A school comes into being		-	A day at Phugmoche School		-	At the Beginning - table of contents
	Pictures of Phugmoche (1992 to 2000)						Table of Contents
						Junbesi – the main village of Solu, of the southern and most ancient area of Sherpa settlement. Junbesi is the centre of Sherpa culture.
Our students with their teachers (April1997)
						One of the two original school buildings on the inauguration day (May 1992)
Two boys doing their homework
						Lunch time: Ang Gyalbu, the Tibetan teacher, serving rice
Two young thangka painters
						Service in the Gonpa, the chapel of our monastery
The new school house in March1998 plastered and painted: the school house in October 2000
						Our new kitchen in May 1999 Our kitchen in October 2000: two shower houses, sponsored by the local Village Development Committee, were added
This is our kitchen from inside, we still use fire for cooking
						Lessons given at Phugmoche School: Nepali or Tibetan, general or religious education
Our volunteers teach English conversation: Analena(March 2000) and Franziska (April to June 1999) from Germany and Peggy (September to November 1998) from Canada
						Six little girls: Phurba, Doma and Dolkar, Nyima, Chyoti und Lhakpa
These two modest brothers are Tulku, reincarnated Lamas. They are about six and nine years old (1997). In the Gonpa, our chapel, they sit on a raised seat of honour. Otherwise, they fit imperceptibly into day-to-day school life.				▲ Start