On the morning of November 29, 2007, over 60 parents and community members crowded behind wooden desks in a classroom at Wat Mon Thyean Primary School to participate in a meeting with school teachers and SCC staff.  The school director opened the meeting, welcoming parents, grandparents and children alike, and then handed the podium to Jay, SCC Project Coordinator.  Community members listened intently, cracking smiles at Jay's jokes as he reintroduced SCC's programs and the charity's involvement at Wat Mon Thyean school in an effort to promote awareness of free education.  A discussion of upcoming SCC projects -- including the construction of a school kitchen -- followed, in which the community pledged to contribute labor and bamboo for the planned kitchen.

It's through community meetings, like this one at Wat Mon Thyean, that SCC is working to increase community participation at our supported schools.