Assumption High School
in Cambodia

10 February 2010

The Assumption High School students, all seniors, and their teachers actually had two opportunities to go to the school. The first day they experienced a series of formal speeches by school and government officials. This second day was less formal and gave the students an opportunity to really interact with the Kampong Chhnang students.
Buying fruit by the ferry

Buying fruit by the ferry
Observing in a classroom

Observing the teaching in a classroom
A typical classroom scene

A typical Cambodian classroom scene
Solar-powered computer

The school's solar-powered computer
The Assumption classroom building

AHS built this six-classroom wing
Notice a solar panel on the school roof in the picture at left. The electricity from the panel charges the car battery on the floor by the computer and the computer then gets power from an inverter that changes 12V to 220V. The battery also powers the 12-inch fluorescent light mounted on the wall. This is the only electricity in the school.
Foreigners draw attention

The foreigners get a lot of attention from the younger students
The school bell

A wheel hub and bike sprocket piece form a school bell
Playing together

Meeting the local girls
A soccer game

Together in a soccer game
The big event of the school year

The local students will long remember the visit of the Assumption students!
Their first pictures of themselves

Seeing their first picture of themselves
Bridge traffic

Congestion on a bridge

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