a '3 -2 curriculum' @ Coconut School
Have you ever come across a '3 -2 curriculum'? Well, if you haven't, you can find it here at Coconut school. The '3' represents English-Computer-&Recycling subjects and the '2' represents politics and religion - which the school does not teach its students. The founder of the school, Mr. Van Day, believes the students will be able to discover and determine about politics and religion on their own once they have the basic concepts the school aims to provide. Located in a family home compound on a dusty village road in Roneah village, Koh Dach commune on Koh Dach island, the school attracts some seven hundred village children in its everyday class. All teachers teach at the school on a voluntary basis; the plot of land is provided for by the host family; and it takes about 130 USD per month to run this school. "Mainly, we use the money we raise to cover the basic cost such as cost of electricity (which is charged at 40c per kwh at present), drinki...