CSU students get the opportunity to practise their flexibility!

Sabitri arguing in favour of tourism

We are very excited to have our second group of CSU students here, continuing our partnership with CSU this year. There are 10 students completing some practical training with Mitrataa for a month. They are accompanied again this year by Trisha Poole and we are very happy to have her back in Kathmandu.

The group was due to start teaching at Riviera, our model school, this week but unfortunately they arrived at the beginning of 10 days of strikes in the lead up to the election here. We had warned them to bring their flexibility and their senses of humour and they have had lots of opportunities to practise both!

Since Riviera was closed due to the strike, the group worked at our hostel, running a debating training and competition for the senior girls and some English reading and grammar and maths for the younger children. Some of the group also spent some time with class 10 at Riviera since they live on the school campus.



Preparing rebuttal!

The children have learned so much and I was incredibly proud of them during the debate competition on Friday on the topic, "Tourism is good for Nepal". We have some definite talent in our group. Thanks to the CSU group for their coaching and training, especially to Rohan for teaching them the skills of a great debate..



We look forward to the rest of their time here, with some time at Riviera and a few more days at the hostel. We really love our partnership with CSU and hope to continue to grow and expand it in future.


The debaters with their coaches from CSU