8  September 2011, Hetuada, Nepal
NEST organised different programmes to celebrate  this year’s international literacy  and national education day  in different parts of Makawanpur district in Nepal.
 Poetry  and Open Quiz Contest (Hetauda Resource Centre Level)
To mark international literacy and national education day, NEST organised Inter resource centre level poetry contest  and open quiz contest were  organised at  Bhutandevi Higher Secondary School,Hetauda on 7 September 2011.  The  program was  chaired by  Mr. Ganesh Kumar Shrestha, Executive Direct of NEST.  Mr. Yadhav Gajureal , School Superviser of  the District Education Office, Makawanpur was the chief guest …

By Andrea Kun, Nepal
Under the name of INSPIRE Teachers  NEST  is running a teaching internship programme for college students of remote areas in order to introduce them the concept and practice of Child Friendly Education through a 4-month-long teacher training course at Prajwal School in Chaughada bazar, Hetauda, Nepal.
This year 6 candidates have been chosen to take part in the internship programme.  The programme itself has a daily timetable of morning classes and afternoon teaching observation periods. During the morning sessions interns learn about the basics of language learning and …

 
Chaughada bazaar, Hetauda, Makawanpur, Nepal (28 August,2011):
I have been working as a NEST volunteer for two weeks, but I could write a whole colourful novel about all the impressions I have had since my arrival. This place is a real treasure of warm hospitability offered in a small town called Chaugada, where Prajwal Schoolis located.
I am a TEFL trained English language and drama teacher with an extensive experience working in secondary, language, art and summer schools, and also as course director for international summer language camps in the UK.
As a …

Andrea Kun has recently arrived in Hetauda from Hungary to volunteer with NEST for three months.
Before coming to Nepal, Andrea has worked as the Course director of  Edinburgh School of English, Edinburgh, UK . She was responsibile for the set-up, running and administration of the summer language centre .
She has worked as  an Art and drama teacher in Táltos Art School, Szeged, Hungary  and  as an English language teacher in different schools  for several years.
She holds MA degrees in English (TEFL) and  Hungarian  and  BA in drama and theatre studies. She has …

Thursday, 18 August 2011, Hetauda, Nepal
NEST  organised an orientation  for the participants of INSPIRE teacher  internship programme in the premises of Prajwal School  on 17th August, 2011. The four month intern programme was introduced with an objective to ease the student-teachers’ transition from study to work.

NEST believes that it will help trainee teachers to enhance their professional skills, gain self confidence and identify self strengths and weaknesses.
 
Among  18 applicants  , 6 successful candidates were awarded scholarship for  the INSPIRE teachers internship programme . “It is so encouraging to see overwhelming …