Tang Central School

The school has about 400 students  from PP to grade 10.  Some live in the hostel, even the youngest. There is a matron, a warden and a caregiver for the youngest.  She does activities with them, and helps them with things like their laundry.  "Central school" is a new designation as they are eliminating some of the remote schools and bringing students to a larger facility.  Boarders get almost everything paid for: 2 uniforms, shoes, mattress, blanket, books and shiny steel plates and mugs. 

We are each assigned to an English teacher, mine is named Tashi. She teaches PP, class 1 and 5.  Each week every class has a library period. Catherine and I are working with weak readers identified by their English teacher.  We were hoping for small groups, but have 10 to 12 at a time.  Next week I will have one period with each of Tashi's classes to work on reading strategies.  It all feels like a drop in the bucket, but it is enjoyable. Last week I taught 3 classes of English 7 for the principal as he was away at meetings. 

I go for a walk every morning. There is an important lakhang  5 minutes up the road backed by cliffs with beehives hanging.  The road follows a big river, moving fast. This morning I walked down the road to a suspension walking bridge and thrashed my way back through the forest on the other side of the river.