Shree Bhagwati Lower Secondary School

Full name Shree Bhagwati Lower Secondary School. By vehicle (jeep) 30 minutes from Tansen.

Named after the god Bhagwati. Established 2017 BS - 1960, by Krishna Bahadur Darlami, who was a teacher, and the support of the village committee. Became a government school in 1975.

The school catchment area is Madan Pokhara 4 and 3. The school is a 30 minute uphill walk form the main road, the furthest walk for students is one hour.

The village stretches across a plateau.

Very well managed and forward thinking school.

Objectives of the school

To teach the children of Dalit and other ethnic groups.

PLAN: - to have computer room, part of new two storey building. To establish a community office on the second floor. (The computer room is well established and being used by students).

Build new rooms for science labs.

Community Background

• Part subsistence farming – milk and produce sold in Tansen and Bhutwal.

• Three very small community shops and a canteen.

• Very active school and village committees, also mothers group.

Support For This School

• UK volunteer placements and donations

• Teacher training

• Whiteboard and carpet

• Laptops for computer lab

• Furniture for classes 6, 7 and 8

Schools Twinned With This School

• St. Paul's Primary School