Home: Dhading, Dhading, Bagmati
Education: Bachelor's of Nursing, Asian College for Advance Studies
Born in Dhading, I was sent to a boarding school which was a privilege for me being a girl child. I came to Kathmandu from Dhading when I was in Grade 2 after my school got closed down for some political reasons. I got admitted in Grade 3 in Lalitpur Secondary Boarding School. I felt challenges especially in English language but credits go to my school and teachers who used diverse means of teaching that helped me improve significantly.
Growing up, I saw my father getting involved in social works and always emphasizing on helping people. Later, he and my uncle started two schools for Chepang children in a remote area of Dhading with the help of international donors. I used to visit the schools and came to learn that the children were not able to attend the school regularly due to poor economic status and the distance they had to travel for school. I also noticed that the teaching system was not effective and lack of parent awareness was the main obstacle for education. I could see an unlimited number of problems with the least knowledge on how to help them. Teach for Nepal Fellowship, therefore, is a dream job for me. Learning about its vision and aim and hearing the experiences of the Alumni got me more enthused.
By now, having taught in classrooms, in clinical as well as in community setting as a Nursing student has helped me develop some teaching skills and I have developed a clear mindset of the kind of teacher I want to become as a Teach For Nepal Fellow. I am thinking of bringing what I have learned through practice into the classroom, such as- the learning principles, tools for lesson planning, selecting and organizing learning experiences, time management, and more. I will adjust my teaching according to the needs and capabilities of the students, always encourage active participation in my classroom and interact as much as possible with the parents so that they feel responsible and be supportive. I have seen how teacher biases and favoritism can hurt students’ growth, which I want to work against. I will do my best in being an ideal teacher for the students by being fully committed and maintaining the dignity of the teaching profession.
