Introduction

Hello Fab World!! This is Tsheltrim Lhamo, grinning ear to ear as you make your way to my page and I welcome you to my webpage with wide open arms. I am so thrilled to learn and immerse myself in this new world that is alien to me. My expectations from this journey would be to learn the theoretical parts as well as gain hands on experiences and then be able to explore embedded systems, digital fabrication, CAM and CAD too!!

Another expectation that I have(from myself) would be to able to learn coding and customize this website as a reflection of who I am. This website will be a result of my very amature coding skills, and it will record all of the upcoming learnings and mistakes of this journey. Currently, I am studying in the 11th grade at The Royal Academy, Druk Gyalpo's Institute where learning is wholesome-also the result of practicing the 5 areas of Development and you can learn more about it here

My hobbies

Hmm, come to think of it, I have loads of hobbies, but if I had to narrow it down, I particularly love working, learning, and doing projects related to technology. I also have a keen interest in music—particularly the piano and guitar. I also love to go out camping as I find it a very relaxing and and I think of it as a learning experience where we acquire various important skills. At The Royal Academy, learners, both students and adults, participate in 2 Nature Retreats every year. Each Nature Retreat is an important learning experience that spans a period of 5 nights and 6 days each. It helps us develop survival and social skills that the 4 walls within a classroom can't help develop. Other than the nature retreats, I have been a part of 18th Leadership Training for Scouts held at Gelephu from 18th January, 2024 and ended on 4th February, 2024. The training aimed to equip scouts with essential skills such as fostering responsibility, adaptibility and a service-oriented mindset. Similarly, I was the nominee of The Royal Academy as well as of Paro Dzongkhag for the 17th Golden Youth Award Camp. I love going on camps because I get to interact with a lot of new people who introduces new ideas and socialize with everyone.
But most of all, I just like doing work and feeling productive.

Background.

In 2022, while I was in the 8th grade, I designed my first project—a Minion in tinkercad and 3D printed it—and since then, what started out as a project just for fun had acquainted me with the fablab quite a lot and that is how it all began.

Then I attended the FAB23 conference that was held in Bhutan-the techno-social innovation conference that gathers global communities to design our sustainable future where I got so many experiences such as hands-on workshop on paper making and making portable cotton spinning wheel. Meeting global industry leaders, maker movement stars, Fab Lab experts, and innovators together to share their knowledge, experience, discuss the latest trends, foster collaboration, and inspire the global community of makers and innovators had a very huge impact on my willingness to learn and explore.
I’ve also had experiences creating games using Python, such as Pacman, XO and the snake game, in the Game Inventor competition, as well as using Blender to showcase a historical artifact(A stupa of Guru Padmassambhava) in the Virtual Museum project in the E-yantra competitions hosted by IIT Bombay.
I am also part of the PROJECT PANOPTES that is a citizen science project whose main objective is to find exo planets and I did a streak study which you can access here. It has sparked a keen interest in astronomy and exo planets and extraterrestrial life for me.

After that, I anticipated challenging myself even further, and Fab Academy has come as the perfect opportunity for me to push my limits.

Student Agreement

The Fab Academy is responsible for:
Teaching principles and practices of digital fabrication
Arranging lectures, recitations, meetings, and events for the class
Evaluating and providing feedback on student work
Offering clear standards for completing assignments
Certifying and archiving student progress
Supervising class preparation
Reviewing prospective students, instructors, and labs
Providing central staff and infrastructure for students, instructors, and labs
Fund-raising for costs not covered by student tuition
Managing and reporting on the program's finances, results, and impacts
Publicizing the program
Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination
Encourage a diverse, accessible, and equitable community

I am a Fab Academy student, responsible for:
Attending class lectures and participating in reviews
Developing and documenting projects assigned to introduce and demonstrate skills
Allowing the Fab Academy to share my work (with attribution) in the class for purposes compatible with its mission
Honestly reporting on my work, and appropriately attributing the work of others (both human and machine)
Working safely
Leaving workspaces in the same (or better) condition than I found them
Participating in the upkeep of my lab
Ensuring that my tuition for local and central class costs is covered
Following locally applicable health and safety guidance
Recognizing limits on lab and staff time
Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination

Signed by committing this file in my repository,
Tsheltrim Lhamo