In collaboration with Everest of Apples, a charity formed by AJETs of Aomori ken prefecture, Japan NEST runs Prajwal Shiksha Sadan English School, a lower secondary school which is located in Chaughada, Hetauda Municipality ward no. 6, Makawanpur.

Prajwal School built by the donation by the Everest of Apples

Prajwal School is registered as an institution education trust according to the Education act 2002 of the Government of Nepal. Thus, it is a non-profit making school, which aims at providing free, and quality education for poor and under privileged children. The medium of instruction in this school is English.

NEST has developed a new partnership with Tara Education, to develop Prajwal School as a model School in which, inclusive teaching methods are practised.

Facts about the Prajwal School:

• Mr. Shrestha made the school a charitable school registering it under institutional trust in 2002
• Supported by NEST and assisted by Everest of Apples, Japan
• Provides education free of cost to the disadvantaged children
• Helps the families of the children who have been offered scholarship involve in income generating programme such as goat raearing and vocational training
• Is a non-profit making school
• Charges fees to rich children

A Vision for the Future

Students Playing Basket ball

• The society is being complex and disparities are higher between rich and poor, boys and girls. The Government of Nepal has offered free primary education but the education offered has not been of quality. Therefore, many parents prefer to send their children to private schools which are often quite expensive for poor communities. Only poor families send their children to the government schools where they get less attention in their education.
• Prajwal School’s vision is the future in which rich and poor, boys and girls, children with or without disabilities receive the same quality education which enables each individual to utilise a variety of skills and intelligences in order to meet these challenges with determination and confidence.
• Our vision for the future of our school is to continue to pursue higher standards through a broad and cohesive curriculum with an emphasis on individual independence and creativity, as it is through these that individuals can take responsibility for their own learning, make informed choices and solve problems in real life.
• Our children need to develop skills and attitudes that will enable them to learn how to learn, become more socially skilful and manage theirs and others feelings and emotions effectively.Our school will foster an ethos of challenge and high expectation with high self-esteem and respect and understanding of other’s cultures and beliefs without any discrimination on the basis of caste, social backgrounds and gender.
• We will seek to provide opportunities for experiential and explorative learning, building on what the children already know.
• Our school will provide learning opportunities not only to children who are students but provides services to all members of the communities to explore their potential through various training, workshops, and learning opportunities. We believe it is vital to work in partnership with parents and actively encourage them to become involved in the life of the school.
• We recognise the importance of continuity in the learning process and will share expertise and experience with other schools and settings. We will raise awareness of wider issues by involving members of the learning community and exploring the surrounding environment.
• Learning is a lifelong process and it is our responsibility as adults to model effective learning. This vision statement therefore applies to everyone who has a role to play in the provision of education at our school.
• Equalisation of opportunity in education is one of the most important conditions for overcoming social injustice and reducing social disparities in the community. Creating opportunities for quality education for disadvantaged children will inevitably have an important bearing on future distribution of income in the society.
• Therefore, our school will provide the same education for poor and rich , rich will pay for and poor will have free education.

Watch to learn how the Prajwal School is working in partnership with Tara Education

Watch to learn how Everest of Apples has supported the Prajwal School

( Prajwal School – Part -I)

Prajwal School (Part-II)

 For more details visit Prajwal School’s website: www.prajwalschool.org