The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Ta Krey Nippon
Foundation School
Rong Chhorvoan is a sixth grade student at the Ta Krey Nippon Foundation School. He is sixteen years old. He was ranked second among his 32 classmates in the first semester of this year. He has two sisters and two brothers, and three of them come to study at the new school. His parents are both farmers. His house is about 200 meters away from the school. He walks to school on foot every day
| On his studies:
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“I am good at mathematics, especially geometry. I can quickly understand what teachers say in the class. Thanks to my good teacher and to the enough number of math textbooks, I have become a good student of mathematics. I am average in the other subject. Dictation and grammar are the most difficult topics for me. ”
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| On the new building:
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“At the old school building, I constantly had to fix its thatched roof to keep the rain out. Otherwise the students would get wet. The old building had no wall, and therefore could not keep out the noise from other classes. I often had difficulty in catching what teachers say. Now, with the new building, it is much easier. No noise from the other classes, no raindrops from the roof.”
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| On his future:
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“When I grow up I want to work for an NGO to help poor people and develop rural villages. When I finish primary school in my village, I will go to study at high school in Bar Vil, about 37 km from my village. I have relatives there who can accommodate me.
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| Hobbies:
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“I like playing volleyball.” |
