Meet a teacher - Noeurng Nak

Hello! My name is Nak. I am 25 years old and I come from Banteay Meanchey Province.

I have lived in Siem Reap for 4 years, and I have been teaching at FKC School for 6 months. I teach the Beginner class. In the evenings I am an English and Teaching student at Build Bright University, currently studying in my fourth year.

In my free time I like to read, watch the news, and spend time with my family. I also like going to Baray Lake.

In the future, I still want to be an English Teacher and live in Siem Reap. I hope to gain a lot of experience at FKC to improve my teaching methods, as well as learning more at university.

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Our teachers don't just teach...

As a growing NGO there are always a number of tasks to be done, and we can't pay other people to do to them all the time due to budget restrictions. So what do we do?! We all work together and do it ourselves.

On Saturday morning the teaching staff came at 8am to level out the ground around the school to ensure things are ready for our Christmas Party (more on that soon!). We had a quick break for brunch noodles at 10 and finished for lunch at 11.30. Same again next Saturday!

Shovels, spades, wheelbarrows all made the job easier

There was a lot of sweat but no blood fortunately!

Week round-up: Prue and Alice's last day at school

On Friday we said goodbye to Prue and Alice, volunteers from Australia and England respectively, who have been teaching English at FKC for the last few weeks. It has been a joy having them here with us and we wish them all the best as they return back to life in their home countries.

A child hugs Alice for the last time.
She has been teaching the kindergarten
class for six weeks. She also conducted
music lessons on Thursdays and Fridays

FKC staff and children gather around Prue (left)
and Alice (right) for a final group photo.

Prue says her final goodbyes to her students.
She has been helping out with the Kindergarten
and Starter classes for two weeks.

One of the Lem brothers poses for the camera!

Children crowd around to look at a photograph.

 One of Prue’s students hugs and smiles for the camera.

Students wave goodbye to Alice as they file out of school.

See it, pick it, eat it.

One of the best things (there are many, trust us) about Cambodia is we eat what the land provides us with.

Check out the photos below - we have coconut trees growing on our school grounds and a small lake just behind. Both provide us with a food source that we often use. The lake, for example, provides us with fish, morning glory (Cambodian green vegetable) and water lilies and sometimes lotus flowers. The coconut tree - well that's obvious!

These are but a few example of how we eat what grows around us. We catch frogs and fish when we can to cook and eat, we pick flowers and leaves from plants we know are nutritious and full of vitamins.

Unfortunately, not all of us are so lucky with what grows around us, and because of the dry season things can often die, that's why we have a well installation project to help villagers with no access to water - to try and give them a way to keep the good things growing!

If you are interested in donating a well - visit our donations page here: http://khmerchild.org/donations/

Meet a Teacher - Rouet Kanha

Good day, my name is Kanha. I am 20 years old and I am from Siem Reap Province. I am currently the Assistant Head of Education and Starter Class English Teacher.

I have been working at FKC for 3 years, and initially I was just a part-time English teacher with the beginner's class. I am now learning how to run the education department and also attend free teacher training ran by other NGOs when I get the chance.
I live with my mother, my father, four brothers and one sister. I am also studying English Language and Translation at Mekong University.

In my free time I like cooking and making handicraft which I do at school sometimes too.

I enjoy being an English teacher and hope to continue to improve my skills and gain more experience teaching English!

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Meet a teacher - Chan Bunhak

Me on an average working day!

Hello, my name is Bunhak. I am 22 years old and I am from Siem Reap Province. I am currently

I have been working at FKC for 10 months, and initially I started as the IT Teacher. When the administrator moved to China I was asked to fill this post instead, and I have been doing so for almost two months.
living with my father, two sisters and one brother. I am also studying Law at Mekong University.

In my free time I like playing 6-a-side football with my university friends. I also enjoy cooking, eating and playing games on Facebook.

In the future, I would like to work for the government, perhaps as a politician working in policy making and law.  I feel this could help ensure Cambodia has a strong and fair legal system that puts the people of Cambodia first.

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