Moulding minds
| Tibet has sent students to study at high schools outside of the autonomous region since 1985, in the hope of training more professionals and subsequently boosting the plateau region's development. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
Beijing Tibetan Middle School joins the rest of China as examination fever for the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, heats up in June.
In the north of Beijing, a Tibetan-style compound stands out among soaring skyscrapers. It is the home to Beijing Tibetan Middle School, the largest secondary school for Tibetans outside of the Tibet autonomous region. The school has more than 800 students from different prefectures in the Tibet autonomous region. Launched in 1987, it has trained nearly 5,000 middle and high school students from Tibet. Many of them have returned to Tibet to help develop the autonomous region.
| Teachers from the autonomous region impart knowledge about Tibetan language and culture to students. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
| Besides Tibetan and Mandarin, English is a compulsory subject and most students study the language from primary school. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
| Sho is a traditional Tibetan game and the favorite pastime of Tibetan students. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
| The blackboard in each classroom is filled with text in Mandarin, Tibetan and English. TenTsen ShinDen / Tibet Daily |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 06/07/2013 page5)
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