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PestalozziWorld Asian Students Earn Scholarships

We are delighted that two girl students, Pratibha Tiwari and Tenzin Dolkar, are now in the UK and Norway respectively on International Baccalaureate diploma scholarships.  Eight students also left for Kolkata at the end of September for IB scholarships at Oaktree International School.

Getting 10 scholarships this year has been a great fortune for us.  Once students gain the IB diploma, it will become much easier (in fact almost automatic) to obtain college scholarships, particularly in the US, which means the scholars can truly become independent.

At the same time, our remaining 12th Grade students are considering in earnest their college and course options.  Once they have finalized their college choice, we have to start looking for sponsors for them.  We expect a combined effort between the parents, PestalozziWorld and the students themselves (perhaps in the form of education loans) to see them through their college education.  Many of the 14 students are interested in banking and accountancy and seem to be opting for commerce courses.  Our preference is for them to pursue courses that will not drag on for years in aimless academic pursuits but lead quickly to careers.

Meanwhile, two of our young alumni were here for their holidays, participting in village activities and even teaching Maths. Bimla Shrestha and Santosh Nagarkotti (pictured right, centre) were awarded the “The Pestalozzian Of The Year-2010” and “PCVS Academician Of The Year -2010,” in absentia during the founder’s day ceremony in January 2011, as they were away in schools in Pune and UK. We had a simple ceremony to honour these students. Our warm congratulationss to both!

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Left and below centre: Some Oaktree scholars. Below right: Bimla and Santosh receive awards.