Recess is over. It’s time to head back to class.
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Garden Guests
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. - Genesis 2:8
Monkeying Around
Students having fun after their PE lessons.
Gardening Class
It’s Life Skills period for Grade 7, and this time, they are doing gardening in the school garden.
Teacher Saroeun is explaining and giving directions.
Hi there, Teacher Saroeun!
The boys are always game for a photo op. How tall they have grown! They are young men now.
Hoeing and loosening the soil.
Tending and pulling weeds.
Sun and fresh air - a welcome change from the classroom and books!
In no time, the garden will be planted, and good things will grow out of the ground.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. - 1 Corinthians 3:6
Sunny Day
Such a beautiful day at Kampong Speu, overlooking the assembly area and green fields from the level 4 classrooms.
Perfect weather for a soccer game in the late afternoon.
The school fields are surrounded by mango trees - the remanants of a mango grove that once occupied the place, before the school was built.
In the summer months, there will be fresh mangoes to be plucked and eaten. Crisp and green, Cambodian-style.
Recess Games
There’s a fun new game going on during recess and in the early mornings before the start of school.
Slam! The cards topple.
Looks like some scissors-paper-stone action going on.
Definitely riveting and attracting quite a crowd by now.
Wall Murals
A big THANK YOU to the students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Media and Design for this beautifully painted wall mural to brighten up the school compound.
First Day of School
Lively chaos and excited chatter ensures on the first day of school, as the new Grade One students are being sorted into the correct classes.
This is the beginning of a 9-year journey for most of them with GTIS. May these coming years be a blessed time of growth in knowledge, wisdom, maturity, and personhood for all of them, a bright future of the nation of Cambodia.
Once the students are properly sorted into their correct classes, it’s off to class!
Parents' Orientation
On 4th October, an orientation was held for the parents of the incoming Grade 1 students. It was a time for them to get to know the staff who would be teaching their children, as well as vice versa. Apart from a short welcome introduction and briefing, there was also time for a fun icebreaker game of musical chairs! For a split moment, amidst the smiles and laughter, everyone felt like children once more.
September 2019 Teachers’ Training & Retreat
A time for staff bonding, learning as well as fun and relaxation.
Retreat speakers from Singapore
Christmas is Coming
First Assembly
School started on 1st October, as the students assembled in the school hall for their first assembly for the academic year 2018-2019.
A visitor from Singapore.
Welcoming our Grade ones.
Archery Lessons
Thanks to a generous donor from Singapore, our school is now a proud owner of twenty sets of archery kits.
We learnt the series of archery steps. Stand. Nock. Set. Pre-Draw. Draw. Anchor. Aim. Release. Shoot. Follow through!
An Unexpected Desk Visitor
Hello there! You are looking very chirpy for one who is having a fever.
I see that you have taken a liking to my pen.
Can I have my pen back?
What?!! I'm telling your daddy about this when he comes in.
Promotions
What's going on?
Let's have a closer look.
Who will be in my class next year?
Someone is pleased with his grade placement for the next academic year!
Class Party
It is the highlight of the end of the year that every class looks forward to.
Every year, the children carefully save up their extra pocket money in their class fund, looking forward to spending their money on food at their class party.
They are certainly enjoying themselves!
Some classes have their party out in the open field.
Our oldest students decided to take over the canteen area and cook on site.
They had the most formal setup!
Well, maybe not THAT formal.
Year end momentos (spot the Chinese characters)
Final Lap
It is almost the end of the academic year, and things are getting a little crazy around here!
Games Day
IT had been raining the whole night, and we were worried that Games Day might have to be cancelled.. But the morning dawned with only a light drizzle, and a rainbow appeared...
There was Captain's Ball.
Volleyball
Badminton.
Tele-matches.
There are prizes to be won!
Who have more fun? The teachers or the students?
Time to announce the winners.
Teacher Marcos gets the honor of giving away the prizes. He was the main organizer of the event.
Teacher Training Session
A staff training is in session, conducted by visiting Canadian teachers from Living Fountain.
Soccer Time
No World Cup here, but students and teachers having a go against each other, under the big Cambodian skies.
