by cassie | Dec 13, 2019 | Featured, Headline, Scholarships, Science, University
It’s been another fantastic year for PLF’s scholarship students and we continue to be beyond proud of our University Scholars. By and large none of their parents went to school at all, or perhaps only a couple of grades of primary school. As a result, the family is...
by cassie | Nov 23, 2019 | Enrichment Programs, Featured, News from the Field, Schools, Teachers
At PLF, we believe in libraries. Not only do libraries bolster reading skills, but they foster creative and critical thinking. Our library in Koh Ker continues to thrive, so we’re working on expanding that model to other PLF locations. Recently a library has been...
by cassie | Oct 5, 2019 | Featured, Get Real, Scholarships, Schools
In Cambodia, to receive your high school diploma you must pass a comprehensive national exam at the end of Grade 12. Students may choose between two exam types: science track and social science track, but Khmer and Math feature prominently in both exams. This...
by cassie | Sep 12, 2019 | Enrichment Programs, Featured, Get Real, Headline, Mentorship, Scholarships, Staff, Teachers, Uncategorized, University
I started with PLF in October 2012 as a Media Teacher. It was such an exciting position to me because it was a new thing to me because I hadn’t had a lot of experience with technology. Even though I didn’t know much, I came to learn! Working with PLF has been the best...
by cassie | Aug 28, 2019 | Featured, Headline, News from the Field, Technology, Uncategorized
PLF’s technology program is geared toward teaching critical thinking skills and creating spaces for self-directed learning, something sorely missing from typical Cambodian classroom teaching, which is done largely by rote. A critical component of our technology...
by lori | Aug 1, 2019 | Chess, Enrichment Programs, Featured, Get Real, Headline, News from the Field
Two years ago in an unprecedented move, PLF removed it’s programming from Knar Primary School in Banteay Srei District and established a separate Learning Center a couple of kilometers down the road. In so doing we broke the “PLF template” of working inside government...
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