S.C.A.O. News

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    Start of the Conversation Class

    Set up only six weeks ago, S.C.A.O. now provides a conversation class at the New School. After the demand of some higher level students this class was founded in order to offer students and citizens of Som Roung village the possibility to practise their spoken English. As it is meant to improve oral skills there […]

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    Interview with Srey Lim

    Hello Srey Lim! How old are you now and which province do you come from in Cambodia? I’m sixteen years old and I come from Takeo province. I have been staying at SCAO since 2008, so now for 5 years. What do you like the most about the Center? The thing I enjoy the most […]

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    SCAO Christmas Party

    The last event that SCAO carried out in the past year was every year’s Christmas Party. Since it took place at the old school; all kids and volunteers from the Center put much effort into the preparations and decoration. On Monday 24th December all students at the Old School as well as current foreign and […]

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    Interview with Vireak

    Vireak how old are you and when did you come to SCAO? I’m seventeen years old and I arrived at SCAO in 2009 from the Preah Vihear Province. Where is Preah Vihear Province and how was your life there before joining the SCAO community? It’s located in the very North of Cambodia. When I lived […]

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    Sports and games at SCAO II

    In early November, we started a new P.E. class in the New School. Our first class attracted so many students that we decided one class a week was not enough. Classes are now held twice a week in the grounds of the local high school. On Wednesdays, children of all ages come to have fun […]

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    A typical day

    Life at Save poor Children in Asia (S.C.A.O.) is slowly evolving. The children are enjoying many activities that the center now offers thanks to your generous donations. We now have a computer room a soccer team and official school uniforms. Our new location conveniently located next to the, Khmer Culture Center. We are still looking […]

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    SCAO and Eltham College Pen Pal Project

    Last week was an extra busy and fun filled week at S.C.A.O, with the arrival of pen pal letters from a school in Melbourne called Eltham College. A few months ago children from S.C.A.O wrote pen pal letters to children at Eltham College. The Australian kids received their letters and were inspired to do some […]

  • Our new school is opening on July 18th

    We have some very exciting news to share with you. After several months of hard work, the construction of our new school is finally complete! We are well on our way to giving our students a great education and a wonderful place to learn and grow. We will celebrate this grand accomplishment with an opening […]

  • S.C.A.O. invites poor families

    As many of you may know SCAO, with the help of the SCOOP foundation and other private donations, is building a second school in the countryside near Phnom Penh. The school will give the children of many families access to free English, drama and art classes and provide community education by working with families to […]

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    SCOOP and new school

    Hello friends! We, along with the SCOOP Foundation, have been working diligently to get our children into our wonderful new school. If you haven’t visited our Facebook page recently, we encourage you to go there to see new photos of the progress we have made. The school is 90% complete and we are very thankful […]