There’s a gorgeous tradition in Cambodian schools that I was
lucky enough to experience on Friday. Each year, the students are invited to a
big party at their school and awards are handed out to students who’ve
demonstrated excellent behaviour, improved academic achievements or attendance.
Our party was basically a big assembly, held on the fourth
floor of the school building (which is usually where the kids practise
football) and was a chance for the kids to dance, sing and have some fun.
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| Some of the younger students awarded |
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| One of our school leaders with the flowers she'd made to thank the trustees |
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| The ISF Khmer Dance Group |
The school’s Yoga Group and Khmer Dance Group performed, the
Chairman of the Board and Trustees/Sponsors were thanked and Gangnam Style was
played close to 17 times before the kids fled downstairs for their annual water
fight.
This was an absolute water war.
Water guns, water bombs,
buckets, bins, bowls, shoes – anything that would hold water was a weapon, and
nobody standing on the ground floor of the building was safe!
I definitely did not remain dry – but thankfully this ‘lovely’
heat meant that I looked relatively normal again before moto’ing it back home.
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