I come from a normal family in Hong Kong and I worked in the hospitality industry. Last year, I came to Siem Reap as a tourist and I met a JWOC Scholarship Student graduate at a boutique hotel – it was then that I first heard about JWOC and the work they...
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Creativity in the Classroom: JWOC Teacher Development Workshops
The Free Classes' February Teacher Development Workshop took place on Sunday 5th Feb. Led by JWOC's Child Development Coordinator and Librarian Sonesa Khuon, it focused on 'Facilitation Skills using Creative Art Techniques', we caught up with her to find out...
STEM @ JWOC: Students present Science!
On December 18th JWOC’s Science students showed their ability and confidence by completing their Science presentations. Topics included Plants, the Environment, Astronomy and Nutrition. At such a young age, students were very brave to stand up in front of their peers...
Brainpop comes to JWOC
Written by Sarah Thompson (JWOC's Education and Volunteer Manager)The Brainpop app is still being actively used in our Free Classes Program here at JWOC since the licence was kindly donated to us 6 months ago, through tablets generously...
Vantha’s Scholarship 101: How does the JWOC Scholarship Program really work?
Hello, my name is Vantha Kuon. I’m the Scholarship Program and Office Manager and I’ve been working with JWOC since 2009; It has been more than 7 years now, but it still seems like yesterday to me. In 2009 I started with JWOC serving as a Bookkeeper and project...
The Riel Deal – Trymore comes to Cambodia!
“Each one of us is able to help another”, I believe these words to be true and that explains my passion for volunteer work. I am Trymore, I’m from Zimbabwe and I’m currently volunteering at JWOC as a Financial Literacy Advisor. Volunteering at JWOC has been special as...
Now and Then: JWOC’s Community Center and Art Class!
JWOC's Community Center is the home of JWOC and has been since 2008, each week hundreds of enthusiastic students in our Free Classes program are given the chance to learn and gain an education at no cost. The Center has four teaching classrooms, library, IT suite and...
JWOC & Monkey Junior: Utilizing Technology in the Classroom!
In the wake of our recent project with volunteers from Box as arranged by Team4Tech, the JWOC teachers have been making the most of the new tools and resources available to them, such as the learn-to-read program Monkey Junior created by a company named Early Start....
Meet Narla Phay – JWOC’s First Scholarship Graduate
Can you please introduce yourself?Jum Reap Suor. My name is Narla Phay, I am 32 years old and I was the first scholarship student to graduate from JWOC’s Scholarship program.What was your life like before you got JWOC Scholarship?Well, I moved to Siem Reap 13...