The Next Step: Yangri Academic Center 2.0
The Next Step: Yangri 2.0
The Yangri Academic Center was built in the Yangri Valley in 2015 and today, it provides 280 children with exceptional education. However, due to a flash flood in 2021, its current location is no longer sustainable.
“The Next Step” is a transformative initiative that is dedicated to rebuilding the Yangri Academic Center in Bangdang, a location that is further up the Yangri Valley and far away from the river that washed away two-thirds of our school in 2021.
“The Next Step Campaign” has purchased land, begun construction and already provides education to our students from Grade 6-10.
Building Young Minds In Yangri
- 280 children are currently enrolled at the Yangri Academic Center, 125 of those students are receiving their education at the partially opened new school in Bangdang
- 214 of the students live in the Yangri Hostel
- The lower campus (original school) teaches Lower & Upper Kindergarten as well as Grade 1-5; the upper campus in Bangdang teaches Grade 6-10
Building Design
The new buildings, designed by B.C. architect and designer, Florian Maurer of F2A Architecture ltd., will be seismically engineered to Canadian standards to prevent/withstand earthquake damage by the Vancouver-based structural engineering firm, Fast + Epp.
These timber frame buildings, with engineered laminate beams, are aesthetically beautiful and very functional, including the south-facing solar gain capacity for the cold winter months. Our school is the only place in Nepal using this kind of building technology.
The Next Step Components
- 10 acres of land were purchased in 2022 and construction began in early 2023
- 4 pods, each containing 4 classrooms, have been constructed and are currently in use by our staff and students
- We are in the process of constructing 4 dorm buildings, each dorm will house 50 students; additionally, we are building a dining hall that will accommodate 500 students
- Over the next 2 years, focus will be on constructing the septic systems, walkways, kindergarten classroom, staff accommodations, additional dorms and an office block
The Next Step Budget
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN
Ways to Give:
Give online through the button below or give through cheques to our mailing address.
400-221 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 3J3, Canada
Make a Pledge
A pledge can be fulfilled anytime, or make payments over three years.
Click the button below to get started.
Stay Informed
Click the button below to read the latest on the rebuilding of the school.
