News in Picture-2008
Group of St. John's Ambulance Team who used to visit TCV last year in December visited again and brought lots of sweets and gifts for the chidlren. They also had a wonderful time discussing with the president and heads of the TCV about various issues on 10 Nov 2008
II Inter Tibetan Schools Tibetan Dialect Competition held at the Tibetan Homes Foundation, Mussoorie from 4-5 November 2008. The chief guest during the program was Honorable Kalon & Education Minister Mr. Thupten Lungrig and the Dialect Competition was participated by 11 Tibetan Schools in India.
1. Tibetan Children's Village School grandly celebrated it's 48th Founding Anniversay with H.H the Dalai Lama and H.H the Gyalwa Karmapa as its main Chief guests from 25-27 October 2008 2. Amala, Tsewang Yeshila and School Captains welcoming H.H 3. Students in March Pass 4. Children performing Calisthenics 5. Tibetan Dance Performance 6. Children performing song 7. Athletes on the jump 8. Atheletes sprinting for 200 Mtr race 9. Staff, Children and Guests at Temple for Sangsol
Panel Discussion on the topic "Voices of Peace and Non Violence was held in the Upper TCV School Temple at 2.00 p.m. on Monday 29 Sept 2008. This interactive panel discussion was conceptualized and funded by Mr. Jampa Nyendak, Ex TCVian from USA and organised by the Upper TCV Senior Section. The guest speakers present were Rev. Geshe Lhakdor la (Tibetan Library), Rev. Geshe Thupten Kunphen la (TCV School), Mr. Kunphel Sharling (TCV Head Office), Mr. Tsenzin Tsondue (Friends of Tibet), Mr. Lhakpa Tsering (Active Non Violence Education Center) and Mr. Dawa Tsering, School Captain and were participated by all the senior students and staff. The program came out to be very interactive and productive where all the parties enjoyed and learned indepth about the various dimensions of peace and non violence aspects.
Upper TCV Middle Section is observing it's "Tibet Week" starting from 24-30 Sept. at it's premises by having a special lecture on Tibetan Losar in the morning. The Director and the Principal of Upper TCV along with some teachers from other Schools attended the morning function and graced the occasion. After the morning function, the head master took the guests around to see the decorations of classrooms by children on the theme "Tibet Week". They still have lots of interesting programs to show in the days to come for the children and staff alike.
A Dental Team comprising of Dr. Joanne Richardson, Dr. Darryl and Dr. Mayin have come all the way from Australia to give a Refresher Course for the Tibetan Dental Therapists in India from 22-26 September 2008. The course is taking place at the House of Peace, TCV School Dharamshala Cantt. and attended by Dentists from 3 different branches of TCV schools namely Upper, Suja and Ladakh.
TCV School children took part in the recent 12 Hour Fast observed by all the Tibetans, Tibet supporters and peace loving people of the world on 30 Aug 2008 at their respective places.
Maj. General Rajeshwar Singh, AVSM, VSM, the Inspector General (IG) of Special Frontier Force(SFF) and Director General of Security, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi along with his wife and Dhepon of SFF paid a short visit to TCV School Dharamshala on 27 Aug 2008.
TCV Summer Camp Children met with His Holiness, Gyalwa Karmapa Rinpoche and Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, etc of CTA and NGOs in and around Dharamshala on different days
Group of 15 young Tibetan Children's Village boys left for the much anticipated "Gothia Cup" (World Youth Cup), Sweden under the name of Snow Lion from 13-19 July 2008.
Group of Upper TCV Staff Welfare Committee members visited Tso Pema (Rewalsar Lake) on the 18 July to make best use of the Zamling Chisang (Universal Prayer Day) by collecting thousands of prayer flags (Lungta) from the staff and children. The day was considered auspicious because of being full moon to perform rituals and offerings for good luck, prosperity and sound health.
Young lads of Tibetan Children's Village School Dharamsala Jumior Section performing songs and rhymes during their Inter-Class Sing-a-Song Nite Competition on 17 July 2008.
The much awaited Summer Camp for the Tibetan Children living outside Indian Sub-Continent is being openned here at House of Peace, TCV School Dharamsala on 7 July and will go on for a month. The camp was participated by 29 Tibetan Children (13 Boys & 16 Girls) age range 7-19 years who were either born or raised in 7 different countries prominently North America (USA & Canada). Some of the main aims of the camp are to enable them to learn Tibetan language, culture, history and basic principles of Buddhism, to experience first hand the Tibetan exile community in India through visits and interaction with TCV children and to enable the children to get a feel of the Tibetan spirit of maintaining their identity in exile and a better sense of understanding and appreciation of the Tibetan cause and aspirations.
Project "HOPE" was an initiative of Ms. Kara Linn, a 17 year old girl student at the Winsor School in Boston, Massachusetts, United States who has developed strong sense of Tibetanisation eversince her childhood. It's about bring 'HOPE' in the minds of young Tibetans through their paintings and literary skills and about the Tibet and its diverse culture and values. The painting competition took place at the TCV Cultural Centre from 21-25 June 2008.
SOS Day was observed in the loving memory of late Hermann Gmeiner, Founder of SOS Kinderdorf at TCV School Upper Dharamsala on 23 June 2008. In the morning, Children assembled at ground and took part in the Drawing Competition. In the afternoon, the Gmeiner Cake Football final match was held between 2 School Teams: Clas IX and X who have earlier beaten another school team and 3 staff teams. At the end, Class X Students defeated their rival by 6-5 and lifted the 2008 Gmeiner Cake and Cup.
A 2 Day Kangyur Reading Program at TCV School Upper Dharamsala from 11-12 June followed by the Soltsok (Food Offering) at the Deckyi Tsering Hall on 13 June 2008.
His Holiness has been immensely kind to accept and giving special 2 day Buddhism Lecture for the school and college/University students at the TCV School Dharamsala Cantt. from 5-6 June 2008. The lecture is followed by several question-answer session and then in the afternoon, group of learned Buddhists teachers hold a discussion and question-answer session for the participants.
The Abbot of Namgyal Monastery along with 29 monks performed the fire-offering ritual at the TCV School temple to overcome the unxpected obstacles and misfortunes amongst the students and staff on 15 May. The school already had the four-day prayer offerring being performed by 9 monks of Gyurmey Monastery at the TCV temple from 1-4 May 2008.
His Excellency Jean M Deboutte and his wife paid a visit to TCV School Dharamsala on the 6 May 2008
Upper TCV School Junior Section opened its Annual Science Exhibition on 6 May 2008
Missing Peace Project Team along Mr. John Salley, Fmr NBA player visited TCV School Dharamsala on 6 May 2008...Mr. John has played in 5 different NBA Clubs including a season with Michael Jordan at Chicago Bulls and ended his NBA career with the LA Lakers in 2000. He also played an exhibition match with our Children besides touring the children's village.
Joint Project Play on the life of "Prince Sidhartha" by the Telluride Academy Theatre Group, Colorado (USA) and TCV School Dharamsala on 18 April 2008...
Group of Counselors from various TCV Schools had a day's meeting with Mr. Thupten Dorjee, General Secretary of TCV along with the Scholarship Program Officer and Dr. V. Ravichandra, Trichengode, Bangalore on 4 April 2008...
Graduating Class XII Students with their concerning teachers and TCV Heads on 31 March 2008...
Speaker of U.S House of Congress Ms. Nancy Pelosi along with other Congress Members and delegates from U.S Congressional Gold Medal Award 2007 visited Tibetan Children's Village, Dharamsala on 20 March 2008...
Spectacular Scenery and Children's Life in TCV School Dharamshala Cantt. during the Tibetan New Year (Losar) 7-9 Feb 2008...
The Mahiti, an IT NGO based in Bangalore organised a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for the Northern States of H.P, J&K, Punjab including Tibetans from 22-25 Jan 2008. The Workshop was facilitated by the Tibetan Computer and Recearch Center, DIIR.
His Holiness blessed and inaugurated the TCV Hostel Mundgod on 10 January 2008 along with Dr. Luis Durnwalder, President of Bolzano, Autonomous Province of South Tyrol, Italy, Mrs. Jetsun Pema and Mr. Tsewang Yeshi, President of Tibetan Children's Villages Schools as well as the Local Settlement Representatives, etc. They also planted a tree to safeguard and care for environment and universal peace and prosperity and lots of success in the future...
The school Librarian directing and guiding children on the learning through effective reading during the winter break
Learning Computers-Age doesn't prevent anyone from learning...exploring new things in life!
Children learning computer from Mr. Michael and friend during their winter holiday 2007-08
Group of children learning and enjoying animation, typing and other basic stuffs
Group of children learning musical instrument "flute" during their winter holiday 2007-08
Group of destitute and orphan children of TCV to spent 2007-08 School Winter Holiday in Nepal. (Tour Sponsored by TCV AA Pokhara, Nepal)
News in Picture-2007
TCV School Office Staff performing traditional dance on the evening of 14 Nov 2007
TCV School Junior Girls Skipping Competition during the Children's Day
TCV School Jumior Boys having a Cricket Game
TCV School Middle Section Staff with their Drama on Importance of Education
TCV School Infant Section Staff performing splendid local Gaddi Dance
TCV School Junior Section Staff with their creative Mask Dance
Children enjoying their day with lots of laughters and fun on 14 Nov 2007
Visit of Ms. Ellen Sauerbrey, Asst. Secretary, US State Deptt. and her colleagues from USAID, US Embassy, New Delhi on 8 Nov 2007
Group of Artists and Visitors from Kalmikiya, Mongolia and Russia visited TCV School Dharamsala Cantt. on 7 Nov 2007
Upper TCV School Infant Section Children having great time during their Autumn Picnic at Swiss Park, near Dal Lake on 30 Oct 2007
TCV Special Education Center Children trying to catch up with modern infotech world
A Special Education Center Children learning vocational skills of knitting on side by side
Chief Guest Kalon Tsering Dhondup along with other dignitaries and TCV heads during the 47 Founding Anniversary of TCV Dharamsala on 23 Oct 2007
TCV students performing Calisthenics with "THANK YOU INDIA" in its design on 23 Oct 2007
Group of TCV's 20 years Service Awardees enjoying the Anniversary activities on 23 Oct 2007
Group of TCV Students performing cultural dance on 23 Oct 2007
TCV Anniversary Guests and visitors enjoying the "Tibet Our Country Project-Different Games of Tibet" on 23 Oct 2007
TCV Junior Section displays the art works on different "Games of Tibet" on 23 Oct 2007
Incharges of the Tibet Our Country Project welcoming the guests on 23 Oct 2007
Artists from TIPA performing "Choegyal Norsang Epic" on 23 Oct 2007
Inter TCV final Tibetan Debate held at Upper TCV on 23 Oct 2007
Upper TCV Inter House Athletics Meet on 24 Oct 2007
TCV Silver Jubilee (1982 Class X Batch) Alumni having group photo with Ama Jetsun Pemala on 24 Oct 2007
Tethong Choekyi la and her colleagues performing Nangma Songs and Dances on 24 Oct 2007
TCV's Alumni met the President and other Heads of TCV on 25 Oct 2007
20 years Service Awardees and 1982 Batch Alumni on a day's arranged tour around on 26 Oct 2007
TCV's group of 20 years Service Awardees at the School Temple on 25 Oct 2007
TCV Students performing cultural dance on 23 Oct 2007
Geshe Tenzin Gyurmey la giving talk for the trained mothers of TCV Mother's Training Center at the House of Peace on 11 Oct 2007
Trained Mothers since 2003 during the one day panel discussion at Mother's Training Center on 11 Oct 2007
Mr. Tsewang Yeshi, President of TCV, Mr. Tsering Palden, Director of TCV Ladakh and oldage home residents during his visit to TCV School Ladakh and other Projects from 6-13 Sept 2007...
(a) Children looking bright amd having good time with themselves in their school. (b) Dedicated teacher imparting knowledge to children in TCV School Ladakh
Mr. Thupten Dorjee, Gen. Secy. briefing the UK Parliamentarian Delegates about the TCV School Dharamsala on the 4 Oct 2007...
UK Parliamentarian Delegates on the 4 Oct 2007
Mr. Ngawang Dorjee, Edu. Director briefing the students of School for Internaitonal Training about the TCV on 4 Oct 2007
Ven. Logsang Dawala, Religious Teacher and Education Director, Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Mcleod Ganj giving Lecture on Gyesae Laglen 37 for Senior Students and Staff on 29 Sept 2007...
Religious talk in the process at the Dekyi Tsering Hall on 29 Sept 2007
Mr. Ngawang Dorjee, Education Director of TCV with the Freidrich Naumann Stiftung Delegates on the 29 Sept 2007...
18 Delegates of Freidrich Naumann Stiftung from its Head Office at Germany, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Regional Office South Asia, New Delhi visited TCV on 29 Sept 2007
Mr. Nyima, In Charge of the Culture Centre interacting with children at Norbulingka Art Exhibition, TCV Dharamsala Cantt. from 21-22 Sept 2007
Mr. Kusang, Facilitator from Norbulingka explaining the children the art of painting and different paints used by the artists, 22 Sept 2007...
Children being fascinated by the large thangka potrait of a Buddhist Saint
An active participation of the TCV Students in green top cleaning the Dal Lake area on 18 Sept to mark our gratitude towards India-Thank You India...
TCV Counselor interacting with one of the parents during Parents Teacher (PTA) Meeting on 14 September 2007...
An active PTA meeting and discussion between the teachers and parents in progress...
TCV Staff digging holes for Tree Plantation at the Dal Lake on 12 September 2007...
Young and Old TCV School Staff joined hands together in the Tree Plantation Work at Dal Lake...
Chief Guest honouring the Staff for publishing books during the Staff Day, 5 September 2007...
TCV School senior students performing during the Staff Day...
Students of TCV School Chauntra busy in their writing work on the Writing Festival-2 September 2007
Our student demonstrating the Automatic Switching System of Streetlight with control device prepared by using LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) and transistors at the Springdale Senior Secondary School, Amritsar from 10-11 Aug 2007...
TCV School for the first time participated in the Regional Level CBSE Science Exhibition, which was participated by 127 schools with 184 projects. The theme of the project was 'Automatic Switching On/Off of Streetlight with Sunrise and Sunset'. The Scope of the project is Effective Usage and Conservation of Electricity...
Montessori Children Celebrated 100 days of action packed learing curriculum in the school since school openning till 20 July 2007...
Children's Art at Display in Celebration of 100 Days on 20 July 2007
Summer Camp Children having dinner with TCV Children at homes 2007...
Summer Camp Children attending class with TCV Children in the Class 2007...
His Holiness's Special Audience and Grace upon 15 TCV Summer Camp Children with Coordinator and Teacher on 15 July 2007...
H.H the Gyalwa Karmapa's Special Audience and Grace upon 15 TCV Summer Camp Children with Coordinator and Teacher on 26 July 2007
Lama Sherab and his Children had special audience with Ama Jetsun Pema la and Tsewang Yeshi la, President at TCV School Upper Dharamsala...
A group of 12 Children along with Lama Sherab from Tawang visited TCV School Dharamsala from 3-7th July 2007
A Korean Artist who visited TCV School Dharamsala performed infront of all the students and staff a wonderful gymnastic skills on the 28 June 2007
His Excellency Mr. David Mulford along with his family in a group photo with TCV School Children
His Excellency Mr. David Mulford, U.S Ambassador to India along with his wife Mrs. Jeannine Mulford and family visited TCV School Dharamsala, 27 June 2007
Geshe Lobsang Dakpa la with the TCV Mother's Training Center trainees during the conclusion of 4 day Religious Talk on 21 June 2007
TCV Mother's Training Center trainees doing a wonderful gardending work at the House of Peace and Dialogue on 23 June 2007
TCV United Football Club participated in the 7th Kargil Martyr Memorial Football Cup held at Police ground, Dharamsala from 8-11th June 2007 and clinched Runners Up place
TCV United Football Club clinced the Runners Up Cup, Best Disciplined Team Award and also highest score Award in the 7th Kargil Martyr Memorial Football Cup, Dharamsala, 8-11th June 2007
TCV Suja School bagged all 3 Prizes of Inter TCV School Basketball Tournament held at TCV School Gopalpur and TCV Upper-29 April 2007
Group photo of Senior Boys final at TCV School Gopalpur -29 April 2007
Inter School Basketball Tournament-2007 held on 22 April 2007.
The Plantation of Aerocarcia tree during the Sponsorship Secretary's Workshop to symbolise our contribution to Mother Nature and Peace
Ama Jetsun Pema la blessed the Sponsorship Secretary Workshop, TCV School D/sala.
A Secretary's Workshop was held at HPD premises, TCV School D/sala with the participating Secretaries from all the branches like Ladakh, Bylakuppe, Suja, Gopalpur, Selakui, Chuantra and Upper Dharamsala, 16-22 April 2007.
The Scientists were having brief informal gathering at TCV School Dharamsala.
A team of 12 leading scientists, accompanied by other researchers, to engage in a deeply engrossing dialogue with H.H. on mind and life, visited TCV School Dharamsala on Tuesday, 10 April 2007.
Planting Trees for Global Peace and Dialogue at House of Peace, TCV.
President of TCV giving Inaugural Address.
Participant during the Presentation.
Group Photo of the Participants, Organisers and Resource Person from Tibetan Centre for Conflict Resolution. 6-8 April 2007
A Circus group called "Rikochet", an Escape Artists from (New Mexico), USA currently touring India visited TCV School Dharamsala Sunday, 18 March 2007
A visit by several Members of Parliament (MP) of different Parties to TCV School Dharamsala on 09 March 2007
Principal Addressing during the School Opening Function
Students listenning to the Principal's Address during the School Openning Ceremony.
TCV School Openning Ceremony. 01 March 2007
A Dental Workshop held at TCV Health Centre, TCV School Dharamsala. 8-25 January 2007
News in Picture-2006
Global Family Project-TCVAA Pokhara initiated to take up several orphan children from TCV for 1 month holiday in their homes during the winter vacation of 2006-07
A visit by U.S Coordinator for Tibet to TCV School Dharamsala. 29/11/2006
His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa during the inauguration-House of Peace & Dialogue. 26/10/2006
His Holliness Gyalwa Karmapa during the inauguration of House of Peace and Dialogue.26/10/2006
46 Anniversary of TCV School, Dharamsala Cantt. 23/10/2006
TCV 1981 Batch's audience with His Holliness the Dalai Lama during the 46th TCV Anniversary. 23/10/2006
Athletics Competition on the Second Day of 46 Anniversary of TCV School.
24/10/2006
24/10/2006
East Meets West Program-Group of students visited Austria on 11.07.2006.
Group of Children took part in the 1st Tibetan Cultural Festival in Athens
"7 Days in Tibet" in June 2006
"7 Days in Tibet" in June 2006
