The Nu 100 mn project of the MoE that bought laptops and desktops for around 3000 teachers comes under fire The Ministry of Education’s (MoE) ‘Empowering Teachers’ project which was initiated in mid-2009 and ended in April this year has created loan repayment and miscommunication problems among three agencies – …
Read More »Scholarship students will be sent only to third countries to ease rupee outflow
This year, the Scholarship and Student Support Division (SSSD) under Adult and Higher Education Department (AHED) with the Ministry of Education (MoE) has decided not to send any students funded by the government to study in India, in order to “ease the flow of rupee,” according to division officials. Unlike …
Read More »Sherig Century celebrations launched on Teachers’ Day
The Sherig Century celebration which will last for a year is being launched coinciding with Teachers’ Day at the Nazhoen Pelri Hall, Thimphu. “Sherig Century- Celebrating 100 years in Educating the Nation” will be celebrated with the aim of bringing the whole nation together to pay tribute to the legacy …
Read More »Preparing schools for disasters
Currently, 36 participants from 31 schools across Lhuentse are attending a six-day workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Response for Safe School, organized by the Department of Disaster Management (DDM). Apart from Lhuentse, DDM has targeted four other dzongkhags for the training programme: Sarpang, Tsirang, Trashi Yangtse, and Paro. …
Read More »Basics taught in Dzongkha, a possible hurdle for learning Science in English
Environmental studies (EVS) which is taught in Dzongkha from classes PP to III is taught in English from class IV onwards as social studies and science. This sudden U-turn, some observers feel, will be to the detriment of the students’ performance. But according to the Principal Curriculum Officer for environmental studies, with the Department of …
Read More »Track suits off track for culture loving Bhutan, says MoE
Come the new academic session, droves of tracksuit clad students walking to school will be replaced by droves in ghos and kiras. The Ministry of Education (MoE) recently decided that it will allow track suits in health and physical education classes only. Except for schools like Lungtenzampa, most Thimphu schools …
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