At the edge of the forest is a small school covered with rusted zinc leaves. Small students come to learn kakhra in the school standing on the steep ground. There are 31 students studying in Ambot Basic School located at the tail end of Kushma Municipality-3 Durlung.
Mina Gurung, the principal of the school, said that the state has neglected their school, which teaches from infant to third grade in English medium.
Khadk Bahadur Gurung established the school in 2052. He is the father of the principal of the school, Mina Gurung. At that time, after the construction of the Pokhara-Baglung road accelerated, the number of people migrating to Ambot increased from the villages of Savik Durlung and Bajung VDCs such as Nimne, Kathure, Hriardi, Bharti, Bhum, Okhaldhunga. The school was not near .
Principal Gurung said that the father started the school after seeing that the children were having problems in their studies. There is a school in Tare Community Forest. We don't even have Lal Purja . From my father to my time, where did she go to get the school supplies, who did she tell? I am tired, she said, "We have been neglected by the local government because of the lack of supplies. That's why we started a donation collection campaign and built a paved road leading to the school.
The school started a donation collection campaign last October. Assistance of 11 lakh 46 thousand 723 rupees was received from 114 people living in the country and abroad. With that amount, a 300 meter sloped staircase with iron railings leading to the school has been constructed. A small playground has also been constructed by placing iron pillars in the school premises and making a cement slope with the saved money. Principal Gurung said that students from the age group of 2 to 8 years go to the school. There is a school on a steep land. Small students were forced to walk on a difficult path with stones and gravel,' she said, 'During the rains, students do not come to school because they cannot walk.'
There is a lack of water and electricity in the school. The water needed in the school is brought by motor from Ambot. Electricity has been taken away from the house of School Management Committee Chairman Srijan Ranamar after there was a problem with the meter connection in the name of the school. It has been a year since I became the president. The previous management committee was appointed to solve the problem of water supply and electricity,' she said. The school also needs a concrete building and a Monteshwari teacher. Who will listen?'
Founder President Durgakumari Gurung cut the ribbon and inaugurated the newly built school. The school has two permanent teachers and two private teachers. The management committee and the parents collect the money and pay the salary to the private teachers. The school is run by women. The president of the school management and four female teachers have been appointed to improve the quality of the school. The students of Ambot go to Kushma and Patichour after completing three classes from this school. Before that, none of the students here go to study in private or other schools,' said President Rana.
