Hungry Learners: An Update on Our Community Kids

Since their post-Covid resumption in March 2022, our free community English classes for children from nearby villages have continued without interruption and with much improvement among our young learners. Currently, 20–25 students follow English class here at Little Hearts every morning from 8.00 to 9:30 a.m. with Teacher Zal. (They then attend their regular government schools in the afternoon shift.) … Read More

Burgers and Mung Bean Paste: A Holiday Cook-Off

On June 18 Cambodia celebrated the queen’s birthday, so the kids had the day off from school. To make sure the day was not ruined by chores and homework, the kids themselves suggested a holiday activity: they would prepare dinner that day. After gaining Tony’s approval for the cook-off, the kids split themselves into two teams, with a roughly equal … Read More

A New English Curriculum

As you know, all kids at Little Hearts receive daily English lessons right here on our campus, taught by our two stellar teachers and caretakers, Rosahlee and Roxanne. The students are split into levels according to their age and proficiency in English, and the programme runs throughout the school year (either in the morning or the afternoon, depending on the … Read More

A World without Rubbish: Roadside Cleanup by Little Hearts

Last Friday afternoon all the children of Little Hearts marched out of our gates armed with rubber gloves, masks, large garbage bags and trash pickup sticks. They split up into their respective detachments and headed north. Their mission: to clean up two kilometres of road (1 km from Little Hearts to the nearest pagoda, Wat Pich Mkot, and another 1 … Read More