The Friends of Judith Wolf School

The Cambodia Rural School Project

The Ronal Winston School

(September, 2001)

Thoeun Sok Ven is a 15-year-old fifth grade student. He was ranked second out pf the 42 students in his class last year. His father raises and sells pigs and his mother is a housewife. He has two younger siblings also at the school.

On the new building:	I like the new building, because it is easier to study in than the old. It also has a toilet and a water pump. In the old building we didn’t have enough tables for everyone to sit.”
On school subjects:	“I like applied science and Khmer because they are easy, and I dislike mathematics because it is hard.”
On his future:	“I want to graduate from secondary school so that I can get a good job. I don’t know if I can go to high school. My parents want me to get a good job, especially when I get married.”
If I could do anything…:	“I would like to open a Chinese noodle restaurant because it is an easy job.”
Message for Ronald Winston:	“I would like to thank Ronald Winston for donating the new school building for me and my younger siblings to study at. I wish him good health.”