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Bhutan is a small, land-locked Himalayan country that completed its transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy in June 2008. Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan, and official language is Dzongkha. Fun things to do in Bhutan include viewing an Archery competition, Bhutan’s national sport, and attending an authentic Buddhist festival. Bhutan is one of the world’s smallest and least developed economies.

Retired teacher credited with facilitating Royal visit to Bhutan
At an Oxford dinner party in 1971, he was asked if he wanted to teach in Bhutan. Unfamiliar with the country, nevertheless, he agreed; never realising he was appointed as tutor for the Crowned Prince of Bhutan who would later become its 4th king.
Publ.Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:37:00 GMT

Hemingford native accepts teaching position in Bhutan
The Bhutanese government has sought help from The Bhutan Canada Foundation in improving the teacher to student ratio in the country. The foundation is providing up to 100 Canadian, American and other native English-speaking teachers to teach in the country.
Publ.Date : Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:46:00 GMT

Bhutan refugee Ram Rai says thanks, U.S.A.
WEST SPRINGFIELD - After living for more than 20 years in a refugee camp in Nepal, Ram Rai is very happy ... went on to get a degree in English and sociology from Mahendra Morang College in Birathnagar, Nepal. Rai went on to teach English in Katmandu ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:17:00 GMT

National education policy drafted
According to the draft policy, it will inform and guide all forms and levels of education in Bhutan, public and private ... numeracy and language, and English shall be the medium of instruction in schools. School curriculum should strengthen Science ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 May 2018 05:13:00 GMT

Former Bhutanese refugee join ranks of Akron police force
?I like to call myself a former Bhutanese refugee now,? said Subba, who fled Bhutan with his family in 1991 and lived ... aiming to become a physics teacher. Near the university, he rented an apartment, hiding his refugee status from his landlord.
Publ.Date : Tue, 15 May 2018 17:24:00 GMT

Reflections on a year teaching in Bhutan
During Thanksgiving of 2011, The Ledger reported that Aurelia (Reidi) Darveau-Smith, a 2003 graduate of Hemingford High School, was preparing for a year abroad, teaching in the small Asian country of Buhtan. As her one-year contract with the Bhutan Canada ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:58:00 GMT

Princess Mako leaves for 9-day official visit to Bhutan
When was the last time you were personally invited to sit and eat at the Royal table? hmmm probably never. Quite so, and never have I wanted it either. You mention ambassadorship, that is why the Japan government and many others have ambassadors ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 31 May 2017 09:05:00 GMT

Washington?s teacher shortage hurt by cumbersome certification process, some educators say
Bhakta Giri has been teaching school for about 20 years, yet the Bhutanese refugee has struggled to become a certified teacher in Spokane. Giri was a teacher in Bhutan until he fled ... of a master?s degree in English literature before coming to Spokane ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 06 Mar 2017 04:00:00 GMT

On the road less travelled
?I knew only Tamil and English ... Myanmar and Bhutan. This journey, he says, has changed him a lot. ?I would want to move away from the urban cities, set up a home in a rural area and volunteer to teach the children there and do farming,?
Publ.Date : Mon, 21 May 2018 12:41:00 GMT