TO ROUSE THE LIMITS OF CHANGE- A CLOSING SPEECH AT 'RIGSS' FOR SLDP-4

30th August 2021 Delivered by: Principal Dechentsemo Central School, Punakha Dashos, RIGSS faculty, senior principals and mates, It is my assumption which will be painful to hear, but I have begun to believe that the long cry on declining quality of education and the denial by education fraternity...

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RIGSS Day 4&5: SKILL THAT POWERS LANGUAGE & LEADERSHIP

We think we know and we are good enough. After two days of training on Communication Skills facilitated by Angela Cheung, I realized that we can become even more leader-like in our spoken or written language. It hit me hard with inadequacy and the urge to practice skills learnt to correct limitation...

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REFLECTIVE WRITING: ‘WHAT I MEAN TO MY SCHOOL’

This is part of learning activity given by RIGSS for school leaders of SLDP to reflect on various topic. The reflection for us brings deeper thinking into what a leader should be for a school to be a boat to cross to the shore of GNH. I delved into my philosophy as a leader by connecting to the courses...

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RIGSS Day 3: A LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONALISM – What and How of why leaders must transform first.

 This is a reflective journal, and not so much of a transcription of the session. Whatever quotations are marked, are those which are conversational presentation acknowledged to provide meaningful connection to the session taken through by Dasho Chewang Rinzin on 18th August morning session....

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RIGSS Day 2: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BHUTANESE- A reflection from a talk session by Dasho Karma Ura on ‘Enlightened Citizenship.’

  Prologue While it is important to know where we come from, who we are, where we belong, and what crux we are in the matrix of our history, it is impossible to render justice through this reflection in its entirety. I have abridged the far-reaching depth and vastness of Dasho’s session in few...

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RIGSS DAY 1: MAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE COHERENT TO ‘PURPOSE OF EDUCATION’

 A reflection on in-person Talk Session by Mr. Arun Kapur, Director, Royal Academy, Thimphu. “I have a number of priorities. Number one on my list is education. Education is empowering. It is a social equalizer and it facilitates self-discovery which leads to realizing one’s full potential. I...

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DAY 0. A 'RIGSS' REFLECTION- AN AWAKENING ORIENTATION AT TSIRANG

“The process of reforming our education system must aim for standards and goals which are of the highest possible order. We cannot compare present progress with our past and celebrate it as a measure of success.” The Royal Kasho decreed last December echoes on the need to raise the bar of performance...

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LOCKDOWN OPENS DOORS

 In fact, what becomes of us, how we quietly transform, can happen during the darkest hours. Lockdown opens opportunities to practice and learn something new. You can start a retreat, you can begin a hundred thousand recitations. You can sit often into mindful breathing sessions. You can light butter lamps and offer Saang, and read scriptures to learn what it teaches. You can read books...

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A SHOCK WAVE FROM MIDTERM EXAM UNDER-PERFORMANCE: A comparative review

 The Royal Kasho on Education Reforms decreed by His Majesty The King on the 113th National Day in Punakha Dzong on 17th December 2020 states that “The process of reforming our education system must aim for standards and goals which are of the highest possible order. We cannot compare present progress...

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