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There is nothing like graduation ceremonies to fill the village of Ang Chang with excitement and pride. Last week Spitler School celebrated its 8th and largest graduating class. Over 100 students from Spitler School and our sister school, Kurata, were honored for their 6 years of academic achievement.

As has been our tradition since the first graduating class in 2010, each graduate received a new bicycle, a school uniform, a pair of shoes, and school supplies – the basic necessities for continuing their education at Stephen Mazujian Middle School.

Providing these gifts to our graduates has become a large expense as our graduating classes have expanded each year.  We are extremely grateful to the major donors who provided the bulk of the funding for this year’s graduating class.

Ms Wei Ling Tan and Friends

The Stiftung Liskamm Foundation

Students at Florida International University

Khmer Education Fund

Other Individual Donors

We are thankful for another successful year at Spitler School.  So many deserving children are receiving an education that might otherwise be unavailable to them if not for the great work of our leader, Chea Sarin, a terrific staff, and the caring generosity of our many donors.

 

Photos: (from top) Sarin and sixth grade graduates, students holding a thank you sign for donors Wei Ling and her friends, students performing a dance at the graduation ceremony, families and neighbors of the graduates attend the ceremony, teacher Chhiv Ley helps as students MC the ceremony.

 

 

We are grateful for the long standing relationship with the AKIDS organization based in Singapore. Richard and Elsie Chong have been great friends of Spitler School. Richard and Elsie brought their group in June and provided much needed school supplies for all the children, along with other gifts for the students and the villagers. The children showed their appreciation by displaying the flag of Singapore for their generous guests.

Spitler School was delighted to host a group of college students from Berkley University at the end of June. Samantha, Lauren, Megan, Jordan, Connor and Ryan.

Samantha Maccabee led the team and shared about their visit.

“After recently graduating from UC Berkeley, my five friends and I were given the incredible opportunity of volunteering at the Spitler School during our tour of Asia.

We were welcomed by the incredible staff and were able to sit in on an arts and crafts class where we helped the students draw their favorite sea creature. Our drawing skills were even given a run for their money with some of the  talent in the class. The classes’ strong English really surprised us as they introduced themselves and asked us questions about where we were from. When each student introduced themselves, they told us about their favorite activity, most saying soccer and different outdoor games. For our next visit we thought it would be a great idea to bring soccer balls, basketballs, hula-hoops, and badminton sets. I will never forget seeing the kids faces light up as we walked into the school with all the toys. It was such an incredible experience watching language barriers dissolve as we ran around the courtyard playing monkey in the middle with the soccer balls. Visiting the Spitler School was such a highlight of our trip and I know we will all definitely stay in touch with the organization.”

The team’s enthusiasm was contagious and the kids enjoyed the time immensely. From drawing to sports, it was an experience everyone will remember.