[Photo provided to China Daily]

Two years ago the school's concrete playgrounds were ripped up and replaced by rubberized playgrounds, making them both safer and more enjoyable to play on.

"I like playing basketball, and now that the courts have a rubber surface, we play more often thanks to government funding," Sherab says.

Tenzin Choedron, a sixth grade student, says that when she was in first grade her desk and chair were old and uncomfortable, and her chair now has a backrest, and is comfortable.

Kunsang Dorje, 10, a student in fifth grade, said he likes the school's recently opened multimedia classroom, and says it makes it much easier for students and teachers to communicate.

"We used to only have one sports ground, and now we have several basketball courts. As a student of the school I'm proud, and I like playing ping pong."