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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Do you remember our story about the dormitory that was destroyed by a tree and how it the students had to sleep on the floor for many months until new bunk beds arrived? Then finally the beds arrived. The school closed because of Covid – and when the school part-re-opened the dormitories remained closed for
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All ready to go, only problem is the school is not fully open. A few students are back at school. Exams are taking place for end of school year
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After many months, the new bunk beds for the dormitory have arrived. All hands-on-deck to get them off the lorry and assembeled.
Still no school. Students are here, either to use the wifi, hand in project work or just to catch-up with friends.
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The students are keen to get back to school. They have on-line studies. The wifi can be better at the school than at home – and their friends are here too, so they come to school. Some are helping keep the grounds tidy. The government has announced that schools will start soon, everyone is waiting.
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These students left school a couple of years ago – but they come back to meet their friends and teachers
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Some on-line tuition has started. A few students can be seen at the school. They come to hand in assignments or to use the wifi. The results have been mixed, as many of them do not have internet at home and rely on their mobile phones, which obviously incurs expense. We have been helping some
Continuing story of bunk beds in the dormitory damaged by a falling tree last year. 4 months into the school year – no beds. Students still have to clean their own dormitory.
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Students have responsibility of keeping their school tidy. This involves sweeping and removing leaves from the paths around the classrooms and dormitories, keeping the grass cut. All in a days work. No time off for this, it has to fit into their normal day or at weekends.
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