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* May 30, 2008: Rabi Karmacharya, executive director of OLE Nepal, gives a [[OLE_Nepal_Presentation_at_1cc|presentation]] at OLPC headquarters about Nepal's progress
* May 30, 2008: Rabi Karmacharya, executive director of OLE Nepal, gives a [[OLE_Nepal_Presentation_at_1cc|presentation]] at OLPC headquarters about Nepal's progress
* April 25, 2008: [[OLE Nepal]] launches wide trial in [[Bashuki_Journal|Bashuki]] and [[Bishwamitra_Journal|Bishwamitra]] schools
* April 25, 2008: [[OLE Nepal]] launches wide trial in [[Bashuki_Journal|Bashuki]] and [[Bishwamitra_Journal|Bishwamitra]] schools
* March 27, 2008 : [[OLPC Nepal]] launches a [http://olpcnepal.blogspot.com/2008/03/sunrise.html "Sunrise" trial] at Janajyoti school.
* July 2007: Members of the OLPC Nepal community form [[OLE Nepal]] to implement Nepal's pilots
* July 2007: Members of the OLPC Nepal community form [[OLE Nepal]] to implement Nepal's pilots


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===[[OLE Nepal]] in [[Bashuki_Journal|Bashuki]] and [[Bishwamitra_Journal|Bishwamitra]] schools===
===[[OLE Nepal]] in [[Bashuki_Journal|Bashuki]] and [[Bishwamitra_Journal|Bishwamitra]] schools===
On April 25, 2008, OLE Nepal launched Phase I of the Nepal OLPC deployment. This involved distribution of 135 XOs at two pilot schools, with accompanying curriculum both developed and in development. These XOs joined 22 XOs distributed a month earlier to teachers, who received training prior to developing classroom lesson plans for the Phase I launch.
On April 25, 2008, OLE Nepal launched Phase I of the Nepal OLPC deployment. This involved distribution of 135 XOs at two pilot schools, with accompanying curriculum both developed and in development. These XOs joined 22 XOs distributed a month earlier to teachers, who received training prior to developing classroom lesson plans for the Phase I launch.

Evaluation of Phase I will be ongoing, so that as many lessons can be learned, and adjustments made, for future deployments.


* Some relevant items from the blog:
* Some relevant items from the blog:
** [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/123 The School Server] w/ emphasis on [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/124 Moodle]
** [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/123 The School Server] w/ emphasis on [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/124 Moodle]
** [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/130 Monthly Game Jams]
** [http://blog.olenepal.org/index.php/archives/130 Monthly Game Jams]

=== Sunrise trial at Janajyoti school ===
See the OLPC Nepal blog discussion about the start of the trial [http://olpcnepal.blogspot.com/2008/03/sunrise.html here].
Evaluation of Phase I will be ongoing, so that as many lessons can be learned, and adjustments made, for future deployments.


===Historical Planning Documents===
===Historical Planning Documents===

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Nepal


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'Nepal नेपाल
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Capital Kathmandu
Official languages Nepali
Area 147,181 km²
Population
 - July 2007 estimate 28,901,790
 - 2003 census 23,151,423
 - Density 184/km²
Education
 - Literacy (%) 48.6
 - Compulsory Years
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Nepal has had perhaps the most active grassroots OLPC community, that became active in the fall of 2006. The OLPC Nepal movement has needed to develop its deployment plans, school server architecture, and strategies of interfacing with government. The most active members of the OLPC community within Nepal formed a local non-profit organization in July 2007, OLE Nepal, to implement Nepal's initial OLPC deployments. All of these became the exemplars for later deployments.

News

  • May 30, 2008: Rabi Karmacharya, executive director of OLE Nepal, gives a presentation at OLPC headquarters about Nepal's progress
  • April 25, 2008: OLE Nepal launches wide trial in Bashuki and Bishwamitra schools
  • March 27, 2008 : OLPC Nepal launches a "Sunrise" trial at Janajyoti school.
  • July 2007: Members of the OLPC Nepal community form OLE Nepal to implement Nepal's pilots

Additional Information Sources

Deployments and Trials

OLE Nepal in Bashuki and Bishwamitra schools

On April 25, 2008, OLE Nepal launched Phase I of the Nepal OLPC deployment. This involved distribution of 135 XOs at two pilot schools, with accompanying curriculum both developed and in development. These XOs joined 22 XOs distributed a month earlier to teachers, who received training prior to developing classroom lesson plans for the Phase I launch.

Sunrise trial at Janajyoti school

See the OLPC Nepal blog discussion about the start of the trial here. Evaluation of Phase I will be ongoing, so that as many lessons can be learned, and adjustments made, for future deployments.

Historical Planning Documents

These pages are preserved to show the history but they are dated now and do not show actual deployment design.

Groups

OLE Nepal

OLE Nepal is a local Nepali NGO that has a memorandum of understanding with Nepal's Department of Education to implement Nepal's pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra. For more information visit their wiki page or [website].

Nepal Government

Nepal Government has three-tier committees to implement OLPC in Nepal under Ministry of Education.

  • Steering Committee -- Secretary of Ministry of Education chairs this
  • Coordination Committee -- Director of Department of Education chairs this
  • Task Force -- Deputy Director of Department of Education chairs this