The Goducate Children’s Home in Prey Nob, Cambodia admitted 14 new children a few months ago, and immediately started them on the Learning To Read ABCs program. For many of these kids, it was the first time they had a chance to learn to read and write, and within a few months, many of these little ones graduated from this program with flying colors.
The new school semester will begin in September, and a week ago, the Children’s Home welcomed a new full-time teacher, Evangeline, into their midst. In three weeks time, a Filipino couple trained in education will visit and survey the Home with the aim of committing to a long term stay when the semester starts.
These new teachers together with volunteer and short-term teachers will be a great asset to the Goducate Children’s Home. They will not only care for the children’s academic needs, but will also take on the responsibilities of house-parents, becoming “mother” and “father” figures to these children.
From the 11th to the 23rd of January, I ate, slept, worked, and chatted with the children at the Goducate Children’s Home in Preyop, Cambodia. A typical day for a child in the home would go along something like this—wake up at crack of dawn to do assigned tasks or chores, have breakfast, attend school (in English) and Khmer classes, then back to doing assigned tasks in various part of… Continue reading
A nursing school that came to know about Goducate’s community work has chosen the Goducate Learning Center in Mabakan, Calaun, to be a center for practical training for their students. Hence 10 nursing students spent January training the locals in basic health awareness and doing health screenings.
Training session
Some 30 people, mostly mothers, attended… Continue reading
A fortnight ago parents of the children attending the Goducate Learning Center in Lalao, Laguna, were brought together to attend a session with their children. The session, called Mama and Me, was intended to emphasize to the parents the importance of good communication with their children and of teaching their children and supervising them while they do their homework and assignments. For the children, the intention was to impress on… Continue reading
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