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Polishing Their English
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| I've gone into classrooms in four different schools, helping the kids practice their English. | |
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In Sen Monorom, in eastern Cambodia, I was walking through the market, and came across a classroom, open to the street I hung around outside, and the teacher invited me in
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They peppered me with questions I sang Duke Ellington's "I Like the Sunrise" for them Great fun |
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In Siem Reap, co-founders Betsy Bradley and Sea Sophal have started the Bambooshoot Foundation The basic idea is to search out Cambodian girls who already have some leadership talent, and provide them with training and financial assistance They accomplish their work through education, food, and shelter Part of the enterprise is the dormitory program, operated as an adjunct to Angkor High School |
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Josephine, the curriculum director for BambooShoot, invited me to her class |
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That's she at the rear of the class, with Nathan, an old colleague of hers, who also helped with the class |
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| Sorry these several photos are so blurred | |
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These girls are articulate, vital, assertive They bode well for the future of Cambodia |
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Next I went into Betsy's classroom |
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That's Betsy and--to her immediate right--Sovanna, the director of education |
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Sovanna and friend |
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Again, I sang "I Like the Sunrise"
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Here's the dynamo herself, with half the class |
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the other half was monks
In each instance the routine was for students to ask me questions and, by hearing my answers, tune into yet another English speaker Then I asked them questions, such as "What is your dream?" |
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Educational Center For Human Potential Development
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