The “summer” break in Cambodia happens September and October. As we look to the
new school year, if our students were asked to write an essay about “What I Did on
School Break,” they’d write about…

English Words & Computer Keys

Our partnership with GVI volunteers thrives during school break as volunteers continue to offer English lessons to full classes of avid young learners. We also keep our computer lab open for students during the break to continue to hone their computer skills.

Wildlife & Fish

Our students were treated to a day in the countryside where they visited the Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium. Thank you to GVI for sponsoring and organizing the adventures full of colorful fish and wildlife!    

Parades & Friendly Waves

The staff and students at Spitler School make the new school year a celebratory event. A couple of weeks before school starts, Spitler School stages a joyous parade through the community announcing the new school year and encouraging families to make sure their children are enrolled and ready to learn.

Graduation ceremonies are one of the most memorable events in a young person’s life. It’s more than just a certificate; it’s a public acknowledgment of their hard work, perseverance, and the relationships they’ve built.

For students at Spitler School, they experience their very first graduation when they complete the 6^th grade. This ceremony is not only attended by the students’ families and Spitler School staff, but the entire community and local dignitaries share in this proud moment. Speeches, dances, singing, and outstanding student recognitions filled the program.

Not only does the Spitler School celebrate the graduates’ accomplishments but also helps equip them for their next big steps. GVI Volunteers’ and Wei Ling Tan’s generous donations provided 85 graduates with a new uniform, a new pair of shoes, and a package of school supplies. These basic needs are essential to our students as they continue their education in middle school.

Many thanks to our donors and especially Sarin and all the staff for making this event special for our graduates and their families.

“Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

For the past few months, we have been particularly blessed by the greatness of service. Through the service of volunteering, teaching, donations, and hard labor, SSF is truly lucky to have people with a heart to serve. We’d love to highlight a few of these great people.

Service through Labor

Many of you have experienced the heat and the downpours of Cambodia, and you can imagine that building maintenance is a constant issue. We are grateful for donors who give to our general operations fund so that we could purchase new roofs for two of our classrooms. Through the service of hard labor and our staff’s flexibly so that students could keep attending classes through construction, we were able to complete the roof repair before the rainy season begins. 

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Service through Teaching

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