Following the Chinese limited liberalization policy of the 1980s, Tibetans by thousands crossed over to India to seek freedom from suppression and persecution. Among the escapees there was a sizeable number of illiterate young adults who needed help in education as well as eventual integration into society. The Cabinet Secretariat (Kashag) of the Central Tibetan Administration in exile founded an adult education school in 1986 at Bir - 75 kms from Dharamsala. It was named New Tibetan School, and there were 68 students who lived and studied in rental houses there.
Later in 1990, the Kashag entrusted the responsibility of running the school to TCV, as it had the required experience and capacity to do so. At the time of TCV's takeover, there were already 322 young adults with many joining each day. When the schoool was in its early development, there was neither proper curriculum nor adequate infrastructure. For TCV, it was a moment of great challenge. Everything had to be reorganized and restructured in a systematic manner, keeping in mind the unique needs of adult newcomer students. New policy guidelines were worked out with the aim of standardizing the education and opening other options and opportunities for further education and training. In spite of considerable struggles in the efforts to create a new kind of school within the TCV system, Bir school eventually came out a successs.
The school has adapted well to the new system of education in accordance with the Central
Board of Secondary Education curriculum. Currently, there are;| No. of Children | 797 |
| No. of Dedicated Staff | 60 + 1 Other |
| Total | 858 (As on 30 June 2009) |
To the satisfaction of TCV and its staff, our students at Bir are known to be the most diligent and hardworking of all students in exile.
Contact Address:Mr. Ngodup Wangdu, Director
Tibetan Children's Village School, Suja/Bir
P.O. Matroo
Distt. Mandi - 175 032, H.P. (India)
Tel: +91 1908 252261
9418125391/252107 ® (Director)
210125 (Sponsorship)
Fax: +91 1908 252620
♣ tcvsuja_bir(at)yahoo.co.in | sonamsichoe(at)sancharnet.in
♣ headoffice(at)tcv.org.in
http://www.tcvsuja.org
