The Druk White Lotus School Totally Explained

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The Druk White Lotus School is located in Shey, Ladakh, high in the Indian Himalaya.
   The School was started at the request of the people of Ladakh who wanted a school that would help maintain their rich cultural traditions, based on Tibetan Buddhism, while equipping their children for a life in the 21st century.
   The masterplan and school buildings, designed by architects and engineers from Arup and Ove Arup & Partners, combine local building techniques and materials with leading edge environmental design to make them effective in the extreme climate.
   The school offers a broad education, initially in the Ladakhi language and English. Residential blocks allow children from Ladakh's remote areas to attend, and a programme of sponsorship ensures that the poorest are not excluded.
   Druk White Lotus school is being built in stages. The Nursery and Infant Courtyard opened in September 2001, and the Junior School in November 2004. You can get the latest news from the school here

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The school is managed by the Druk Pema Karpo Educational Society and financed with money raised internationally.

Founder, Patrons and Supporters:

Founder

His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa Patrons
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
His Eminence the 2nd Thuksey Rinpoche

Honorary Patrons

Joanna Lumley OBE FRGS

Richard Gere

The Rt. Hon. the Dowager Countess Cawdor

The Viscount Cowdray and Viscountess Cowdray

The Rt. Hon. Lord Weatherill PC DL Supporters

The Yardbirds

Donovan

Awards

Australian National Association of Women in Construction, 2005:

Sinclair Knight Merz Award for Achievement in Development

British Consultants and Construction Bureau - International Expertise Awards, 2003:

Large Consultancy Firm of the Year 2003 (Arup Associates)

World Architecture Awards, 2002, (Arup Associates):

Best Asian Building
Best Education Building
Best Green Building (joint winner)

Trivia

The school is featured in Cisco Systems "Human Network" advertistment 'Stare Down

'. The advertisement was designed for Cisco Systems by Ogilvy and Mather and @radical media.

In 2007 actors Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman narrated a short film for the PBS series Design e2. Watch the episode

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