Inter-house English Elocution

The first inter-house English elocution was held on August 19, 2013 evening. This program was initiated by the English department of senior section. The principal focus of holding such event in the school is to boost motivation for speaking English among the students while on the page and off the page. Each house is to send three participants: one for compulsory poetry recitation, second for speech, and third student for dramatic presentation. The house masters have guided their participants in their respective disciplines for effective presentation which becomes a source of inspiration for other students for making English speaking a way of life in the school and getting used to speaking English without much thinking. After the competition, the result was announced and winners were given away prizes by the school principal.

The first round of English elocution contest was won by Triral house, followed by Trisong, Nyatri and Songsten. Among the speakers, Miss. Namdol of VII D was adjudged as the best speaker, and from poetry recitation, Miss. Paldon of VI D was the best reciter, and from dramatic section, we have Master Thinley of V B. It seemed that all the participants came up with their best preparation and it was worth watching and every one present at the program enjoyed the presentation and thus many might have been encouraged and inspired to follow the same path shown by the participants. 

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Independence Day celebration

Independence Day, observed annually on 15 August, is a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from British rule on 15 August 1947. Independence coincided with the partition of India, in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan; the partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties. 

The holiday is observed throughout India with flag-hoisting ceremonies, parades and cultural events. Indians celebrate the day by displaying the national flag on their attire, accessories, homes and vehicles; by listening to patriotic songs, watching patriotic movies; and bonding with family and friends. Books and films feature the independence and partition in their narrative.

As usual, Tibetan Children’s Village School Gopalpur commemorate the 66th Independence Day with an official function held on the evening of 15 August with the assembly of students and staff members in their best attire in the school auditorium. The program got started with welcome address by Mr. Ram Chand, who is the Hindi teacher at our school, followed by singing of national anthem. The chief guest illuminated the butter lamp accompanied by the school management committee. Students’ representative also spoke on the occasion. This year Independence Day’s theme was on “Thank You India” for their unwavering supports towards the just cause of Tibet and sheltering thousands of Tibetans after the Tibet’s occupation by the Red Communist China in 1959.

The school band ‘Woenang band’ presented pahari songs (local song) before the actual contest began. There was a display of cultural show and competition held between the students of class VI, VII and VIII. The program was attended by local notables and chiefs and winners are given away prizes by the guest of honor and the function ended with vote of thanks by the village Director. 

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Inter-House Cultural Competition

As an extension of Trungkar celebration, inter-house cultural competition was held on 29th July, after a month of hard work and preparation by the students and their housemasters. The guest of honor for the day was Dozong Rinpoche who graced the occasion by making his presence on the night of inter-house opera competition. Our students displayed a high level of excellence and perfection in the field of traditional opera dance and music, and all the guests were visibly impressed. The mega-event got involvement of huge number of students from four different houses viz Nyatri, Songsten, Trisong and Triral. 

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First Terminal exam

The first terminal examination for TCV School Gopalpur got started from 22 to 27 July, 2013. The summative one for students of grade IX and X got started a week earlier as per common date sheet.  Thereafter screening meetings for different classes were held as per schedule planned in the meeting held earlier. On August 8, 2013 the result was officially declared in the hall during morning assembly in presence of home mothers, hostel warden and matrons and school principal. 

The result was declared class-wise and names of the failures were also announced in the audience.Class VII D was declared as the best class in terms of students’ performance in the first term exam and simultaneously the worst performed class too was declared. After the formal announcement of class-wise result, then student’s individual prizes were given away by the school principal. The list of failures from respective classes were prepared and got struck on the soft board for students’ information and urged them to come for special evening self study to be commenced from August 9, 2013.

Failures and compartmental students will be forfeited from going for second Saturday. The principal congratulated those who came out with flying colors and urged them to perform better next time. At the same time, failures were warned. Failures have been asked to show consistency in their studies and bring improvement before the second term examination. The detainees were reminded that if they could not show good result in the summative two, they would be suitably guided into vocational training which means the closure of gate of scholastic education for them. On the evening of August 8, 2013 all subject teachers have attended the specially arranged meeting between the teachers and parents of students to get the concerned parents informed regarding the poor performance of the students and also to make parents feel the responsibility of their kid’s learning.

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TRUNGKAR CELEBRATION

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th Birthday anniversary (Trungkar) was celebrated on 6th July with great joy and jubilation. In the morning, incense-burning and longevity prayer were held in the school hall followed by the function. Students from hostels and homes with their home mother, matrons and warden flung new prayer flags near the stupa early in the morning. This was a special occasion for all the Tibetans living in and outside Tibet to celebrate the birth anniversary of HH the Dalai Lama. After the official gathering and function, basket ball and football matches were arrangement between the staff and student teams. The result couldn’t be announced on July 6, 2013 due to heavy downpour and on Tuesday during the morning assembly, the winners were awarded by the assistant head. 

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