The foundation stone of the Riglam hostel was laid in the year 2010’ and by the end 2014 ' it was inaugurated by H.Holiness the Dalai Lamaji and in 2016’ it stood blessed, tall and ready to house shelter & support the students that had come to seek the indispensible quality Education from their village to town .These students that come to Riglam school and simultaneously get facilitated with the hostel facility are children with deserving backgrounds from far flung regions of Ladakh and are majorly orphans ,semi-orphan ,destitute or children from broken families.
LBA ,the supporting body has devised a multi-tiered selection process of the students ,beginning at the Village Head level itself ( Numberdar) to ensure that the most genuine and deserving category of children mentioned above are provided the seats. The onus of the entire process of case authentication is borne by the Education Committee and the Hostel Management hand in hand. There is a set quota /no.of seats under each category of Criterions for the intake of the needy students. The hostel has a fine capacity to house 60 students Max and currently we support 44 of them. ... Riglam hostel has become a home away from home for all the students who have come to us over these 8 years! The students are provided a safe,clean and a friendly environment to spend their school life hassle free in a hostel . We serve simple and healthy meals that are dominated by local cuisine. The hostel is divided into two blocks and each caters to the two different genders. The hostel has a team of staff assigned with different responsibilities and all of them function under the Supervision of the Warden . A hostel Superintendent takes up all the responsibility in the warden’s absence. For the day to day care of the students we have House –mothers that take hands-on care of the children of their wings. The students life at the hostel is similar to school and so well- structured under a set Time table and they bring in a host of extra- curriculum skill building activities: multi-lingual debates ,Quizzical competitions ,Prep time, dance & Art Competition and most loved games ! The Riglam Institute stresses on the spiritual growth of the child too. Thus in this direction we have morning & evening prayers and stress is laid on Yoga & meditation...Read more