Year-end Review

Before we embark on the new year, we would like to take a moment to look back and reflect on our activities and accomplishments of 2011. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project crossed a major milestone in 2011 when it was introduced in fifth grade in all program schools at the beginning of the current academic year in April. Read more

Refresher Trainings and Support Visits

OLE Nepal's trainers conducted a three-day refresher training from December 2 to 4, 2011 on the integration of the digital learning materials in classroom teaching at Zeke O'Connor School in Phaplu, Solukhumbu. The major focus of this training was to help teachers acquire practical skills on using and embedding E-Pustakalaya in regular teaching learning in classrooms, and to train new teachers on ICT-integrated teaching methodology. Read more

Orientation Program in Tandrang, Gorkha

OLE Nepal has partnered with Children of the Mountain (COTM), a UK registered charity, to provide training and support to teachers from all ten public schools in Tandrang VDC and one in Aarupokhari VDC of Gorkha district. Read more

Internet Connection in Doti

As reported in previous newsletters, the OLPC program was launched in three schools in the remote district of Doti as a joint effort by OLE Nepal and UN World Food Programme in April 2011. Just like in neighboring Dadeldhura district, these schools are bene#ciaries of Food for Education on (FFE) program launched by WFP in partnership with the Government of Nepal to address the acute food scarcity in these remote locations.
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E-Pustakalaya Update

The third full year of the project (2011) has been very fruitful in terms of expanding the number of interactive modules for children and broadening our contact list. Through partnerships with both The British Council and e-Learning for Kids, we have managed to increase our flash-based interactive learning modules available for our users.
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