Schools educating children in Kathmandu, Nepal

Within this website I have stated my purpose: to travel to Kathmandu, Nepal in March 2010 under the guidance of United Planet, an organization dedicated to worldwide volunteerism. I hope to teach the children within the school system there. I do not know at this time where I will be assigned. Here is an overview of some of the schools, gleaned from various websites.

Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu is the government designated ‘National School’ of Nepal. It is a fully residential English medium co-educational public school that runs from grade 5 to 12, including the Advanced Level of Cambridge University, UK. A joint venture effort between the government of Nepal and the government of the United Kingdom, the school was established in 1972.

The school covers about 71 acres of land. About one third of the total student population receives scholarship under the government’s scholarship. Scholarship is provided to the meritorious and needy students after a very selective entrance exam conducted all over the country every year.

If you want to know more, please write to us at info@bnks.edu.np

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Schools in Kathmandu, Nepal

The image and information below has been elicited from the United States Department of State Overseas schools website. To access directly use http://www.Isnepal.com .
The Lincoln School is an independent, coeducational day school, which offers an educational program from preschool through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The School, founded in 1954, celebrated its 50^th anniversary in 2004. The school year comprises 4 quarters extending from mid-August to mid-June.
Curriculum: The curriculum is similar to that of U.S. private schools. The school encompasses a preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds, grades kindergarten-5, middle school grades 6-8 and high school 9-12. The School is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and operates with the approval of the Government of Nepal.

Flights to Nepal

Because of my limited funds, I chose a flight with a 10 hour layover in Singapore. I thought that if I could get a layover in Tokyo, I could sleep in one of those tiny compartments I've heard about--like squeezing into a peanut shell. But I could not find one. The other consideration is picking a flight that will land on a Monday which is the day the organization United Planet will pick me up. Of course, I have no idea what grade the children I will be teaching are in. That information will come later. I have a variety of learning aids that I could bring with me. Getting back to the travel plans, I tried finding a layover in Hong Kong or Bangkok. But after I looked up information about the airports themselves, I settled on Singapore Airlines. The flight can last anywhere from 20 hours to 40 hours. But because of the dateline, the flight will always be 2 days.

Travel plans for the volunteer journey

United Planet, a non-profit volunteer organization places volunteers all over the world for short or long term assignments. Because I'd never experienced volunteer service, I decided on one week, their shortest assignment. Since my needs will be taken care of by the United Planet organization (I will be staying with a host family while in Kathmandu), I will pay them a fee in addition to my payment responsibility for air fare. To help me finance this endeavor, I've set up a fundraising page with First Giving, a fundraising web site that manages donation for authorized non-profit organizations such as United Planet. If you would like to be a part of my sponsorship by making a donation, the site is http://www.firstgiving.com/jennywrenn --check it out.


I'll be taking a flight out of LAX Los Angeles airport in March of 2010. The flight will take two days. Depending upon what flight I settle on, I'll change planes in either Bankok, or Dubai or somewhere else. Also the exchange rate reflects the poverty of this country. It takes 78 Nepal rupees to equal an American dollar. Thailand is better off. There it takes 34 Thailand bahts to equal one American dollar.

फ्रॉम साउथ गेट तो काठमांडू

द्वार्फेद बी सम ऑफ़ थे मोस्ट मग्निफिसेंट मौन्तैंस ओं एअर्थ लैस थे कैपिटल सिटी ऑफ़ नेपाल, काठमांडू। इ विल बे लीविंग थे स्टेट ऑफ़ कैलिफोर्निया, उनितेद स्टातेस तो ट्रेवल तेरे इन मार्च ऑफ़ २०१०।