Sambhota Tibetan School, Miao
(Middle School)
Managed by Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society
(Under the Department of Education, CTA, Dharamsala)
(Registered under the Society Registration Act XXI of 1860) Registration No. S-E/403/Distt. South-EAST/2014
Sambhota Tibetan School, Miao
This school was first established in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh in the year 1963, under the guidance and financial support of MHRD, Government of India. In 1979, the Chophelling Tibetan Settlement as well as the school, was moved to Miao, where it stands today.
On 28th July 2016 the school was taken over by the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) with the objective of implementing the Basic Education Policy – 2006, and to raise the academic standard. This school caters to the educational needs of the settlement children. The curriculum followed is the same as in any other Tibetan schools in India. The children are taught Tibetan and English, along with mathematics, science, social studies and other co-scholastic activities. The medium of instruction is Tibetan at primary level, and then changes to English medium from class 6 onwards.
Since the takeover of the school, the DoE, CTA and STSS have put great efforts into raising the standard of education. The infrastructure, which had greatly deteriorated over the years, has also been improved to meet current needs. There has been a noticeable improvement in infrastructure. The academic improvement is a longer-term process, in which the attitude of the parents to education also plays a big role. There has been an improvement in the academic levels, but there is still a long way to go. An important issue here is that ‘it is difficult to unlearn what has been wrongly learned’, so we need time and the dedication of the teachers and parents to further improve the academic standards and to enable us to keep pace with A1 schools in India. Here I want to stress that it is not impossible and that we, the team at STS Miao, are dedicated to achieving it.
About the place – the school is part of the Chophelling Tibetan Settlement in Miao – one of the remotest places in the far east of India. It is a beautiful place, but the roads are underdeveloped and the supply of electricity is poor and unreliable. This affects many technological aspects and the people here struggle to keep up with other states in India. Arunachal Pradesh is a restricted area where the visitors require a Protected Areas Permit to be able to visit the settlement and the school. This creates the sponsors, especially foreigners; great difficulty visiting the school and settlement. This has led to a deprivation of funding by various aid organisations and individual sponsors.
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Mr. Karma Tsetan
(Headmaster, STS Miao)
Sambhota Tibetan School, Miao
Choephelling Tibetan Settlement,
P.O. Miao – 792122
District Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh)
Cell Phone No: 94344-28863
Email: stsmiao@sambhota.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stsmiao.miao
