Visit to Potoen Lobdra and Kanishka School, India

As a follow-up action from Education Meeting with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche at Bartsam, Tashigang dated March 24^th-26^th 2019, Rinpoche in specific instructed the education team to visit the Potoen Lobdra / school in Dharamsala. Later the visit was scheduled into an action plan during the Professional Development meeting held from 6^th–8^th October 2019 at Chokyi Gyatso Institute (CGI) with CGI representatives, Royal Education Council (REC) facilitators, and SJI/LME team to commence Rinpoche’s education vision.

Two LME teachers along with a group of teachers from CGI went on to study tour to visit Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School in Dharamsala and Kanishka school of Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute, Chauntra in India. The visit’s goal is to provide the rigorous need for professional development training, specifically for CGI teachers and LME in general, to observe, learn, explore and experience some of the best education practices existing in Samdhong Rinpoche’s innovative school. The visit was also to enhance team-building between CGI and LME teachers, make CGI teachers take a leadership role in organizing such programs.