ཝི་སི་ཀོན་སིན་བོད་ཀི་སྐད་ཡིག་དང་རིག་གཞུང་སོབ་གྲྭ།

Wisconsin Tibetan Language and Culture School

The Weekend Tibetan Language and Culture School was started in October 1999 by the Wisconsin Tibetan Association. The Wisconsin Tibetan Association is one of the many Tibetan Associations that were part of the Tibetan Resettlement in the United States beginning in 1992. As an Association of the Tibetan community in Wisconsin, its purpose is preservation and promotion of Tibetan culture, freeing Tibet, and helping Tibetans who need assistance as envisioned by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India. It is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization.

The weekend Tibetan Language and Culture School shoulders the responsibility of preservation and promotion of Tibetan language and culture. The many pressures and distractions of our present day world present a challenge as we strive to preserve the language and traditions of the Tibetan culture while still living in the present. It is crucial that we raise a generation of children in exile who are committed to preserving the precious aspect of Tibetan culture in order to prevent its disappearance.

Grades or Levels

Daily Schedule:

The classes are held on Sundays at the WTA Phuntsok Dharagyeling Cultural Center, 1502 Parkside Dr, Madison, WI 53704 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm throughout the year.

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Morning Assembly:
Singing of American and Tibetan Anthems Introduction to Buddhism and Prayers

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Period 1, 2, 3:
Tibetan Language, Traditions and History

12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Period 4, 5
Tibetan Dance Music

Grades or Levels:

1. Kindergarten 1
2. Kindergarten 2
3. Level 1
4. Level 2
5. Level 3
6. Level 4

Curriculum:

The school curriculum comprised of Tibetan language: Reading, Writing and Speaking, Tibetan Dance and Music, Tibetan History and Traditions, and Tibetan Keyboarding.

Introduction to Buddhism and Prayers are conducted during the morning assembly.

School Staff:

The school staff consists of one Head Teacher, five Tibetan language teachers, two dance teachers, one music teacher, one Tibetan history and tradition teacher, one parents’ representative and two volunteers.

Enrollment and Fee:

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2. Annual registration is from August 1 to 31 of the school calendar year
3. No registration fee
4. Monthly fee is $25.00 per child and $20.00 for the 3rd and 4th child in a family, collected 2 times in a year by the Parents’ Representative.
5. Onetime $10.00 textbook contribution for newcomers at the time of admission
6. Recess snacks are provided by parents in turns

Funding: The school has no specific funding, except the nominal monthly school fees paid by the parents for their children. Donations are much appreciated and

please make your donation in favor of the Wisconsin Tibetan Association, which is a tax- exempt 501 © (3) non- profit organization.

Volunteering:

We have been having continued volunteers so far and are welcome to support our teachers in classrooms and during the snack break. Volunteers can earn volunteer hours as well.

Please contact Jampa Khedup, the Head Teacher at jampa.khedup@gmail.com or (608) 421-4075 for questions and suggestions.