To celebrate the end of a successful year, our English teachers held an awards ceremony/party/clean-up detail for our 250 English language students. The event started with the students cleaning trash from the road to the school. See the video. The top students in each level received certificates and books to recognize their accomplishments. The celebration ended […]
Prey Touch Commune has a new football (soccer) stadium thanks to a $62,000 donation from the Timothy Sykes Foundation. The stadium, on the grounds of Prey Touch Secondary School, was dedicated on November 17, 2017 with a gala event featuring dancers, bands, circus performers and, of course, football games. The deputy governor of Battambang Province […]
Six of our high school scholarship students recently moved to Battambang so they can attend Preah Monivong High School, one of the best public schools in Cambodia. They live in the Cambodian Village Fund Scholarship House, a short bike ride from the high school. They miss their families back in the village, but they are […]
We are very proud of our two newest college graduates, Sinat and Sophat, who just completed work on their Bachelor’s degrees in Hospitality and Tourism from Build Bright University. Sinat and Sophat have been best friends since growing up together in Kaun Khlong Village. Sinat (left in photo, above) became a scholarship student in May […]
We are very proud of our two high school seniors who passed the national high school exit exam and will attend college. Sothea, who won our $200 prize for having the highest score, plans to study in Phnom Penh at the Cambodia Institute of Technology. Sokny wants to be a teacher and plans to study […]
The Brian Dean Learning Center at Prey Touch Primary School is nearing completion. This 3-classroom building, constructed at a cost of $37,000, was funded by Internet entrepreneur Brian Dean. The building, which will accommodate about 135 1st – 6th graders, will be finished for the beginning of the new school year on November 1. Thank […]
Laptop computers are essential for all college students in Cambodia. First year college students, Sopheap (left) and Sreinoch, just received theirs. Sopheap is studying accounting at the University of Management and Economics. Sreinoch is currently in her foundation year at the University of Battambang and is also studying to become a mid-wife. They are both […]
