In October we went hiking to the Peace Stupa, Pokhara.

Recently the children have finished their end-of year school examinations and we are pleased to say that all passed, several ranking third in their whole class.

During the school holidays in March and April of 2009, the children were taken out for picnics in the park by the lake. The boys enjoyed playing football and other sports. The girls took music and all took part in singing and dancing, and everyone enjoyed ice cream.  All the children went out on a hired bus to visit museums. Some went to the Annapurna Natural History museum, others to the Gurkha museum. Later we went to the caves at Mahendra Gupha. One day the children had a party with balloons and food.

The children earn stickers each day for good behaviour and work in their lessons.  At the end of the week the ones with most stickers are given small rewards. This might be a small gift, or a treat like going out for ice cream or pizza.

The children are grouped in rooms, each with a colour.  Each week the rooms are checked twice for cleanliness and tidiness, and given points out of ten. The children in the room with most points at the end of the month get a prize for their room.

The two top children, one boy and one girl, were rewarded in February 2009 by a paragliding flight. This was kindly donated by John Chick and Craig from England.