The first literary contest (English Quiz) was held on April 10. We have to make changes in the schedule of English Quiz as two of the English teachers have to leave for English workshop to be held in TCV Dharamsala. There were 24 participants in all from classes VII through XII. The topics for the quiz were announced a week before the actual contest was held. The quiz was held on the following topics: 1) grammar 2) books and authors 3) audio-visual rounds 4) rapid fire round. For each topic, there were different quiz masters. Students on the floor showed interest in the English quiz especially in the rapid fire round. This kind of literary activity evokes learning spirit amongst the students and many students got informed and exposed to different arena of competition even when they were not directly involved in the quiz contest. The winners were awarded prizes by the school principal.
Monday, 19 May 2014
Class XI Reporting
April 7 is the day on which students from sister TCV schools will report TCV Gopalpur for Arts Stream. There were initially 190 students in the list joining Arts Stream from TCV Dharamsala, TCV Chauntra, and TCV Bylakuppe including our own students. But some of them have not reported either due to withdrawals or left for other schools or abroad already. There were 175 students on the ground this year. A welcome tea party was organized on the evening of April 8 with members from Advisory Committee and Management Committee. On 9th April the new class XI students were apprised of school discipline by the members of Advisory committee, so that they know the rules and regulations of the school in advance and there is no breach of school discipline by them knowingly or unknowingly and at the same time school authorities expect good discipline from them in the coming months.
Class Trekking
In order to provide a real life experience for our children, class-wise trekking was organized every week-end. The first class to go for trekking was the students of class VII. This year there are three sections of Class VII and students left for their trekking with their class and subject teachers on March 5, 2014. The things needed for the trekkers are being provided from the kitchen store such as dry ration, vegetables, cooking stove with oil, etc. The trekking involved walking, camping, hiking and cooking food by students with an overnight stay in the mountains. Class VII students are divided into groups to get the provision from the kitchen store and purchases done. Things which are not available in the school are being bought by the students themselves.
Graduation Day
Outgoing class XII graduation function was held on 31st March, 2014 at 9.30 AM. The chief guest for the occasion was Gyen Thupten Dorjee from the head office, TCV. The program started with TCV School Gopalpur Song ‘Gangri Thonpo’. Thereafter the principal Phuntsok Tashi gave the introductory speech with appreciation words for the outgoing students who had left behind good image by being so responsible and self-disciplined throughout the year and for having set a good example before the school. He thanked them for their good behavior and being studious throughout the year. He further informed the outgoing students about the difference of environment between the school and society and urged everyone to be responsible, know time management and pursue for specialization in their field of study. At the end the principal wished them good luck in the years ahead. Next speaker was master Jampa la, the representative of outgoing students expressed the sentiments of students after having spent 10 years in the school. He said that there is no fundamental difference between the staff members of TCV Suja and TCV Gopalpur in terms of shouldering the responsibilities in the upbringing of students. What he noticed was there was lack of respect being shown from the students’ end which must be done away with. Finally his apologies go to those who had been hurt during the tenure of his captaincy if he has committed mistakes. The chief guest was impressed by the school song and pointed out that outgoing students have to remember the gratitude of the school and they won’t find such greenery environment once you step out of the school and may encounter different problems but have to face those challenges bravely and get adjusted with the new setting. The guest of honor was gladdened to have seen many ex-TCVians are making contribution towards Tibetan Children’s Village from across the world. Finally he laid stress on to be a good human being and imperative for all of us to preserve our rich cultural heritage and be proud of being a Tibetan. After the formal function, there was snack and tea for the staff and outgoing class XII students followed by photo session with subject teachers and management committee.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Neighbouring TCV Tibetan Trained Graduate Teachers Meet
As per instruction from TCV Head office, Tibetan teachers of neighboring TCV schools met at TCV Gopalpur on 14th March 2014. The meeting was organized at Tibetan language lab. The purpose of the meeting was to give a workshop on teaching of poetry by a resource person from DoE and also by Mr. Lobsang Tendar on use of computer and other Tibetan teaching materials. They also discussed the current Tibetan syllabus of class VI to VIII in detail. TCV Tibetan resource person, Mr. Mingchung organized the meeting in collaboration with the school management.
