A (School) Year has passed
04.07.2011
And the year has passed quickly for me, since I was quite busy searching for a new home in Germany. But many good news from Cambodia arrived and let me stay in touch with the development there. Most important to me: the kids went to the private school regularly (with the exception of some weeks missing caused by illness) and they obviously had a lot of fun and many new experiences by going there. And they were quite successful:
Sopheak, Tola and Arons eldest son, received an excellence award for his performance in Grade 2, which he finished as the best student of the school year. I am afraid, the leftovers of my English knowledge will soon be outstripped by our young Cambodian aspirants. Then again: wouldn't it be a good idea, if one day Sopheak continues to write this blog...? I think, I feel a little proud of having had the opportunity and the means to make this success possible. But of course it is primarily Tolas and Arons merit, because they cared beautifully about their kids and supported them constantly with all their love and knowledge.
Raksa, the older daughter also did very well. She is highly commited to learn and very helpful to others. At school she supports her classmates and at home she helps her younger sister Kanica improving her homework. Due to her good results she will skip one class and go directly from K2 to Grade 1 (instead of visiting K3 for one year).
Kanica, the younger daughter, had bad luck during the last year. First she broke her leg and then she got seriously ill with an infection probably caused by a mosquito bite. Still, she managed to get "good" and "very good" grades at the private school. Besides, it seems that she develops a special talent for acting on stage.
Tola told me, that the kids profit not only from the aquisition of additional knowledge - especially English language -, but also by studying in a school with a Western cultural background. The students are treated there with much higher respect than at state schools and are much more actively involved in the learning process and even asked about their opinion.
Besides, they learn that corruption is not a necessary part of an institution. Sopheak for example, had also excellent scores in the state school but an award there was rejected, because his parents tried to give a good example and were not willing to pay extra money to the teacher. Kanica even failed her class at state school. She could not attend classes regularly due to her broken leg and Tola again was not willing to pay the bribe to the teacher.
And the year has passed quickly for me, since I was quite busy searching for a new home in Germany. But many good news from Cambodia arrived and let me stay in touch with the development there. Most important to me: the kids went to the private school regularly (with the exception of some weeks missing caused by illness) and they obviously had a lot of fun and many new experiences by going there. And they were quite successful:
Sopheak, Tola and Arons eldest son, received an excellence award for his performance in Grade 2, which he finished as the best student of the school year. I am afraid, the leftovers of my English knowledge will soon be outstripped by our young Cambodian aspirants. Then again: wouldn't it be a good idea, if one day Sopheak continues to write this blog...? I think, I feel a little proud of having had the opportunity and the means to make this success possible. But of course it is primarily Tolas and Arons merit, because they cared beautifully about their kids and supported them constantly with all their love and knowledge.
Raksa, the older daughter also did very well. She is highly commited to learn and very helpful to others. At school she supports her classmates and at home she helps her younger sister Kanica improving her homework. Due to her good results she will skip one class and go directly from K2 to Grade 1 (instead of visiting K3 for one year).Kanica, the younger daughter, had bad luck during the last year. First she broke her leg and then she got seriously ill with an infection probably caused by a mosquito bite. Still, she managed to get "good" and "very good" grades at the private school. Besides, it seems that she develops a special talent for acting on stage.
Tola told me, that the kids profit not only from the aquisition of additional knowledge - especially English language -, but also by studying in a school with a Western cultural background. The students are treated there with much higher respect than at state schools and are much more actively involved in the learning process and even asked about their opinion.
Besides, they learn that corruption is not a necessary part of an institution. Sopheak for example, had also excellent scores in the state school but an award there was rejected, because his parents tried to give a good example and were not willing to pay extra money to the teacher. Kanica even failed her class at state school. She could not attend classes regularly due to her broken leg and Tola again was not willing to pay the bribe to the teacher.
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