By Fr C.M. Paul, SDB
The handing over ceremony took place 11th January 2018 at Kallery Basic School in the presence of Shri Yuvaraj Dulal, a local Member of the Legislative Assembly; President of the School's Founder Body, Headmaster Shri Yajanath Dungal; and other dignitaries of the district administration.
The inauguration of the school building consisted of the unveiling of the dedication plaque and the handing over of six keys to the six classrooms to the headmaster.
In return, the school and local authorities read out a letter of appreciation signed by the MLA, President of the School Founder Body and the headmater. The chief guest at the event, the MLA handed over the framed letter along with a ceremonial shawl to Rector of Don Bosco School Lubu Fr Abraham Kannattu.
Today the primary school has 85 students from kindergarten to grade four.
Speaking at the event witnessed by people of the entire village, both young and old, the Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Project of Nepal Don Bosco Society, Fr Augusty Pulickal, told the teachers and local people, “we hope that in the next academic year the number of students will increase to 105.”
He also appealed to the local administration to come forward and do what was required to furnish the classrooms which are equipped with state of the art electrical and other basic fittings.
The newly constructed school building has two blocks of three spacious classrooms each with a capacity of 40 students. The total capacity of the six classrooms: up to 240 students.
The funding for the construction of the ten schools came from “Don Bosco Jugend Welt Austria”.
The history of Nepal Don Bosco Society began in 1992. The Silver Jubilee (1992-2017) was celebrated on 11 November 2017 at Don Bosco School Biratnagar. The Nepal Don Bosco Society is engaged in a variety of ministries dedicated to the country's young people - two technical schools, four academic schools, three social outreach centers, four boarding houses, and several non-formal education centers. They also run a number of social programs, such as scholarships for students and emergency response projects as in the aftermath of the tragic earthquakes of 2015.
Source: Don Bosco India
