Class so far

This year our free evening school for Cambodian kids in the community has 3 English classes instead of 1. We have officially changed our name from School-In-School (last year's name) to 2Five2 to Catch-Up School (a name that better reflects what we do: help students so that they are caught up with the public school system).

Last year I had 24 students. This year I asked for 20. I got 30. 

And here they are:


I'm teaching the beginner English class and have the arduous task of teaching them how to read. I'm making many mistakes but am looking forward to the end of this year when my students can hold their heads up high because they've learned how to read in another language.

In Cambodia learning English means more than just learning a foreign language. It is the key to a better education, a better job, access to written material and research which Cambodia lacks much of. I wish this wasn't true but it also means being treated with more respect from fellow Cambodians.

I hope the best for my students and I hope I can prepare them well.
On a lighter note, we had a power outage all of tonight's class and here's a picture of my students working on a Thanksgiving craft. (Like what I did there? On a lighter note...power outage.)