Summary
The First, in the series of outdoor projects. This project was held in the vicinity of Begnas lake. A 3 day project organised to kick-off outdoor education project allowed us to understand and put to practice our idea of what the students would like and dislike. This would lead us to find the accurate length and tweak the content taught to the students as well. It was also important to get to know how outdoor education would be appreciated by the students and the school.
Background
After a successful crowdfunding campaign via Justgiving. Our focus turned to jump starting the project. We decide to approach the least treaded trekking area in the annapurna area and found success with Machhapuchhre higher secondary school nestled under the mountains in the Annapurna Conservation Area. The school accept our proposal but asked us to cut the program short to 3 days as this was a kind of project the school hadn’t been approached with. As we were eager to get started we were quick to receive their request we decided to cut the program short to 3 days.
The Students
Here is the list of students that joined the first pilot program.
| S.N. | Photos | Name | Class | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Atish Gurung | 8 | Male | 15 |
| 2 |  |
Bibek B.K. | 9 | Male | 15 |
| 3 |  |
Sujan Pariyar | 9 | Male | 15 |
| 4 |  |
Sandip Poudel | 9 | Male | 17 |
| 5 |  |
Manila Tamang | 9 | Female | 16 |
| 6 |  |
Manisha Tamang | 8 | Female | 13 |
| 7 |  |
Anju Gurung | 8 | Female | 13 |
| 8 |  |
Kritika Atreya | 9 | Female | 14 |
| 9 |  |
Divya Regmi | 9 | Female | 14 |
| 10 |  |
Mandip Acharya | 9 | Male | 14 |
| 11 |  |
Sunil Tamang | 8 | Male | 15 |
| 12 |  |
Sumina Shrestha | 8 | Female | 13 |
| 13 |  |
Rabi Acharya | 9 | Male | 14 |
| 14 |  |
Rajita Sunwar | 8 | Female | 14 |
| 15 |  |
Sushmita Giri | 9 | Female | 15 |
| 16 |  |
Swasti Gurung | 9 | Female | 15 |
| 17 |  |
Shankar Tamang | 8 | Male | 14 |
| 18 |  |
Sagar Poudel | 8 | Male | 14 |
| 19 |  |
Mahesh B.K. | 8 | Male | 15 |
| 20 |  |
Sabin Pariyar | 9 | Male | 15 |
Team
Here is the list of people that volunteered for this project.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jagan Nath Timilsina | Course Instructor |
| Abadh Pariyar | Photographer |
| Dibesh Manandhar | Videographer |
Expense Report
Below are the various overheads on which expenses were made.
| Description | Total |
|---|---|
| Food and Related materials | NPR 31,485 |
| Printing & Stationery | NPR 1,900 |
| Equipments | NPR 63,150 |
| Digital Media | NPR 25,000 |
| Transportation | NPR 10,000 |
| Misc | NPR 1,668 |
| Grand Total | NPR 1,32,780 |
Outcome
Here are the key outcome of the first pilot project in bullet points.
- We have been able to get the project rolling.
- The project was cherished by the students so we have had positive feedbacks.
- We were able to identify that the students wanted the project to be longer, so we will model the next program to either a 5 day or a 7 day long.
- The school appreciated the program and agreed to provide more student if needed in the next program.
- Some of the personnel from the local government were positively impacted by the program and want for us to organise yet another project bringing together youth from ten different school in the locality.
- We have also been pledged monetary support for the next project.
- More student from Machhapuchhre higher secondary school wish to join in the next course.
Reviews & Reactions:
Conclusion
A tiny step towards the high strides that we hope to take in future, the project was an immense success. Appreciated by the school and cherished to bits by the students that took part. We ended on a high note with outdoors instilled in the hearts of the students.
We now moved towards the next project to be held in September.
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