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    My Scholarship Entry - A Small School on a Big Hill

    Nepal

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    A girl in her final year of school looks out of the window at the world beyond. Every classroom of the world has room for one day-dreamer. by: lauracook Views[221] Children unable to afford school uniforms look longingly in the window. Primary education is free in Nepal but books and uniforms cost money and many children are expected to help at home during the day. Teachers at Kent College are happy to allow the onlookers the chance to learn through the open window. by: lauracook Views[272] Morning exercises led by a solemn and focused seven year old boy. Every day a different student leads their Kent College Nepal peers in ten minutes of exercise and stretching before class begins. by: lauracook Views[498] A paper plane prepares for flight in this Lahachowk mountainside school in Nepal. Rocky stone walls and mist covered mountains provide plenty of opportunities for paper-planes to go missing mid-flight. by: lauracook Views[394] A group of first-graders wait for their teacher to arrive at Kent College Nepal in Lahachowk. Many children walk for an hour to get to this remote school and then sit on their classroom benches ready for the day to begin. by: lauracook Views[222]
     

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    Monday, 7 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Our world is such a beautiful place and yet is so often portrayed through images that strip away the dignity and hope I believe exists in every situation. I am particularly interested in humanitarian and travel photography that breaks stereotypes of the ... Read more >
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