Our History

The villagers in Sermathang, Helambu felt the need for their children to learn basic English and Nepali in the 80s -so that they can work as trekking guides when they grow up. A learning center was started in 1987 with seven small children. By 1989 we had thirty-five students, and the villagers felt the need to register as a school so that their children could continue to high school. Thus, Yangrima School was established by a Sermathang resident Gopal Lama, on the 5th of June 1989.

The purpose of Yangrima School was to provide an inclusive and practical education with respect to the local knowledge, languages, and traditional practices. We believe that a child growing up in her own community, learning both the national curriculum as well as her mother tongue, local skills and rooted in her traditions will help her holistic development. We know that a growing child needs parental care, community protection and access to modern knowledge, skills and technology to help her develop her full potential.

Fortunately, we have experienced this through teaching and nurturing hundreds of students in Helambu over the last three decades.

Yangrima School had been a victim of the Maoist civil war, The Great Earthquake in 2015 and recently the Covid pandemic. These incidents have forced us to think more clearly about how we as a small independent school can help children in these remote and rural villages more effectively. How can we remain committed to our mission of ensuring that no child is left behind in our region.

This website is one the initiatives to reach out and engage the ‘Friends of Yangrima’ without whom it would not have been possible to support children in this remote region.