A post from Myles

On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to explore Sanskriti International School. The director Diptee Acharya invited our whole group to come and see some of the wonderful things that are going on. Dikshya who showed us through the newly added Early Education classrooms and each following grade level all the way to 10th led our tour. It was great to see so much of the student’s work hanging up on the wall, there is a clear intention to include the students in each and every aspect of the school. One example that was brought up in a large group discussion was a ‘Temperament’ chart that we saw in one of the 5^thgrade classes. This chart showed a thermometer that depicted certain bullying elements and the level of impact to an individual. Dikshya told us that the students of the class created and discussed all of this. They decided what actions correlated to the level of bullying and through meaningful dialogue were able to create an agreed upon measurement device for their environment. After seeing the inside of the classrooms we were shown the extra curricular building that houses additional language, theatre, art and music classrooms. As we winded our way up the three flights of stairs we saw French and Chinese language displayed on the walls, figurative art masks made by the students all while being surrounded by the beautiful sounds of a violin coming from the music rooms. As we left this building we made our way past the basketball courts, soccer and cricket fields and a garden with goats and chickens! Our time at Sanskriti ended with an amazing cafeteria style meal of Dal bhat and fruit, this felt just like old times sitting at knee-high tables and talking about the current drama of the day. We were given the afternoon off to explore Kathmandu and prepare for school on Wednesday. 

Character traits that Sanskriti focuses on with children.

Our group in the waiting area.

With the owner of Sanskriti, our friend for many years, Diptee Acharya, and her administrative team.