The Cambodia Rural School Project
The O Svay Nippon Foundation
School
Thy Shrorn, an 11-year old girl in the 5th grade at
the O Svay Nippon Foundation School.
Thy Shrorn is an 11-year old girl in the 5th grade at the O Svay Nippon Foundation School. She has two sisters and three brothers; all of them attend the school. Her father is named Theit Thy and is 32-years old. Her mother is named Roeun Srey and is 36-years old. Both are farmers in the village. She is currently ranked 5th in a class of 23 students. She lives about 150 meters away from the school and walks here everyday.
“My favorite subject is science because I want to know about our country. I dislike math the most because it’s too hard. It’s most difficult for me to do calculations or any kind of arithmetic.”
“In the future, I plan to study hard so that I could become a teacher. I want to be able to teach children.”
“During my free time, I like to help my parents farm the rice fields. I also do household chores such as cooking rice and making soups and watch after my little brothers and sisters. I like playing sports like soccer and jumping rope.”
“There were always problems when I studied in the old building because there were no walls. Therefore, whenever it rained, the rain would seep in and soak us. We used to use coconut leaves to cover the sides of the building, but there were still problems. There were usually two or three classes in session at the same time, and we could see and hear each other because there were no walls separating us. This made things really noisy. There weren’t enough desks, and the ones that were there were too shaky. Some kids even had to study under the shade of the trees because there was a lack of space in the building.”
“I’m happy that we have the new building. It is a lot easier to study here. For example, water doesn’t seep in when it rains, and I’m not bothered by the noise from other classes. There are enough desks and chairs and we can all get an education.”
“I would like to thank the donors for donating their time and money to help build this beautiful school for my village.”
