The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Tatsuo Maruyama School
(August, 2001)
Kep Yat is a 14-year-old fifth grade student at the Tatsuo Maruyama School. She was ranked ninth of the 40 students in her grade at the end of last year. Her parents are farmers and one of her five siblings is at the school with her.
In Their Own Words. . .
| On the new building: | “I like the new building because it has windows and doors so it is light inside.”
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| On her future: | “It is important to me to finish secondary school because then I will be qualified for a good job. I plan to graduate from high school and then become a teacher.”
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| On school subjects: | “I like mathematics because it gives me the skills to open a small business in the future.”
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| On her favorite things to do: | “I like to work in the fields growing vegetables to eat and sell. I would also like to go to Siem Reap and see Angkor Wat.” |
