Munsel-Ling school is the first english medium private school in the whole of Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh. The school was inaugurated by H.H the 14th Dalai Lama in 1996 and gave the name Munsel-Ling, a Tibetan word which means the place where darkness of ignorance is expelled by the light of knowledge.The school provides combination of modern and traditional education to children from Spiti and other underdeveloped tribal regions of the Indian Himalayas. Munsel-Ling school has been operating since 1993 with the generosity of various western charities, regular contributions by individuals and financial assistance from the Indian Government's Departments of Tribal Affair sat both state and central level.The school is recognized by the Himachal Pradesh Board under Education department ofGovernment of Himachal Pradesh and is presently providing education to 460 students from in and around Spiti Valley.

This school is an initiative of The Rinchen Zangpo Society for Spiti Development, which provides a combination of modern and traditional education to young people from Spiti and other underdeveloped tribal areas in the Indian Himalaya. The general goals of our society are-

1) to lift Spiti out of its economic backwardness, and 

2) to preserve and promote enjoyment of Spiti's peaceful, Buddhist culture. 

The specific educational goals of our society are 

1) to offer young Spitians the best possible modern education and to pass onto them our unique culture and traditions, and 

2) especially to encourage education at all levels for girls and women.