The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Rattanak Sophorn Nippon
Foundation School
(August, 2001)
Mrs. Yem Somaly is the Director of The Rattanak Sophorn Nippon Foundation School. She has been a teacher for over 10 years and director for the past two years. Her two daughters attend the school.
In Their Own Words. .
| On the new building: | “The number of students was decreasing when we used the old building, but the student body is increasing every year because they like the new school building.”
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| On her family: | “I have two daughters studying in this new school building. My older daughter is in third grade and the other is in first grade. I want them to learn at this school because I am here and my house is near this school.”
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| On teaching: | “I became a teacher because I have liked this job since I was young. The best thing about my job is the respect that you receive, even when walking around the village. I like teaching Khmer and mathematics because these two subjects are very important for children to learn in primary school. I don’t like teaching applied science because we lack teaching instruments.”
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| Message for donor: | “Thanks to The Nippon Foundation, we have a nice new school building.” |
