Life for students in rural Cambodia can be pretty hard. Many students live in dormitories because it is too far to go home at night.
This is the story of a girls dormitory when a tree crashed through the roof at 2am on the night before their final exams. Even when it was repaired they had to sleep on the floor because there were no beds for them.
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According to OECD students in Cambodia feel it is a priviledge to be at school beyond the age of 15. Truancy rates are amongst the lowest in the world.
But health and being able to afford to be at school is a major problem
The video is a quick look at these subjects and why we became involved.
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Berkshire charity boosts local agriculture project in rural Cambodia by encouraging use of IT to advance agriculture. Press Release To Grow An Orchid (reg charity 1187888) Contact: Dave Hunt Phone: 07710 351766 / 07717 003343 Email: admin@togrowanorchid.org For Immediate Release Pangbourne, Berkshire 23 Oct 2023: Charity encourages and funds collaboration of educational project between IT
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Local Charity Funds Critical IT Education Project in Rural Cambodia. Press Release Contact: Dave Hunt, To Grow An Orchid Phone: 07710 351766 / 07717 003343 Email: admin@togrowanorchid.org For Immediate Release Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK. 26 Sept 23: To Grow An Orchid (TGAO) is a UK charity based in Pangbourne, Berkshire assisting schools and institutes in rural
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This week we start a computer club at a school. We have provided the curriculum based on our knowledge of the students. It will be run by an IT teacher from the school. The normal classes are Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Our intention is to broaden their knowledge and raise their interest in IT. From
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One of the members of To Grow An Orchid helping us with our website development. They spent time with us in October 2019, guiding us on implementation of a School Management System and advising on website development. We have achieved a lot in the last few months.
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Keen students at extra English class during school holidays. An English teacher from Thailand had come to the school to give us a different perspective on teaching English. For the students he ran a class in his style one morning, then spent time with individual students the following day. He also spent time with the
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