Young children from London-based Tibetan Community are gearing up for their Annual School Show, on Saturday 17th June from 2pm, at the Asian Community Centre (Plumstead), White Hart Road, London SE18 1DG.
The Tibetan children will be exhibiting what they had learned during the year in a two-hour public programme, which starts at 3pm. The programme will be conducted by the children themselves, after a brief introduction by a senior teacher.
Children from four classes – Lhasa, Norbulingka, Potala and Yumbu Lhakhang, will give presentations on Tibetan history, language, grammar, songs, music and dances.
Special invited guests include the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his colleagues from the Office of Tibet and Tibet House Trust, as well as the Chairman of the Tibetan Community UK.
This Free Entry event is open to anyone and it is expected to attract a large number of people, especially those who love Tibetan culture and music. The venue is open to the public from 2pm onward with various fun games for kids and guests. (Please do bring some change!)
Delicious Tibetan dinner (£5 per head), freshly cooked by the parents, is expected to be served around 6.30pm, after the cultural show. Drinks, ice creams etc. can be purchased at a nominal price at the counter. There will be raffle draw with amazing prizes too!
Organisers of this year’s event have assured that there will be plenty of time for those who love Gorshey, the popular Tibetan circle dance, after the dinner! The event finishes at 11pm.
It is going to be a memorable day for everyone. So, come and have fun with your friends and family at the Asian Community Centre!
About the London School of Tibetan Language & Culture (LSTLC)
The school has history dating back to the early 1990s, when a small number of Tibetan children initially attended Tibetan language class at the Tibet House, when Kasur Kesang Takla was the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet, London. Late Gan Tsering Dhundup Gonkatsang was the first Tibetan Language Teacher who taught the Tibetan children for many years.
As the small London-based Tibetan Community grew over the past decade, the weekend Tibetan language class had to adapt to the changing situation. After a year-long rigorous efforts made by all concerned stakeholders to bring the small Tibetan Community together to a more centrally located Tibetan learning centre, the London School of Tibetan Language and Culture was formally inaugurated, on Sunday 11th September 2016, at John F Kennedy Special School in Stratford, east London. Currently, there are four teachers and 47 children who attend the LSTLC, which is now based at School 21. The children come from the Greater London region and neighourbouring counties, including Hertfordshire and Surrey. The school accepts admission from Year 1 students or 6 years-old and above.
Volunteer teachers from Tibetan Community UK facilitate the Teaching & Learning of Tibetan language (reading, writing and spoken), history, traditional music and dance to the children, most of whom are born in this country. These weekly sessions are held on Sundays from 10am to 1pm in Stratford, east London, during school term-time (an equivalent of 36 Sundays annually). Additional sessions are also held to prepare for special events. The school begins with Morning Assembly, when children recite Buddhist prayers and give presentations, followed by three 45-minutes sessions for Tibetan history, language and music.
In addition to the Parents’ contributions, the Camellia Foundation provides vital funding in support of the LSTLC, administered by the Tibet House Trust.
Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM) 