BLESSING OF ADDITIONAL LEARNING FACILITIES IN PHUM CHREH

BLESSING OF ADDITIONAL LEARNING FACILITIES IN PHUM CHREH

- ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE CMY PROVINCE -

December 10 was an important date for the Educating Community of Don Bosco School (Phum Chreh) since it was the day that marked the blessing of the additional learning facilities of the school. The building constructed through the generous help and support of our benefactors (ACTS, Anonymous donor, friends from Singapore) and members of the Educating Communities in Cambodia was another milestone for Mary Our Help (Cambodia – Myanmar Province). Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, MEP together with Dr. John Lee, Founder of ACTS, Dr. Gladys Wong (representing Dr. Damian Png – Chairman of ACTS and Dr. Eugene Loh (ACTS Mission Leader of Phnom Penh), Salesian Sisters, representatives of the Educating Community of Don Bosco School (Phum Chreh), ACTS Missioners of Phum Chreh graced the occasion to join the Sisters in thanking God for this marvelous gift to the community and villagers.

The current school building which was completed in 2002 accommodates children from Grades 1 to 6. The Sisters continue to offer quality education to deserving and poor children offering them free daily lunch meal and medical assistance. Moreover, they want to do more to keep the kids off the streets and to offer them more learning and formative opportunities. For this reason, a need the building was conceptualized in order to offer other basic school facilities which will provide a full day school (till 4 PM) offering an enrichment curriculum to keep the children engaged in school for a longer duration. The other facilities such as the Multi-purpose Hall, Teachers’ Room, computer Laboratory will also be functional to the teachers and staff which can serve as a conducive place for their weekly formation.