We are the champions! Several years ago, I asked the children what they wanted to be when they grew up: ‘doctor, teacher, engineer, pilot…’ but Bibash was unique: ‘I want to be a footballer’ – no matter that he played in flipflops or that there was no proper field....

We are a school to be proud of and our children are overjoyed with their new syllabus In every letter or email to their Mentors, the children excitedly say how they love the sport and creative lessons now in their daily timetable. At last, we have the space and...

We have recovered from lockdowns and are full of hope and joy Children writing to their mentors most often say: I feel so lucky to be in a school like this… ‘I go to school daily. I love my school very much. There is one big playground. There is very good and clean...

We were at last able to visit the schools in Hangdewa and this is what we saw and heard.. Wherever you look in the schools, you will see children smiling, and wherever you walk in the hills of Hangdewa, you will hear the sounds of children laughing, singing, dancing,...

In the last two months we have had floods, sun and snow in what should be the dry season in Nepal – this has caused havoc in the village….and excitement too!  On a sunny day, we took photos of the teachers both in our senior school and also in the Montessori...

Culture is more significant than strategy!  Culture is more significant than strategy! Every year, we test all the children’s eyes. Cards from the UK are used to screen those with possible sight problems and they have an outing to the regional city, Taplejung, to...

 Zoom Lessons in Nepal    Nepal may be in strict lockdown but, behind the scenes, we have been incredibly creative and busy! The pictures may look like everyday life and so it is hard to explain how special they are. Outside in Hangdewa, bullocks plough...

Launching 'Buddy N'Pal' Do you know a family who could buddy a child in Nepal?   Nepal is in a bad way. Nearly 9,000 new cases yesterday and 214 deaths officially reported, but most never making it to hospital. It is being called a humanitarian catastrophe. The...

  The Schools’ Values: Equality, Quality, Engagement, Aspiration, Achievement and Responsibility Sometimes we get it right. We aim for similar numbers of boys and girls and we try not to let anyone miss out on coming to school because of finances, religion or caste -...

Happy New Year! Come and visit us in 2021.     With the New Year, comes hope that we will all be travelling one day and exploring the world. We do hope you and your friends/family will come and visit Hangdewa. We have a spectacular, brand new (built 2020), luxury...