There have been several visitors to the Everest English School throughout it's three years of existence. We are proud to show others what we have accomplished in the village of Sanitar. Here are some of their experiences:
Jane Toomey - March, 2009
Steve Cliff - December, 2009
Heidi - August 2010
Jessica - August 2010
CanWES Travel News
The Canadian World Education Society’s Board of Directors is embarking on a new adventure. Troy Harris (Founder and Executive Director) and Kevin Harrington (Director) are taking a group of 10 students and 3 adult chaperones to the Everest English School in Sanitar, Nepal. Our travel group has met and been planning this trip throughout the past year and we are excited about the upcoming journey. More recently, the group has had several teambuilding days and we seem to be bonding well. If fact, the added time together has brought the entire group much closer. Meeting for teambuilding days gives us a chance to get together and discuss our feelings and expectations with regard to traveling outside of the country and living in a developing nation for three weeks. One of our “training days” organized by Melissa Thompson (traveling student) was to hike up Mt. Wells (a local park in Victoria, BC) and get to know the people we will be traveling with on a different level. Following the hike we spent time enjoying a pancake breakfast and learning more about Nepal. Another one of our travel students has a relative who lives and works in Kathmandu. Shirley Blair, Director of Shree Mangal DVIP Schools in Nepal, was kind enough to join us later that day to describe and answer questions about the country we will be visiting in December. Shirley described what to expect with regard to culture, environment, and personal health while we are there.
As well, students have completed their own research into the tiny country, sandwiched between China to the north and India to the south, and are well aware of the challenges the Nepalese people face. In addition, the students who are traveling have formed a dodge ball team at Belmont Secondary School and will participate in the school tournament. During games, the group will be collecting money that will be used in the village of Sanitar to purchase necessities. Beyond ourselves, we have had several meetings incorporating parents. One particular meeting incorporating parents involved learning from a travel doctor about health issues. Not only did we get to hear about possible health challenges, most of us were the lucky recipients of numerous vaccinations that will aid in preventing diseases and viruses while we travel.
Our group will be departing Victoria on December 7 and will arrive in Hong Kong later the next day. Our layover in Hong Kong will be a time to experience the unique culture of this enormous, new age city. Upon our arrival in Nepal, the group will acclimatize in Kathmandu for a few days before boarding the small, Canadian made, Twin Otter plane that will take us to the remote village of Rumjatar. Once we arrive in Rumjatar, our journey will require an hour walk north to the village of Sanitar, and the home of the Everest English School. In Sanitar, our group will be greeted by many excited villagers, who will be as interested in us as we are of them. There will be an immediate impact on us, as we begin learning about how these people live and survive. Our home while in the village will be inside the classrooms of the newest Everest English School building. Here we will eat, sleep, and live the Nepalese lifestyle. During the days we will work with students in the classrooms, teaching English and describe Canadian life to these eager young students. It is safe to say that our traveling students are excited to get into the classroom to teach. They are currently working on building lesson plans to share with the students of the Everest English School. “I am most excited about meeting the students and seeing the school” - Melissa Thompson
