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Monday, 3 June 2013

Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy, Dean of the Faculty of Education, is encouraging staff and students to donate children's books to Bjemina Community Primary School in Bhutan.


Helen decided to start collecting the children's books after returning from a UWA International visit to Bhutan. During her five days she met Dr Dorji Thinley, Director of Research and External relations, Royal University of Bhutan, and Thakur S Powdyel, the Minister for Education of the Royal Government of Bhutan. She attended two large schools, giving a talk to 1200 students at assemby at one and teaching a year 8 Mathematics class at the other.


She travelled to Bjemina Community Primary School, a rural school near Bhutan's capital city Thimpu. An earthquake had damaged one of the school buildings: the 42 Year 4 Students were accommodated in a UNICEF tent (see photo). Helen also noticed that the school library had a very small collection. In partnership with UWA's International Centre, staff of the Faculty of Education are collecting books to send to this school.


On this visit Helen reconnected with some of the Faculty of Education's international graduates who are now working back in their home country of Bhutan.


For more information on donating books to Bhutan please contact Martin Swann on 6448 2443 or on [email protected]

Media references

Winthrop Professor Helen Wildy (Graduate School of Education) (+61 8)  6488 1709

Martin Swann (Graduate School of Education) (+61 8)  6488 2443

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