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Gaden Shartse School Met It’s Goal!

June 2, 2009 – 8:13 am

Hello this is Jangchub Chophel. I am posting this on behalf of the monks here at the Gaden Shartse School. The monks here desperately need your help to complete 3 important projects at the school. These projects will greatly enhance their learning environment and make a real difference in their lives.

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The shade roof is under construction!

May 24, 2009 – 9:39 am

Exciting times at Gaden Shartse School. We have enough donations (most of which came from Judith) to construct one of the three projects – the shade roof. This roof will not only significantly reduce the stiffling heat in the classroom, but will also provide a place for the caligraphy class during the rainy season. The [...]

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What’s Up With That?: Art of the temporary variety

November 5, 2008 – 11:33 am

By Harry Funk, Online editor Everyone knows what art is. It hangs in galleries, behind velvet ropes and in ornate frames, for aficionados to enjoy for generations to come. Sure, that’s the way you learned it in school: da Vinci and Rembrandt, Manet and Monet, van Gogh and van Dyck. Art for the ages. But [...]

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Monks share experiences

November 5, 2008 – 11:25 am

Pupils at Montessori school in DeWitt learn about the Tibetan Buddhists’ lives. Wednesday, November 05, 2008 By Elizabeth Doran Staff writer Montessori School fifth-grader Kathryn Kovarik said she was amazed to hear how dedicated Tibetan Buddhist monks must be to maintain their lifestyle. “It takes a lot of devotion for them to be so into [...]

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