“Why our school is so important in this region” …
by Sonam Dawa Principal of Shachukul Gonpa School
“In the Changtang area there is only our monastery boarding school so far. After the age of 12, students have to go to Leh or abroad
to continue their education. To get to Leh, you have to drive over the second highest passable road Passport of the Earth Education
in Leh with only one college is really the only way as many students cannot afford to go abroad – seldom can they graduate there.
But times are changing. The importance of education spreads like a wind…
and somehow parents are trying to give their kids a better education…
Our monastery school goes up to the 7th primary school class and is primarily attended by male nomad children.
They don’t yet know how important modern education is. Our Shachukul school is run by the “Chana Sherab Education Committee”
and supported by the teacher Stanzin Norboy Kopai.
We know that parents don’t take the money for their children able to afford (littlemonks).
So we try to support this and provide for their basic needs.
From my point of view, education is not just about completing a degree, but about knowing yourself and
your common sense to promote an ultimate sense of responsibility towards others.”