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DOLPOFESTIVAL2019

Dolpo Festival and CMS Silver Jubilee Celebration 2019

It has been 25 years since Crystal Mountain School was founded! To celebrate this historic achievement for all of Dolpo, and other mountainous regions of Nepal, we are organizing a series of events from September 10-14, 2019 in Dho-Tarap, Dolpo for Dolpo Festival and Crystal Mountain school Silver Jubilee Celebration. The Festival and Silver Jubilee celebration, co-organized by Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality, will include local cultural performances, traditional sports shows, inter-school performances, photo and book exhibitions, film screening, traditional storytelling (namthar) and religious performances (mask dance), music and dance, and public discussion on the sustainable development of Dolpo.  Learn more about the festival here in English. And, here in Nepali.

Contact info for the festival:

ग्याल्पो थापा भोटे (Gyalpo Thapa Bhote)
संयोजक, डोल्पो महोत्सव मुल आयोजक समिति (Coordinator,
सम्पर्क कार्यालय, बौद्ध ६, काठमाडौं
फोन नं.ः ९८६९३९९०६८
ईमेलः dolpofestival2019@gmail.com 

Dho village looking majestic in blooming spring.

 

Crystal Mountain School

Crystal Mountain School (CMS) was established in 1994 in Dho Tarap by the French non-profit Action Dolpo. Childrenfrom all over Dolpo were enrolled at CMS until more schools were established in other parts of the region. Apart from the regular government curriculum, we also teach the Dolpo dialect of the Tibetan language, basic Buddhist philosophy,… Continue reading Crystal Mountain School

Dho Tarap Valley

Constituted under the Dolpo Buddha Rural Municipality (DBRM) of Dolpa District in the Karnali Provice of north-western Nepal, Dho Tarap valley is located at the heart of Dolpo. Approximately 1,500 people live in three village clusters in the valley: Dho (DBRM ward 1), Tokyu (DBRM ward 3) and Lang (DBRM ward 1).  Dho has 120 households and is located at… Continue reading Dho Tarap Valley

Get Involved

Crystal Mountain School fellowships and volunteer positions Starting 2018, we launched an exciting fellowship/volunteering program for people from all around the world and Nepal to engage with Crystal Mountain School in a wide variety of projects of their own choosing or design. Summer 2018 session has gone really well, with a number of fellows helping… Continue reading Get Involved