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Cambodia 's classrooms are generally under-resourced. Cabinets or shelves -- if they exist -- are empty, walls are bare, and in most cases there are insufficient textbooks to accommodate all students. In a Valuing Teachers survey conducted by Voluntary...
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During the last weeks of February, Wat Mon Thyean Primary School students were seen hauling bamboo shoots to school, just after the roosters started their morning crowing. The bamboo is the community's contribution to the construction of a fence that...
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During the mid to late 1970's, the period of the Khmer Rouge, and even during the following years of civil war, most Cambodians didn't have the opportunity for a formal education. The result is an entire generation who is uneducated and who puts...
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After three days of intense training and planning sessions facilitated by SCC, the School Support Committee (SSC) at Phoum Stung Primary School formulated their 2009 plan to improve access to and quality of education in their community. Participants included...
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The construction of four new classrooms and three new toilets at Wat Mon Thyean Primary School was completed last week and the keys will be handed to the community during an opening ceremony on the 21 st of November, a day chosen in consultation with...
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Marking the final part of construction of four new classrooms and three new toilets for Wat Mon Thyean Primary School, the purchase of 4 classroom doors, 3 toilet doors and twenty-eight new window shutters from a new contracting company was finalised...
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Over the past year, SCC has evaluated its programmes, refined its mission , assessed Cambodia's most pressing education needs, and researched the work of Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport and other non-governmental organisations...
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Goldman Sachs employee Andy Hill has been awarded a 2007 Goldman Sachs Public Service Fellowship. The Goldman Sachs Public Service Program is a global initiative which provides a unique opportunity for top performing employees to serve the public by working...
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The week of October 1 marked the first week of school of the 2007-08 school year in Cambodia. To open the week, SCC hosted a ceremony at Svay Dungkum Primary School, re-introducing the organization to community leaders, villagers and students. Nearly...
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SCC is seeking enthusiastic and creative volunteers to teach English to primary school students at SCC-supported public schools in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Our new and improved volunteer program, which launches January 1, 2008, provides opportunities...
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Eighteen kilometers outside of Siem Reap, on a flooded field stands two thatched roofs, serving as make-shift classrooms, butted up against a concrete block of 5 additional rooms. This is Phoum Stung Primary School, a school which provides education to...
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Only 26% of Cambodian children who are of official age for secondary education are enrolled in school. 1 Although there are a variety of reasons why students may drop out, in the areas of Siem Reap where SCC works, the most notable reason is a shortage...
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Jay Chea Lim, SCC's prized local staff member who has been with the charity since April 2006, has been promoted to full-time Project Coordinator. At a young age of 26, Jay has an unmatched passion for education and helping his country's children...
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