In Pictures: Nepal Reopens its Schools after the Earthquake

Five week after the disaster, Nepal reopened schools on Sunday in the makeshift schools and temporary classrooms.

Ten-years-old Niraj Ranjitkar walks along the debris of collapsed houses as he heads towards his school, in Bhaktapur, Nepal May 31, 2015. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Thousands of children affected by last month’s earthquake in Nepal returned to schools on Sunday, a working day in the Himalayan nation.

According to a UNICEF statement, 32,000 classrooms were destroyed and 15,352 classrooms were damaged in the two major earthquakes in Nepal.

With most school buildings partially or totally damaged, the Nepal government has ordered that classes be held in temporary classrooms.

A boy walks past a collapsed building close to his school, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Students wait for their school bus in front of a collapsed house, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Schoolchildren with their parents passed through the debris in Bhaktapur to reach the make-shift schools in the town.

A man leads his son past debris towards his school, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

It was a detour for Birendra Karmacharya while taking his two sons to school, and a challenge to comfort his four-year-old son Saksham, who had his first day in school.

Birendra Karmacharya walks his 4-year-old son Saksham Karmacharya and his older 9-year-old Biyon Karmacharya past the debris to his school in Bhaktapur, Nepal May 31, 2015. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar) 

After a while Birendra carries Saksham in his arms. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

As he nears school, Saksham cries while hugging his father. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Once in school, Biyon (R), comforts his brother Saksham, as their father leaves. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Vice Principal Bijay Karmacharya (R) gives some candy to comfort Saksham. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

There were other kids who cried on their first day in school.

Three-year-old Nebik Karmacharya, cries while being taken away from his mother towards the school by a school staff member, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Soham Gora cries as he is carried into school by a member of the staff in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

A Nepalese man comforts his crying daughter at her school in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Six-year-old Ukesh Tolangay, cries inside a classroom after being dropped off by his mother at school, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Ten-year-old Niraj Ranjitkar, wears his school uniform as he gets ready to go to school, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Children sing the National Anthem as they start their class, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Children sit inside a makeshift school, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A man puts up a tent which will serve as a temporary classroom, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A woman cleans a classroom before school reopens, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Laborers work to build a temporary classroom outside a damaged school, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)