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In order for the sponsored children to have a safe environment for learning, it has become necessary to establish support hostels in which the children can live whilst attending school. A first hostel, catering for 20 children, opened on February 9th 2005. A second hostel is opening in March 2008. Both hostels are located a few minutes walk from Dayanand School, the school attended by the sponsored children.The hostels are staffed by live-in teachers/carers with part-time daytime help from domestic staff. The hostel staff provide balanced nutritious meals, help the children with their homework, and organise recreational activities in which the children's families are also invited to participate. The family atmosphere of the hostels is important to all. For most of the children it is their first experience of a secure family life.
Children who receive sponsorship attend Dayanand Model High, located in the town of Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. The school provides a broad education from nursery to secondary level (ages 4-16), and accepts children from all backgrounds, upholding its message of equality of opportunity.
All standard primary and secondary subjects are taught, with the languages of instruction being Hindi and English. Tong-Len has established a strong relationship with the school, whose staff have gone to no end in helping to support and encourage the families of children.