Schools for Children of Cambodia

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 Monks from the Mon Thyean pagoda. The opening ceremony...

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 on October 20th. A delay in the construction schedule...

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 (NGOs). The result is an improved strategy designed...

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 for a charity of their choice. Andy will work...

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 50 mothers, a few fathers and 150 students turned...

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 for volunteers to stay with host families while...

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 over 500 students from four neighboring villages...

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 of money. For families who struggle to support their...

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. In fact, when he's not supporting SCC school...