Visit the Kid's Website • SMD's Role in Kid's Lives • SMD Student's Personal Stories • Tenzin Yangzom's Dad
• SMD Teachers Win Football Tournament • The Football Game • Swimming • KIDS' CORNER ARCHIVES
•Reading Angels • Best Effort Award • Farewell Party Ghen Kunchok • Literacy Club • Kid's Art Gallery
Celebrating the Karmapa's birthday -09 • Environment Day • Nubri Dance National Competition Winners • Interhouse quiz
Snakebite, An Unforgettable Incident •What We Did in Our Winter Holidays • A New Kind of Science • Election Day and Results
• Tulku Damcho • Tsering Samten • Phur Diki • Choygal Lama • Karma Palden • My Friend the Cobbler
•SMD Got Talent •Saka Dawa & Buddha Purnima • Friday Night Meditation • Elocution Competition
Tea Party for Teachers • New System- Score Rule • Typing Contest • World Cup • Health Club Gives Prizes • Kids Teach Letter Writing

 

Interview with Karma Palden

My name is Karma Palden. I am 9 years old. I am now studying in Grade one at SMD. I am from Nar, Manang. It’s far away from the capital ( Kathmandu). It takes a long time to reach my village. (one day by bus and about a week of walking).

I had more difficulties than others in the village because when I was only 2 years old, my parents divorced and I stayed with my mother. My mother had lots of difficulties to look after me by her own. We didn’t get proper food, shelter or clothing in the village. In my village, I use to help my mum in the fields and look after the cattle. We village kids do not get education.

I came to SMD in 2005. I am very glad and also lucky to be in the school. I get good education, proper clothing and shelter in Rinpoche’s school. I also have a lot of friends in the school who help me a lot in everything. Now a have a doll, he’s a bird. He can sing. I named him Pigeon. There are teachers, Palaas (male support staff ) and Amaalas (female support staff) to help me when I need help and they also love me.