Day: 1 March 2015

How and where to begin? We came out here not really knowing what to expect but with our limited experience of Ladakhi schools firmly in mind. Yet Shamrock has proved to be totally unexpected. The school was set up some 8 years ago by two businessmen, using an ex-hotel here in Lakeside. Neither of them lives in Nepal but both …

I spent a month at Pokhara and got to meet and work with the staff and pupils from Gyanodaya Secondary School. The students gave me the warmest welcome and were open and ready from the first minute on. Even though their timetable is challenging, with classes, sports, fundraising and creative activities, we found time to have regular workshops in creative …