In continuation of the Play for Peace project sponsored by two Dutch volunteer students, Loes and Sandra, through ICFON, the Netherlands, Prajwal school organised Inter-school Volleyball Tournament on December 2009. This was supported by NEST (Nepal Educational Support Trust). Mr Gavin Hamilton, a volunteer teacher from Canada, contributed his time in coaching volleyball students.

10 January 2010, Sunday, Hetauda, Nepal
Prajwal school participated in the Inter school table tennis competition organized by Bal Gagrati School. Five government schools and Prajwal School had taken part in the competition. Shweta Neupane of grade 7 secured the first position in the Girls’ Table Tennis competition and Sudip Dahal of Grade 8 stood in the third position in the Boys’ Table Tennis competition.
Congratulations Shweta and Sudip !

1 September 2009, Hetauda, Nepal.
NEST and Tara Education have entered into partnership to develop Prajwal School as a model school. Prajwal School will be be used as a teaching laboratory.
Tara Education was incorporated as a 5013c in July 2009 by Mary McKenna and Lisa Waugh Howard to continue work in Nepal that they began under the auspices of Bank Street College of Education during the 2008 – 9 academic year. During that time Mary McKenna served as Director of the Bank Street Educational Outreach Project in Nepal and …

Mr. Ganesh Kumar Shrestha, the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Prajwal School has been  awarded National Education Award for his outstanding contribution to education in Makawanpur district through Nepal Educational Support  Trust ( NEST) projects.
Prajwal School would like to congratulate Mr. Shrestha  on this occasion and wish him success in the future.
Prajwal School is managed by NEST with financial support of the Everest of Apples.

Prajwal School family would like to thank Melanie Surry, Karen Retter and Chris Swanson co-directors of the Everest of Apples for their contributions to the Prajwal School’s development. The relationship between the school and the Everest of Apples has been matured during your leadership. We are more hopeful in achieving our goal to educate children and adults and improve their lives by providing learning opportunities.
The school has witnessed development not only on infrastructure but also in the quality of education it offers. Because of your hard work in Japan, the …

Prajwal School observed World Environmental Day on 5th June 2009.Prajwal School has initiated environment awareness programmes and pupils have started using cloth bags instead of plastic bags. On the occasion of World Environment Day, Nepali Debate on “Rural life is better than urban life”was organised . Twenty students took part in the competition and the Principal, Prajwal Shrestha distributed awards to winners.
The school congratulated the Executive Director of NEST, Mr. Ganesh Shrestha on having won …

Bianca a friend of NEST has committed to donate £100 towards the Prajwal School Bus fund. She has been supporting the NEST projects since its inception.
Prajwal School has recently bought a bus on installment basis with a view to increase its services to wider communities. With the transportation facility, children from adjoining villages will be able to study in the school. It will help to increase access to the school.

March 25, Hetauda

Prajwal School has bought a second hand bus. School can provides its services to children from other communities. With transport facility, it is hoped that the number of students will increase in the school and in long term it will contribute towards making the school self-reliant financially.
Prajwal School is committed to provide education opportunities for disadvantaged children from other communities as well.

Lack of transport facilities, many children from adjoining villages were deprived of having education in Prajwal School.

28 February 2009I woke up early in the morning and arrived at the school at 6 a.m. Our team had planned to go to Makranchuli. The team started walking up hill through the wood; it took about half an hour to reach Makranchuli. Some new members ( Babulal sir, Nirjana miss, Uttam Shrestha, a PTA member) had joined us to visit Makranchuli.

Anil’s house …