The Cambodia Rural School Project
The World Mate School
Number Ten
August, 2001
Kong Nin is a 15-year-old fifth grade student at the World Mate School No. Ten. He was ranked first in his class of 27 students. His parents are fathers and he has five siblings, one of whom attends school with him at the school.
In Their Own Words. . .
| On the new building: | “I go to school on foot and I like the new school building very much because it is brand new and makes learning easy.”
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| On school subjects: | “I like mathematics because it is easy to understand and I learn how to calculate things quickly. I like Khmer, too, because it is my native language and it is important to me to learn reading and writing.”
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| On his hobbies: | I like to help my parents with work at home when I have free time. I have never left my village. I don’t plan to graduate from another school because my family’s standard of living is so poor. (The World Mate School No. Ten teaches first through fifth grade.
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| On the future: | “If I could do anything, I would like to be a teacher because I am a part of my country’s development. I want to teach mathematics and Khmer language because I want to help the kids in my village.”
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| Message for the donor: | “I would like to thank the donor for providing a building in which my younger sister and I can learn. I wish him strength and good health.” |
