by Tong-Len UK | Dec 8, 2017 | Education, Holistic education, Hostels
Tong-Len opened a primary school on the 21st August within the hostel premises as a pilot project. There are 74 children between the ages of three and ten in the school, 50 from the hostel and 24 are day pupils from the slums. Currently the school has three classes...
by Tong-Len UK | Dec 7, 2017 | Holistic education, Hostels, Student Outreach
The senior students of Tong-Len who are studying in various colleges around Dharamsala have taken their acquired leadership, management, team work, social engagement and dedication skills outside of the boundaries of Tong-Len. Having realised the benefit of secular...
by Tong-Len UK | Jun 9, 2017 | Holistic education, Hostels
Tong-Len students gave a presentation on secular ethics to 300 Tibetan educators at His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s residence. Jamyang gave an introductory speech. Teachers and students shared their experiences. The students told of how practicing secular...
by Tong-Len UK | May 24, 2017 | Holistic education, Hostels
On May 19th, Tong-Len students had an audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama (SEE VIDEO HERE). This was an opportunity for them to discuss with His Holiness the two projects that they have developed on secular ethics. One project concerns interacting with local...
by Tong-Len UK | May 2, 2017 | Holistic education, Hostels
26 hostel students from classes 8 and above took part in a three day workshop on Conflict Resolution. The workshop was conducted by the Tibetan Centre for Conflict Resolution over the period April 12th to April 14th, 2017. The aim of the workshop was to help the...
by Tong-Len UK | May 1, 2017 | Holistic education
As part of their holistic education programme, the hostel students have set up a new project to promote secular ethics in local schools. The project is run entirely by the students and mainly involve the senior hostel students and those who have recently graduated...
