In April, EYC launched a Social Work program to formalize and expand work to support the many students struggling with challenges at home that negatively impact their ability to learn, hindering them from reaching their full potential and transcending the cycle…
What makes the Sports Program so important for EYC and what life lessons are the kids learning through sports? "I love our sports program and dream of seeing it grow because sports are essential for physical and mental wellbeing. Not…
Dyno, now 25 years old, first heard about EYC when he was 16. Team Leaders from Lakeside were opening Youth School in his community, and as two of the Team Leaders were hauling in school materials, they noticed Dyno outside…
We are delighted to announce that Pagna, a 19 year-old scholarship student from EYC, recently started a yearlong exchange program at Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Massachusetts where he is studying Political Science. He follows in the footsteps of Synoeun, an…
Imagine leaving home to study in another country in a language that is not your native tongue. What thoughts would be going through your head? For Pagna, a 19-year-old scholarship student from EYC, any trepidation he might feel fades in comparison…
The second quarter of 2018 proved to be a busy one for us. We celebrated the Khmer New Year, distributed computer tablets to every school, increased the number of violin, guitar and piano classes, and started Jujitsu classes each Sunday. A few…
In 1987, Ratha’s family moved to the neighborhood of Toul Sangke. At that time, the neighborhood sat alongside a lake filled with hyacinths, and people in the community would fish the lake and farm the surrounding land. Over time, the lake was…
We were delighted to have Wendi Davies, from the Canadian International School (CIS) in Phnom Penh, volunteer with EYC. Wendy was among three teachers from CIS who visited EYC schools in April and donated much-needed materials to our teachers. Each…
It is important to EYC that we expose our students to different types of experiences and learning opportunities that stretch them and require them to push out of their comfort zones. One such opportunity presented itself last June when we had…
Making Music at the Schools: At the end of 2017, we were joined by our wonderful Canadian volunteers, Linda, Janis, and Clara. Linda, a pianist, and Clara, a cellist, shared their passion for music with the students of EYC by performing…