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Alumni Sponsor provides ongoing scholarships
Priscilla and granddaughter Charlotte
Priscilla MacNeal visited Kompong Speu Orphan Center when she traveled to Cambodia in 2002. That fall, she became Cambodia Tomorrow's first sponsor, providing a scholarship for Sum Srey Rath for the past nine years. Srey Rath has just begun her university studies and Priscilla has generously agreed to continue her support for Cambodia Tomorrow School with an annual alumni scholarship.
Priscilla is an educator. She served as Fine Arts Chair and Head of the Drama department at the Agnes Irwin School in suburban Philadelphia for 27 years. Two of her granddaughters were residents of Kompong Speu Orphan Center.
Thanks to Priscilla, Mary Ellen Haley and Myles Gullam for supporting our recent graduates and to all our donors for your continuing to support Cambodia Tomorrow as we enter our tenth year! |
The Cambodia Tomorrow School Celebrates the Start of the School Year with a "Green Party" |
Last Saturday, October 1st, we celebrated the beginning of a new school year with a Green Party when the greens we grow at the school are ready to eat.
The two teachers Thinearng and Poch were cooks for the party. The older kids were very happy to help us prepare water green and ingredients for cooking. All the children were really excited to join the party. They expressed their enthusiastic thanks to us and nannies for this event in the center and hoped it would be done again.
We would like to share our happy time with you all and wish you good health, luck and happiness.
Best regards,
Teachers, director, nannies and kids in Kompong Speu Orphan Center
Cambodia Tomorrow School
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Expanding the Realm
of Technology
We recently added internet service to the Cambodia Tomorrow School. The children will be able to wirelessly access the internet from their XO computers to enhance the classroom instruction.
We are committed to internet safety for the students. This has been made possible through a donation of an iBoss router which will allow Cambodia Tomorrow to set internet filters and monitor internet usage from here in the U.S. The monitoring will be done with volunteer services of Vladimiro Hart-Zavoli, a computer technology specialist in Syracuse, New York.
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Every dollar helps.
Please click on the Paypal link above or mail a check to:
Cambodia Tomorrow
195 Santa Ana
San Francisco, CA 94127
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FUNDING NEEDS
Scholarships: $400 per year
Provide tuition and supplies for one student attending the Cambodia Tomorrow School.
Internet: $375 per year
Now available in Kompong Speu, this improvement will enable the students to access English language programs.
Staff: $180 per year
KS Orphan Center has asked that we support a fifth nanny. |
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Happy Fall from everyone at Cambodia Tomorrow!
We are pleased to have four graduates of the Cambodia Tomorrow School attending university in Phnom Penh. Through our partner Global Children, student Soeng Kosal is entering his 4th year of study, focusing on English education. The Sharing Foundation has provided scholarships to 3 recent high school graduates, who have all worked hard and have great aspirations for their future. We are appreciative of the support and cooperation of Global Children and The Sharing Foundation!
As we enter our tenth year, we reflect on the amazing support we have received from you - our donors. We have built a strong educational program in a purpose-built school, established partnerships with organizations who share our values and goals and most importantly, provided opportunity to the students of Kompong Speu Orphan Center. It has always been our goal to provide quality education to the larger Kompong Speu community - watch for next month's updates on our Community Program!
Sincerely,
The Board of Cambodia Tomorrow
Cambodia Tomorrow Board Members volunteer their time so that nearly 100% of your contribution goes directly to the children.
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Last spring I interviewed three of our longtime Cambodia Tomorrow high school students about their plans for their futures. Keo Savun, Sum Srey Rath and Sum Serey Ratanak are all outstanding students. Ratanak and Savun recently took exams for outstanding student at their high school and ranked # 1 in their respective classes.
Savun would like to be a doctor or architect, Ratanak would like to attend business school and Srey Roth would like to work as an accountant. All three have received scholarships from The Sharing Foundation and are now enrolled in university.
These students are also outstanding in their English studies. They have consistently earned high scores on their presentations and tests and have good verbal skills. All three took a placement test at ACE (Australian Center for Education) and received level 6 for General English Program.
We wish you "Soam a-oy ban choak chay"! Good luck!
Kathleen Hart-Zavoli
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MY FUTURE PLAN - Keo Savon
Best subject in High School: Mathematics
Aspirations: Doctor or Architect
Post-secondary Goal: University to study Chemistry, Math & Biology
Study outside of Cambodia for her MD
 
My name is KEO SAVON. I am an orphan living in Kampong Speu orphan center and I have four brothers living with my father in Kampong Speu. I am in the 12 grade at SOKHA PHALLY High School. Anyway, my favorite subject is math; however, I am good at chemistry, physics and biology, too. As the result, I am really happy that I am good at those subjects.
When I study at the university, I am going to study medicine in order to become a doctor. I really want to become a doctor. According to the subjects that I am good at, I hope that I am able to study this major very well. Especially, the doctor can help a lot of patients and can save people's life from death. But to achieve it, I must try to study when I study at the university. Moreover, I have to search all the documents that related to my studying. The best way is, I need to pay much attention to it. So, I really have a good occasion to become a good doctor.
After I become a doctor, I will cure the patients and concentrate to their lives. It is a good chance for me to help my self, family as well as my country. However, I am an orphan, I must try hard to achieve it, for I really want to contribute to upgrading my country to become a develop country.
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MY FUTURE PLAN -Sum Serey Ratanak
Recently took exam for outstanding student in his class and is a leader in public school.
Post-secondary Goal: University for business
 My name is Sum Serey Ratanak.I was born in 1992 in Kompong Cham province and I moved to live in Kompong Speu with my sister in 2006. I stay in Kompong Speu Orphan center. Now, I am nineteen years old and I am a student who studying in 12th grade in Kompong Speu high school. I am studying English in Cambodia Tomorrow School. I'm a school leader, too. My favourite subjects are math, physic, literature and English. And in my family, I have three sisters. I'm a son in my family.
In my future, I want to be good businessman in my country and all over the world. Before my plan became true, I must try to study in order to pass my exam in 12th grade. When I pass my exam, I will be able to continue my studying at university. University is a kind of place that I want to study. All the students try to study, because they want to study at university. So, I am a harder student I must learn at university. The reason is that, I can have high knowledge. I can improve my subjects that I have learned. And it is easy to search all the documents that I need to study. Especially, I can prepare everything about my future plan. Moreover I can achieve everything when I have job. So, I must try to finish four years at university in order to have certificate. After I finish my studying, I will find one job to do. My favourite job is a businessman; however, I have to work in a company. I must try to work hard until I have enough money to open my own company. If my work is better, I will do the business. That why, I must have a strong ability.
The reason that I want to be a businessman, because I want to be a director of a company. I can change my life from poor to have a lot of money and I can support my family, my relative also people live in my community. I will make a lot of job to help them. When they have job to do, they will have enough money to support their family. Especially, I can develop my country to have everything like other country. Finally, I must do good thing to make my dream became true. So, I must pay attention to my studying.
 
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MY FUTURE PLAN - Sum Srey Rath
Best subject in High School: Chemistry
Aspiration: Accountant
Post-secondary Goal: University for business & accounting.
 
My name is Sum Srey Rath. I am 18 years old and I live in the orphanage where is located in Kompong Speu province. I study in grade 12 at Sokha Phally High School. My favorite subject is Math Chemistry and English. I have two brothers. The youngest sister is me.
After I finish High School, I am going to the university. I want to study an accounting subject. Because I am interested in working in the office. The accountant can work in the company, in air-conditioning, wear smart uniform, and have communication with many people in the society. The best way to achieve it, I must study hard, pay much attention, try to get the knowledge from the teacher and searching more about things that relates to my study.
Later on, This skill will help me to have good job to do. I can earn money by myself to support my family. I do not make my family worried about me anymore. I have my own job, my own salary, I can do everything what i want. If it is possible, I help my community and my country too. Moreover, If I have knowledge I can share to young generation. I can show them to the right way not spend study time with the bad things that effect to their future. This point that I can help my country to become develop. However, I do not have job now, but I will have it very soon. I hope to have a bright future.
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