The Cambodia Rural School Project

Mr. An Cheun is the school director of The Fumiko Oshima School. He is 55 years old.

on the new building	“I like the new school building because it has strong windows and doors which means that we can keep things inside the classrooms safely. The classrooms are clean and not dusty, the windows allow air to blow in the classrooms, the tables are easy to sit at, and all the kids can see the blackboard easily. Also, the noise in one classroom does not travel to other classrooms, so that makes it easy for teachers to teach. This is great compared to the old building, which was very dirty, dusty, and noisy. The classrooms were always dark, the roof leaked when it was raining because it had holes, and termites had nested in the beams.”
on teaching	“I have been the school director for two years, and I have been a teacher since 1984. I have been working with this school for 18 years! I became a teacher because I think it is important for our kids to learn.”
on the difficulties of his job	“The people who live in this village are poor and are always moving to other provinces to find jobs, so their kids move with them.”
on the joys of his job	"The best things about this school are the teachers and that our community works together to help the school. Students always follow the school instructions and so this school is the best school in the area.”
on school subjects	“I think that most of the students at this school like to learn mathematics and English because if they know these, they can find jobs easily. I also like to teach mathematics because I want my students to know how to calculate.”
on the future of his students	“I think that my students will use their knowledge gained from this school to find good jobs in the future because they study hard. I think Cambodia will not return to war because kids are trying to learn hard, and they will not fight eachother in the future. Cambodia is developing everyday, everywhere.”
message for the donor	“Finally, I would like to thank Fumiko Oshima who helped build this building.”