It was a great celebration as 103 graduates (47 girls) were honored for successfully completing their primary education at Spitler and Kurata Schools.

Eight years ago we celebrated our very first graduation, and we provided each of the 25 graduates with a bicycle, a new uniform, a pair of shoes and some school supplies, so there were no detriments to their continuing their education at middle school.

We are very grateful to our donors who continue to support this tradition even when the number of graduates exceeds 100 children.

A special thanks to Wei Ling Tan & friends, the Stiftung Liskamm Foundation, Florida International University students, and Richard Tan, for their generous donations toward this program.

 

We are coming to the end of the 2017-18 school year at Spitler School and we would like to devote this newsletter to saying THANK YOU to our many donors who have provided generous support during the past three months.

We appreciate Richard Tan who has provided funds to assist with the repairs to our buildings and to help with our bicycle and uniform program for our 2018 graduates.

We are thankful for the Cantoni Family. Reto Cantoni provided funds for our first English classroom back in 2010 when his triplet boys were quite young. In 2018, he brought his family for a visit to Spitler School and they made a nice donation to help us make much needed repairs to one of our classrooms. (2010 and 2018 family photos below)

 

We continue to enjoy the generosity of the AKIDS organization, led by Richard Chong and Elsie Hoon. Each year, they visit the school bringing a large amount of school supplies and other donations to help the children and families of Spitler School.

Thank you to Todd Oakes and Lindsey (Spitler) Oakes who encouraged friends and family to make donations to Spitler School in lieu of wedding gifts.
  

Thank you also to Cheryl Turner, who raised funds on Facebook to celebrate her birthday.

As we look forward to graduation at the end of August, we are hopeful that, for the 9th year in a row, we will be able to provide our 100+ graduates with a new bicycle, a school uniform, and school supplies. These items are crucial in order for them to continue their education at middle school.

We appreciate the donations that we have received from Richard Tan, and the donation commitments from the students at Florida International University and the Stiftung Liskamm Foundation.

As always, we are very appreciative of the efforts by Wei Ling Tan and her friends for their support of our graduates over the years.

If you are able to help us make sure that every graduate is able to go on to middle school, please click the donate button in the right column and make your contribution to the Spitler School Foundation.

We were excited to learn that the Spitler School Volleyball team won a recent city tournament. We are especially pleased that the Ministry of Education called for the teams to include both girls and boys. This is a great signal that our female students are being recognized and given more opportunities in the Cambodian society. We are proud of our student athletes and, later this year, we look forward to partnering with Kids Play International as they bring their sports programs to Cambodia to promote gender equality and education through sports.  (www.kidsplayintl.org)