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Early life. Wangchuk was born in 1966 in near Alchi in the Leh district of Ladakh. He was not enrolled in a school until the age of 9, as there were not any schools in his village. His mother taught him all the basics in his own mother tongue until that age.
The Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) was founded in 1988 by a group of young Ladakhis with the aim to reform the educational system of Ladakh. SECMOL Alternative School which is our eco-friendly campus near Leh, we organise residential activities for Ladakhi youth and students attending college in town.
The Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) was founded in 1988 by a group of Ladakhi college students who felt that the education system needed great change. For many years, SECMOL worked on reforming the government school system.
Instead of solving problems with the conventional 3Rs (Reading, wRiting, and aRithmentic), we encourage learners to problem solve using the 3Hs: Bright Head, Kind Heart, and Skilled Hands.”. ~ Sonam Wangchuk, Founding Director. Sonam Wangchuk, Founding Director. Message From Gitanjili.
View Sonam Wangchuk’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Though a Mechanical Engineer by education, he has been mostly working in the field of… · Experience:...
- Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh
Sep 9, 2023 · The SECMOL School (Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh) in Leh, Ladakh, serves as an outstanding example of a modern education system. The SECMOL school project started in 1988 when a group of college students from Ladakh, including Sonam Wangchuk, the renowned education reformer, initiated the project.
Nov 25, 2018 · The school building along with others, has been designed by Sonam Wangchuk - a local born engineer-turned-architect and Ramon Magsaysay award winning environmentalist, educationist and social reformist. Wangchuk, after completing his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Srinagar in 1987, studied Earthen Architecture at Craterra School ...
Engineer-turned-educationist Sonam Wangchuk is changing the education landscape of Ladakh, one failed student at a time. For a man who’s just won the prestigious Rolex Award for Enterprise,...
May 5, 2023 · He earned a B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (then REC, Srinagar) in 1987 and also underwent two years of higher studies in Earthen...
Nov 18, 2019 · Sonam Wangchuk is a leading education activist, a Solar Designer, environment and sustainability advocate from Ladakh, India. He currently heads the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL) and is an advisor at the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL).
