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Tibetan Prayer Flags Project

In the project, the Tibetan children at Kyitsel-ling Tibetan Children’s Education Center ( Kyitsel-ling) will themselves make the prayer flags manually. In doing so, they will be actively engaged in a colorful and fascinating facet of Tibetan culture. And, we believe that this will be hands-on cultural transmission - the…...

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Footsteps of the Buddha Tour 2019

The itinerary was quite similar to our tour last year. We shortened the tour by a couple of days and took Sravasti off because of the long bus ride to get to it. So we started the tour with the visit to Clement Town. Last year several members of the…...

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2018 Science Lab Project

Science is one of the core subjects studied in this school right from grade 1. However, due to financial constraints, the school has never had a Science Lab and the school administration again requested TCEF’s help. TCEF board member Jennifer Prugh visited the school, saw the need first hand and…...

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Teaching Aids for Sambhota School

The Sambhota Tibetan School in Miao in Arunachal Pradesh is located in a remote area. A request was received from the school for funds to procure teaching aids for its pre-primary section. TCEF was able to raise this modest amount primarily through the fundraising effort of sponsor Karen Cooper of…...

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English Acquisition Project – Phase 2

Phase 2 of this project involved TCEF board member and Education Consultant, Sara Buckerfield, conducting a workshop for 26 Tibetan teachers on this key issue of English Aquisition in Tibetan Schools in Exile. Sara worked extremely hard to develop content that is both professional and has the potential to immensely…...

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TCEF Annual Report 2018

Thanks to your support, this was another good year for TCEF. We were able to expand our sponsorships programs - both for the children and elders. We were also able to procure funding for a much needed Kyitsel-ling Staff Housing Project and begin fundraising to bring the internet and computers…...

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Bringing the Internet into Tibetan Classrooms

Improving the quality of education is going to take a multi faceted effort - involving quality teacher training, building an exception cadre of Tibetan education leadership and then transforming Tibetan classrooms with educational technologies. And right here - transforming Tibetan classrooms is where we feel TCEF can make a vital…...

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TCEF Annual Report 2017

Aside from our sponsorship programs, this year TCEF was able to do several vital educational projects. Through these projects we were able to make a vital difference to Tibetan education in exile. Huge gratitude to all our sponsors and supporters for making 2017 another great year for TCEF. Here is…...

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Annual Fundraiser Bollywood Night 2019

TCEF’s 2019 annual Helena fundraiser will be a celebration of Bollywood – especially Bollywood music and dancing! We’re planning to put some FUN into our Fundraising with great food, music and dancing – all Bollywood style....

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Yoga with Sponsors 2017

TCEF Board member and sponsor Jennifer Prugh led a group including several sponsors to Kyitsel-ling, Clement Town. From all accounts, it was a wonderful day for all - for sponsors and the children. We are excited to shares images of that visit - including those of sponsors and children doing…...

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