​ All of us at Awake and shine were delighted to learn that our friend, Graeme Budd has been named in the 2019 Queens Birthday Honour’s list as the recipient of the Order of Australia. The order of Australia  was established, to recognise...

​ Date : 16 April 2019 Hilary and Eric Robinson robinter99@yahoo.co wrote in our visitors book “So wonderful to see so happy and engaged children in a lovely setting. Great work” Date : 22 March 2019 Peter...

Bachiter Singb, well known architect from Chandigarh accompanied by wife Ashu, friends Pauline and Jasy, visited the school on 15 May 2019 and wrote:- “ Ä truly yeoman service being done by the visionary General. I am particularly impressed...

Every year we get together with our old students, during the winter holidays. The idea is to keep in touch, get to know how our old students are doing in the post primary stage, have some fun and games, and enjoy a picnic lunch. News item for bulletin...

Group of Ex students of Dr Grahams Homes, Kalimpong Vanda Campbell from Scotland and a group of Ex Students of Dr Grahams Homes visited the school during the winter vacation. They were shown round the class rooms and briefed on the Awake & Shine...

Twelve years after the opening of Awake and Shine School in Samthar, it was exciting and inspiring to witness the opening of the Nursery class of our second school in the remote hamlet of Chota Suruk. The ceremony was attended by all our teachers, parents...

Construction of the new school at Chota Suruk has been a challenge. To get to the site from The Samthar Farm House, I usually walk down the old mule track to the Teesta Valley. Some years ago this was converted into a jeep track with rough stone soling,...

Childrens’s Day 2018, dawned a clear sunny day with blue skies. General “jimmy” Singh joined the staff and children to celebrate the day. Our principal, Angela Lepcha, greeting the assembly of children at the Upper School ground, explained...

Since Feb 2018, We have been creating a team to run the Nursery Class at Chota suruk.  Manita Tamang , Class Teacher and her assistant Hasti Maya Lepcha will run the Nursery Class at Chota Suruk, under my supervision. Pascaline oyr Head teacher will...

Admission day at Chota Suruk for the Nursery class was so much fun. I have never seen 3 years old children so Keen and thrilled to be joining a school. We had a wonderful day checking  aptitude and attitude with toys and learning tools. What...

A lot has been happening at Chota Suruk  since March 2018. In phase 1, We have finished the building for the Nursery class room with toilets, staff room and resource room. Lawns and garden has been laid out.  It has been an exciting time for...