Educational Site Visits

Site Visits are scheduled for the morning of Friday 20 February. Tours will commence at 9:30 a.m. and finish after lunch (included) at 1:30 p.m.  There will be a maximum number of participants on each tour.  Pick up and drop off will be at the Himawari Hotel.  Cost per tour is USD$30.

Participants may choose between the following organised tours -

• Self access facilities (ELT focused)      (Registration Full)

• Libraries / Archives

• Literacy programs

• Public schools (elementary and high schools)      (Registration Full)

• Private language schools

• Research institutes

The purpose of these tours is to provide an opportunity for overseas visitors to gain insights into the Cambodian educational context.
For presenters at the conference this is an excellent opportunity, prior to presenting to a predominantly Cambodian audience, to gain first-hand impressions of local schools and the local learning environment. For first-time visitors to Cambodia, these tours will enhance your experience of the country and provide you with a better understanding of the educational context of the CamTESOL conference.

Tour # 1:       Self Access Facilities      (Registration Full)
                       
                        (SACs in English Language Centres)

Guided Individual Learning Centre - Australian Centre for Education (ACE)

ACE operates a Guided Individual Learning (GIL) Centre, based on principles established in a recent large-scale study of best practice in self-access in Australia.  Features include a large range of e-learning materials and a systematised, Cambodian-focused materials production facility that feeds into a General English and Pre-Departure program for scholarship students proceeding overseas.  For more information, please visit: http://www.cambodia.idp.com/ace/the_guided_individual_learning.aspx

Self Access Centre - Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) / RUPP

IFL is part of the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) which is Cambodia’s oldest and most prestigious Government university.  The IFL runs a TESOL teacher-training program to feed into the Government high school system throughout Cambodia.  It also conducts a large English language teaching program. 

Independent Learning Center (ILC) - PUC

The ILC provides English language support to students at Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) which is a large private university in Phnom Penh.  In addition to providing a writing assistance service, the centre also contains a range of English practice materials and built-in audio-visual equipment that helps students to build their language skills.  For more information, please visit: http://www.puc.edu.kh/Library_new.htm

Tour #2:      Libraries / Archives

                      (Two Libraries and the National Archives)

The Hun Sen Library – Royal University of Phnom Penh

The Hun Sen Library is the largest library in Cambodia.  It was inaugurated in 1997. The library holds over 70,000 items in its collections and serves over 600 users everyday including faculty members, university students, high school students, government employees and NGO staff.  The Hun Sen Library also provides library and librarianship training to government employees and NGO staff nationwide in Cambodia. For more information, please visit: http://www.rupp.edu.kh/center/ls/introduction/introduction.php

The National Library of Cambodia

The National Library of Cambodia was established as the central library of Phnom Penh in 1924 by the French Protectorate Government of Indochina and became the National Library after Cambodia gained its independence in 1954.  The library did not function during the Khmer Rouge Regime from 1975 – 1979.  Most of its staff died at that time and only around forty percent of its collection survived, including the rare palm leaf manuscripts and a valuable old French collection. The National Library was re-opened in 1980.

The National Archives of Cambodia

The National Archives of Cambodia is a government institution established to organise, share and preserve legal and historical documents including records of the French colonial administration (1863-1954) and post-independence Cambodian governments, and the governments in every field of government administration.  For more information, please visit: http://www.camnet.com.kh/archives.cambodia/English/welcome.htm

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Tour #3:      Literacy Programs

                      (Two Local NGO-Organised Programs)

Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development (CVCD)

CVCD is a local not-for-profit organisation.  It operates a non-formal Khmer literacy class at elementary level.  The program targets children from the poorest families, based on household and family interview.  The classes operate five days a week and students are taught  Mathematics, Khmer reading and writing, Geography, History, Science, Environmental studies, Health, Hygiene and Social Morality.  For more information, please visit: http://www.cvcd.org.kh/about.html

Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (PSE)

PSE is a non-profit organisation officially founded in 1996.  It supports over 7,000 children from poor families around the country by providing general education from kindergarten through high school and vocational training skills.  The latter includes hotel and hospitality training, cooking, childcare, gardening, beauty treatment and small business management.  For more information, please visit: http://www.pse.asso.fr

Tour #4:      Public Schools      (Registration Full)

                      (One Elementary and Two High Schools)

Anuwath Elementary School

Anuwath Elementary School is typical of many public elementary schools in Cambodia although by Cambodian standards it is relatively well-resourced by virtue of it being in the capital city and also under direct supervision by the National Institute of Education. The school operates Grades 1 – 6.

Anuwath High School

Anuwath High School is co-located with the above Elementary School at the National Institute of Education. The High School operates Grade 7 – 12.

Preah Sisowath High School

This high school is one of the better public high schools in Phnom Penh and is located right in the heart of the city north of Independence Monument.  It was named after one of the greatest Khmer Kings who reigned between 1904 and 1927.  Most of the buildings are French colonial style.  Preah Sisowath operates both a junior high school and a senior high school.

Tour #5:        Private Language Schools

                        (Two Local ELT Institutes)

New World Institute (NWI)

New World Institute (NWI) is one of the leading private English schools located in the city center of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. NWI provides a series of English language programs including Young Learners’ English Program, General English Program for young adult and adult learners, English for Specific Purposes, English for Academic Purposes, Diploma in English as well as Computer Training Programs, TOEFL iBT Preparation and TOEFL iBT Testing Service.  For more information, please visit: http://www.nwi.edu.kh/

American Intercon Institute (AII)

AII is an English language training institute that provides a wide variety of courses including an English as a Second Language Program, Advanced English Program, English for Specific Purposes Program, English Grammar, TOEFL Preparation Courses, Pre-kid Program, Kid Program and Computer Courses to about 7,200 students.  For more information, please visit: http://www.aii.edu.kh/

Tour #6:      Research Institutes

                      (Two Independent NGOs)

Cambodian Development Resource Institute (CDRI)

CDRI is an independent Cambodian development policy research institute whose mission is to contribute to Cambodia’s sustainable development and the well-being of its people by generating high quality policy related development research, knowledge dissemination and capacity building. For more information, please visit: http://www.cdri.org.kh/

The Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam)

DC-Cam is a documentation centre for the myriad of crimes and atrocities of the Khmer Rouge era.  It was founded in 1995 as a field office of Yale's Cambodian Genocide Program (CGP) by Mr Youk Chhang, a survivor the Khmer Rouge’s “killing fields.” DC-Cam became an independent and non-profit research institute in 1997.  DC-Cam has been playing crucial role in providing documentation support to the current Khmer Rouge Tribunal. For more information, please visit: http://www.dccam.org/Abouts/index.htm

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