By Jeanine Lumsden | Project Leader
We've been busy... thanks for your continued support!
Dancing moves: What a fun time students enjoyed when being taught dance lessons by International Hip-Hop dancer Stephanie E. Students were attentive and excited and could quickly pick up the moves. On the other hand, whilst the teachers were having fun, they struggled to keep up! Many smiles and laughs were had. Our thanks go out to Stephanie for sharing her beautiful skills with us.
Scholarship application: During this last period, we have supported a teacher of our school who is also studying at university to apply for the YSEALI (Young South East Asian Leadership Initiative) Regional Workshop on Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism in Indonesia. The results will be delivered in mid-June.
Ven Yem Pov is a young monk who teaches at our school and is also in year four of his university studies.
When asked what cultural tourism looks like in his community or country, he responded: Culture is the transmission of knowledge, experiences, and lessons from one another among people and life. Many tourists visit Angkor Wat and Siem Reap. They experience Khmer culture, including temples, food, and Apsara dancing.
C- customers
U - uniqueness
L - language
T - tradition
U - unity
R - Religion
E - entertainment
He also shared that Khmer has five types of greetings (sampeah). Sampeah is a form of greeting and showing respect in Cambodian culture.
1. They place both palms together at chest level for people of the same age.
2. For higher-ranking people, they place their palms together at the mouth level.
3. When greeting their parents, grandparents, or teachers, they place both palms together at the nose level.
4. When greeting the king or monks, they place their palms together at the eyebrow level.
5. When praying to a God or sacred statues, both palms together at the forehead level.
We wish Yem well in his application.
And we look forward to shaping stronger futures together with you!
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