On 16th May 2009, His Holiness the Tshengye Lopen from the central monastic body together with 13 other monks conducted the ritual ceremony for the consecration of the new buildings....Read more Posted on 31st May, 2009
C.T.A.S Celebrates Foundation Day
The chief guest was Hon’ble Dasho Dr. Sonam Tenzin, Hon’ble Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources. In his address to the students, he....Read More Posted on 31st May, 2009
New Admission
There were 80 students who applied for the admission in the school against 20 available seats....Read more
New M.P Hall
A multipurpose hall with kitchen and a general administration building is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by end of March 2009. Read more....
Kuzu-Zangpola and Welcome to Choki Traditional Art School website!
Choki Traditional Art School (CTAS) is a private traditional art school established in 1999 in commemoration of His Majesty, the fourth King’s Silver Jubilee reign by Dasho Choki Dorji to help children of broken and economically disadvantaged family. The school offers free education with food and lodging facilities. The school was initially set up with 5 students in a small building in Kawangjangsa, Thimphu but is now relocated at Kabesa ,10 kms north of Thimphu city.
Today we have 98 students(85 Boys/13 Girls) and 13 staff. The students come from different dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan and have varying educational background. Some are school drop outs ranging from classes 4- 10 and some who have not been to school at all. The school provides courses in Lhadri (painting), Jinzo (Sculpting) and Pap (carving).
Sustaining the school is our greatest challenge. We try to sustain the school through the funds raised at school through the sale of artifacts produced by the senior students during the practical sessions. However, students leaving the school at the senior level before completing the full course have affected the fund. The internal fund raised is inadequate to cover the expenditure of the school and the school has to depend on external support to keep the school running. The school receives support from the Himalayan_Youth_Foundation who has helped with additional infrastructure facilities and provided funds to meet the budgetary gaps in the school.
On behalf of CTAS, I take this opportunity to thank and express my heartiest appreciation to all the well wishers and supporters of CTAS, and in particular to HYF for their valuable contributions to the school. This generosity and magnanimity provided by the well wishers and supporters have given new hope and life to the students at CTAS. The children will always remember your kindness and charity.
The management, staff and the students of CTAS would like to wish all of you a
Very Happy New Year 2009!
With best regards,
Sonam Choki
(Principal)
CTAS NEWS UPDATE
Consecration of the new buildings On 16th May 2009, His Holiness the Tshengye Lopen from the central monastic body together with 13 other monks conducted the ritual ceremony for the consecration of the new buildings....Read more Posted on 31st May, 2009
C.T.A.S Celebrates Foundation Day
The chief guest was Hon’ble Dasho Dr. Sonam Tenzin, Hon’ble Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources. In his address to the students....Read More Posted on 31st May, 2009
New admission interview result- 26th March, 09
The admission interview for the new students was conducted on 26th March, 2009 at the school campus in Kabesa. There were 80 students who applied for the admission in the school against 20 available seats. (Read more…)
Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington DC.
In July 2008 for two weeks, Bhutan participated in the Smithsonian Folk life Exhibition in Washington D.C, USA. Choki Traditional Art School was fortunate to participate in this festival. (Read more…)
4th Batch Graduation Ceremony 2008.
The 4th Batch graduation ceremony was organized on 13th December 2008. There were only two students who graduated this school. (Read more…)
New Hostel for Girls.
It has been 10 years since the establishment of the school in 1999. Although girls have expressed interest to study at the school, they could not be admitted due to lack of hostel facilities in the school. This will now soon be a story of the past (Read more…)
A new Mahindra 4WD Vehicle.
The school receives a new Mahindra 4WD vehicle from Ester, Mountaineers for Himalayas and the Government of Andorra. (Read more…)
