To mark the International Day of Older Persons, the school’s SEE Learning Committee arranged a visit to a local old-age home for students in Classes III to V. Students spent time with the residents, listened to their life stories, and shared their appreciation through a dance performance. The visit reminded everyone of the importance of respecting older generations and learning from their wisdom and resilience.
On September 16, our school hosted Riglam Day (logic and debate), organized by the Philosophy teacher with the Language and Culture Committees. The Identity Preservation Week concluded on September 26 with students and staff wearing traditional clothing, enjoying Tibetan cuisine, watching documentary films and taking part in cultural writing and art activities.
Following the guidelines of the Kashag (CTA), our school observed Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week during the fourth week of September. On September 26, staff and students wore traditional attire and shared a Tibetan lunch. The afternoon included documentary screenings, traditional colouring activities for primary students, and essay writing about Tibet for middle-school students.
On Monday, September 21, the STSS head office organized an inter-school vocabulary and chess competition at CVP Sambhota, Bylakuppe, for southern primary schools. Four primary students proudly represented STS Kollegal, demonstrating vocabulary skills, strategic thinking and sportsmanship.
On September 23 (Lhakar), following CTA guidance, the Dhondenling Settlement Office organized Tibetan Identity Preservation Day at the local community hall. Students from Classes VI to X participated in the event and marched with banners proclaiming: “I am Tibetan, I eat Tibetan food, I speak Tibetan.”
