Hello my name is Soy Sen. I am part of a video project supported by the Ponheary Ly Foundation in Siem Reap Cambodia. We are a youths groups video maker trained by Diana Gross, the Traveling Teacher.   I am a Cambodian student who made the video called “Water Wells in My Village“.  After that, we continued to make one  information technology video called  “I Am One” and submitted it to Goodtube for the Video Competition. (more…)

The video called “Water Wells in My Village” won first runner up in the Water.org “Water Day” Film  Competition this year. (more…)

Hello, and welcome to our Student Blog! It is really fantastic for us to make this blog because we can now show people around the world like you about our lives at school and in our villages. (more…)

I want to tell you about a girl in my village. We live in Brolay Village in Siem Reap Province. (more…)

By Farida Mot, Field Director

In February 2012 the Ministry of Education Youth and Sport celebrated a sporting event for all of the government schools in Siem Reap Province. Competing in the event was a team from the Bamboo Shoot Dormitory, all of whom attend Angkor High School.

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By Farida Mot, Field Director

In February the traveling teacher visited  Tchey primary school. She worked with 14 students on storyboard and videography. Recently those students made their first overseas communication through skype . (more…)

The last of three solar projects was accomplished in February at Knar School. A total of six 90watt panels were installed along with the inverter and batteries. Electrical wiring was run to the kitchen, the office, the storage room and two class rooms where English classes are held in the evenings. Gone are the unsafe and troublesome car batteries. (more…)

A valuable part of any student’s school experience is an old-fashioned field trip. Around here, there are plenty of amazing things for children to see and learn about, from the ancient wonders of Angkor Wat, to natural wonders such as Phnom Kulen, all the way down to being dumbstruck by sliding glass doors at the Lucky Mall. Our students are no different from any other anywhere in the world;  inquisitive by nature and always ready to get away from their desks for a day. (more…)

We are very happy to report that the solar projects at both the dorm at Srayang and the school at Koh Ker are complete. Four 135w panels were deployed at Srayang and a complete electrical system was wired in; 100 meters of trenches were dug and lines buried, delivering electricity to both girls and boys houses as well as the housemother’s house, both latrines, the new kitchen and classroom and the front gate. We failed to electrify the chicken coop, but maybe next time. (more…)