The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Piero Derossi School
Chen Socheat, an 11 years old second grade student at The Piero Derossi School (Feb. 2000)
“I like school because I want to gain knowledge. My favorite subject is math.”
On her future plans: | “I want to be a teacher when I grow up because I want to study Khmer.” [Khmer is a general term indicating the Cambodian language and a major ethnic group.]
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On hobbies: | “I like to play ‘lot antak’ with my friends” (‘Lot Antak’ is a jumping game all Cambodian children like to play. It is similar to a ‘high jump’, where children try to jump over ‘rope’ made of rubber bands. The making of rubber band rope is a tedious and intricate process, which many children devote a lot of time to). |