Collection for 2011 school fees

 It is that time of year again where we have to raise money for school fees. Every year it gets a little bit more expensive as the children get older. Above is the updated fee list we have been given from the school.

This year the total cost for 8 children (Bishnu attends High school) is approx $AUS 4600.

If you would like more information or like to know how much the school fees for a particular child you can email us at ecochildrenhomenepalATgmail.com

Donation can be made at ecochildrenhomenepal.com

New Homework Routine

We have been working on the children's homework. We realised we were not meeting the supervisory needs of the children. Sometimes they did not complete all their work.

Bishnu helping the children

Bishnu has been helping with supervision but we have encouraged our volunteers to give the children extra, more challenging work. The homework set by the school is often too easy for their level. Our volunteers have been a big help in creating stencils for the children and coming up with educational but fun activities. We have tried hangman, dot-to-dot, colour by number, spelling quizzes, find-a-words and many other activities.

After speaking with the school we have decided to focus on maths, reading, spelling and handwriting as most of the children are having some problems in these areas. 

We have already seen the results of the new homework routine. Three weeks of study and focused homework time have lead to a great improvement in the children's marks in their most recent exams. Kamal managed to top his in all subjects and the other children were all in the top ten students in their classes. 

Kamal receiving his Tikka for first place in his grade

We are very proud of their results and home to see them keep on improving.