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		<title>The Concept of Beauty at School</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Art reflects the beauty of human soul.’ I read this line somewhere, and at that time I thought what is the beauty of a human soul? With time, I came to understand that art reflects the most undefined and abstract form of our soul. So friends, Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community is flowing with the colors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experiential Learning Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gatsal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many supporters of Jhamtse Gatsal will be happy to hear about the recent additions to the Jhamtse Gatsal staff and skill set. We now have a very skilled carpenter on staff who has been working on creating some beautiful and high quality wood furniture for our classrooms and kitchen. Please see some examples of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experiential Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HeatherB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The children at Jhamtse Gatsal have always been involved in all projects at the Children&#8217;s Community, whether building &#8212; assisting in the new bathhouse construction, helping the driver with car repair, painting, and doing all the tasks necessary in the community such as kitchen and cleaning duties. These are all things that members of families [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Tibetan Music Teacher</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gatsal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some new pictures from our community! First, Jhamtse has a new, young, Tibetan traditional music teacher. Her name is Tenzin Yangkey. She teaches sometimes in the classroom, and sometimes out in the beautiful Gatsal nature. The children are enjoying learning from her so much, that the lessons go on and on. Also, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quakes and Carpentry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gatsal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;wooden cathedrals&#8221; are nearly disappearing. Why? Not because of the earthquake we had last week. It was fortunately very little for us at Jhamtse Gatsal. When it happened, I was in my room and meditating&#8230;and than I felt suddenly so strange&#8230;like I would fly away with the house. &#8220;Whoa,&#8221; I thought. &#8220;If this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blankets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gatsal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our four amalas are excited to have 25 new blankets for the children.  They are made of Polartec, contributed by Aaron and Louise Feuerstein. The Polartec blankets will be much easier to wash and dry than other blankets at Jhamtse Gatsal.  The fabric is so warm and beautiful that the amalas have decided to decorate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sun Shines at Jhamtse Gatsal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gatsal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last the sun is shining at Jhamtse Gatsal. The children are studying in the sunshine. They have discovered that their new umbrellas, provided by volunteer Suzanne Bader, from Switzerland, are helpful in sunshine as well as rain. Exams start tomorrow. The road is being repaired. The Tata Sumo can now make it to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inauguration of our very own Taj Mahal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gatsal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much awaited bathhouse, aka the Taj Mahal of Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community, was inaugurated on July 13, 2011. We embarked upon the journey of constructing the bathhouse back in 2009, thanks to the hard work of young volunteers like Sandy and Vassar Jhamtse Club members who raised a third of the construction budget through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Beautiful Bath-House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HeatherB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some  pictures  taken during the painting of our new toilet &#38; bath house by the staff. They all did a great job &#38; and their enthusiastic creativity saved lots of money &#8230;.. We are putting the finishing touches on this great project!!]]></description>
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		<title>Director Conducts 2-Part Food Safety Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HeatherB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, our Director, Gan Lobsang Phuntsok la conducted a workshop for Gatsal kitchen staff on food safety. All the other staff, including office and teaching staff were also invited to attend, and participated with enthusiasm. The overall topics covered included making food purchases, receiving, storing, preparation, cooking, safe serving, cleaning and sanitation, and personal hygiene [...]]]></description>
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