As we have written before, the children of Khvien village receive free public education; the national government in Phnom Penh provides the following funds in support of the school: Salaries: each teacher receives a salary of US$30 per month (an…
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‘Cottage Industries’ in Khvien village
During our visit we have seen various enterprises used by villagers; here are some examples: BRACELETS Kournn Lumong has a daughter in Grade 6 and lives quite close to the school, next to S……..’s family. She supports her family by…
Major Events #3 – The second bookcase was delivered
Today the bookcase was delivered! This brings the number of bookcases to two in the library. How happy we all were to see it being used! This is a valuable resource for the teaching staff with scores of children’s…
Award of thanks
This afternoon’s visit to the school to bid farewell to each class in the afternoon school was marked by a presentation by School Director, Mr Hon, to M & M in recognition of his personal thanks to M & M…
Teachers get measured for their uniforms
Today a tailor came to Mr Ouern’s house in the village to measure up each of the teachers for their uniforms. The teachers here have never had uniforms before but apparently teachers at the better equipped schools all have…
Margaret’s class of Grade 1 at Khvien school
Last week Margaret asked Mr Hon if she might take a Grade 1 class to which he readily agreed. We bought some large mats and puzzles and had a marvellous time teaching the children how to do very simple jigsaw…
Oh, what a night in Khvien village!
This week preparations have been going on for the concert and magic show in Khvien village. Not even an annual event, excitement built as first the stage on a corner block and then the screens around the enclosure were erected.…
To Dream the Impossible Dream
Today we helped a third child enrol at High School. It may not seem such a big thing for us in the developed world to manage the transition from Primary School to High School. Yet here in Khvein it…
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KHVIEN VILLAGE
We have been pleased to have a meeting with the village leaders at the school. In attendance were the elected leader, his deputy and another senior man, as well as Mr Hon (School Director) and Phath translated for us. For…
MAJOR EVENTS #2 – The Excursion
Today was our annual excursion to the Silk Farm and the Cultural Centre and this year we hired 3 buses to take 130 children, four teachers, Phath, M & M. You can see photo highlights in the Photo Album…