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P.O. Bhuriakop
West Sikkim 737121
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Newsletters

Here are a selection of newsletters from Hedwig and Jannie, trustees of the Academy. There are some missing because of a change in website provider. They are saved in reverse chronological order, dating back to before the school opened in 2003.

 

2009

No 4

A short autumn visit by Hedwig

 

No 3

Jannie’s visit

 

No 2

An ordinary Sunday

 

No 1

New children in the nursery class

2008

No 4

Applications for the next school year

 

No 3

Pictures speak louder than words

 

No 2

Love from everyone!

 

No 1

Jannie’s visit: Dr Graham’s and the Tribal School

2007

No 8

Mieke’s visit from the Netherlands (special edition)

 

No 5

A day trip to Pemayangtse

 

No 4

Day to day life

 

No 3

Face paint, songs and dances

 

No 2

Hedwig arrives from Nepal

 

No 1

A messag from headteacher Jamyang

2006

No 3

Pupils moving on

 

No 2

Hedwig arrives back at Bhuriakhop

 

No 1

Jannie visit 2006

2005

No 4

Jannie visit from the Netherlands

 

No 3

Visits to local families

 

No 2

Students and staff visit the Dalai Lama

 

No 1

The first from 2005

2004

No 5

Looking towards the future, developments on the school site

 

No 4

A letter to sponsors, parent and friends

 

No 3

Celebration of children’s day

 

No 2

Anecdotes of school life from volunteers

 

No 1

The second school year, new classrooms have been built

2003

No 7

Anecdotes from volunteers and a letter to sponsors and parents

 

No 6

The beauty of working at Sikkim Himalayan Academy

 

No 5

Volunteers begin to arrive from America, Australia and the Netherlands

 

No 4

New school uniforms and four classes of students

 

No 3

One month after opening

 

No 2

The students have arrived and we have started the school term

 

No 1

The school is taking shape before the students arrive