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  • English Competition

    Sunday saw the final meeting of the students who competed in the first English Competition organized by Keat Sarak and Uy Vuthy. Mr Kheng Yeon, the Governor of Kep City, announced the results of the competition. Congratulations to all the students who participated and to the students who were named in the top 9. By continuing to improve your English skills you are opening up greater opportunities for employment once you complete Grade 12. A special thank you should be given to the NGOs and Associations in Kep who encouraged their students to participate and who work so hard to provide opportunities for the children in Kep. Thank you also for your donations to the prizes. Ngov Kimhean was an excellent MC and thank you to Martin Fisher who judged the spoken language section with Uy Vuthy and Michael who donated the food. Thank you to various supporters who donated money for the ceremony or goods for prizes. The students appreciate your support as they all went home with a full stomach, laden with presents to reward them for their efforts.

  • Recycled Plastics Competition

    The students’ competition for Term 3 was recycled plastic art. Playgroup and Kindergarten participated but they made their’s as a class project whereas all other classes were individual efforts. Thank you to Savvy and Brian from Kep Coffee for judging the primary school entries and to Bettina and Stephan for judging the high/secondary school entries. We understand it was very hard at times to choose the best three. We hold this competition every year as it is a fun way to remind the students of how harmful plastic is to the environment.

  • Donation

    Yesterday was the last day of Term 3. Thank you very much to Khiem Bonthoen the father of Playgroup student, Khoem Chivorn who donated cans of fruit juice, bottled water and biscuits for his classmates to share.

  • Wildlife Alliance Part 4

    The final section of the Wildlife Alliance Kouprey Express visit was the very popular study tour to Phnom Tamao. Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre is a government-owned facility set over 6,000 acres of regenerating forest. Wildlife Alliance animal hubandry specialists and verterinarians care for over 1,400 animals across more than 100 species. All of our high/secondary students headed off at 6.00 am one morning, arriving back at Kep Gardens around 5.00 pm tired but happy.

  • Wildlife Alliance Part 3

    The third section of the visit by Wildlife Alliance Kouprey Express last week was the two parent workshops that were held. By holding parent workshops in the morning and the afternoon we cater to more parents by providing alternative time options to fit in with work commitments.

  • Wildlife Alliance Part 2

    Yesterday when posting about Kouprey Express, the mobile education unit of Wildlife Alliance, we focused on the younger students. Today we will share photos of the older students and their workshops, remembering that these are the groups who also participated in the study tour of Phnom Tamao, many photos of which will be shared later.

  • Wildlife Alliance Part 1

    Last week was a busy week at Kep Gardens. Wildlife Alliance, through their mobile educational unit, Kouprey Express, spent 3 days with us involving different groups of students, parents and a study tour. We will split this visit to show lots of photos for each section.

    We start with the younger students. The presenter had an excellent rapport with the students and they went away with lots of information presented in a fun way with games combined with photos on the screen. Lots of fun, lots of learning. Way to go!

  • Donations to Community

    Thanks to Jenga House in Kampot and Bettina, Stephan, Michael Ritscher from Germany and Daniel Lakmay from Phnom Penh, we were able to offer men’s, women’s and children’s clothes plus a girl and boy’s bicycle to many needy families in the Kampong Tralach area in Kep.

  • Kindergarten Activities

    The Kindergarten children made their own garden last week recycling plastic water bottles. Maybe your children at home could copy this idea and start their own garden. You don’t need spare land but can make an outside sitting area very pretty.

  • English Competition

    Sunday was the last of the three sections of the English competition, a short essay. The final result will be announced at Jardin Des Language Ayravady on Sunday, 18th September. One unexpected, but important aspect of this competition, was that most of the leaders and staff of the associations in Kep finally got to meet each other and learn what each contributed to their communities.