiene practices. A few of the students had chest problems, colds and respiratory illnesses. Dr. Dipendra treated quite a few of the students who had ear infections for which he de-waxed, cleaned up and drained the students’ ears. Dr. Dipendra administered deworming medication to many of the TWS pupils. Besides nutritious snacks and hot lunches, vitamin supplements are given to our pupils regularly.
Dasain and Tihar Festivals:
The students and teachers of Tashi Waldorf School celebrated Dasain and Tihar festivals with much fun and games at our new premises.
This Dasain the students from the grade classes enacted the puppet show, Maisasur, a Dasain story about the wicked demon, Maisasur who is conquered by Goddess Durga. The actors had a great time and were very excited with their roles and their dramatic costumes.
Our ex-students like to visit and keep in touch with TWS which our faculty appreciates very much as we know how our graduates are progressing in their new schools.
TWS Teachers’ Training with Hans & Eneke Mulder, Winter 2010
We send our gratitude to all our very generous friends who have given us their time, money and expertise. The TWS faculty and staff would like to thank the many kind visitors who have donated much Steiner educational materials to TWS, such as colored felt, beeswax, and block crayons, which are not available in Nepal.
With sincere thanks and best wishes for the rest of 2011!
Doma Chudon,
Fundraiser
Tashi Waldorf School Thanks You for All Your Kind Support
You can help:
You can help:
1. Please send a donation to our funding associations as listed below and on our website, www.childrenofnepal.org, and have a visit to the site.
2. Sponsor a child for $25 USD or $50 USD a month.
3. Sponsor the purchase of the school’s land for $18 USD a month.
4. Tell your friends about TWS and encourage them to make a contribution.
5. Publish this newsletter in your school, organization, or community newsletter, and link to www.childrenofnepal.org on your website.
6. Volunteer to sell pashmina products or our other handicrafts to support TWS.
7. If you are traveling to Nepal let us know and we would be delighted to have you visit.
All cheques should be made out to the respective organization, as listed below.
Please be sure to write “Children of Nepal” at the back of the cheque that you are writing to our funding associations.
For sponsors in the UK - please note that King’s School Worcester Nepal Trust can no longer help us and so please send your donations to Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship listed below.
RSF Social Finance
Please write “Children of Nepal” in the memo.
1002A O’Reilly Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94129-1101 USA
Tel: 415.561.3900; mail@rsfsocialfinance.org
Freunde der Erziehungskunst Rudolf Steiners e.V.
Write “Children of Nepal - Project #4405” in the memo.
Weinmeisterstr. 16, 10178 Berlin, GERMANY
Tel: +49 (0)30 617 026 30; Fax: +49 (0)30 617 026 33
Email: berlin@freunde-waldorf.de
Webpage: www.freunde-waldorf.de
Waldorf School Association of Ontario
Please write “Children of Nepal” in the memo.
9100 Bathurst Street, No. 2
Thornhill, Ontario, L4J 8C7, CANADA
Tel: 905.889.2066; admin@waldorf.ca
Prometheus Ethical Finance
Write “Children of Nepal - Account # 4144” in the memo.
P.O. Box 969
Napier, NEW ZEALAND
Tel: 06.835.7138; ethical@prometheus.co.nz
Internationaal Hulpfonds
Please write “Children of Nepal” in the memo.
Herengracht 276,
1016BX, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
M: 06 2697 2310
F: 020 627 4856; info@internationaalhulpfonds.nl
Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship
11 Church Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1LT, UK
Tel: 01384 374116 Email: admin@steinerwaldorf.org
Attention: Jane Avison
When you sponsor or donate please e-mail the following information to Doma, tashiwaldorf@gmail.com Your name and addresses
• Whether the money is a sponsorship or a donation
• The amount *Where you sent it *The date *Child’s full name + Adm # if available
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Winter 2010 - Spring 2011 Newsletter
In August and September 2010. TWS consulting doctor, Dr. Dipendra Sharma conducted a complete health check-up on all the students of Tashi Waldorf. Dr. Dipendra reported that generally the students were in good health. The doctor observed that quite a few of the pupils’ health improved after enrolling at TWS due to better nutrition and better hygiene practices. A few of the students had chest problems, colds and respiratory illnesses. Dr. Dipendra treated quite a few of the students who had ear infections for which he de-waxed, cleaned up and drained the students’ ears. Dr. Dipendra administered deworming medication to many of the TWS pupils. Besides nutritious snacks and hot lunches, vitamin supplements are given to our pupils regularly.
