Activity Menu Toolkit
Problem: Communities have no role in classrooms
Activity: Local Cluster School Committee (LCSC)/Commune Education For All Commission (CEFAC) select local community members in order to work as teachers in the schools. Teachers are trained by the ESCUP program.
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Problem: Communities have no role in supporting education
Activity: Local schools and communities conduct a survey in order to identify the children out of school on a map. These children then receive special services from the school (e.g., scholarships) to enroll.
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Problem: Communities have no role in supporting education
Activity: Commune EFA Commissions (CEFACs) supervise the selection, payment and monitoring of community teachers in collaboration with school directors.
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Problem: Communities have no role in provision of education
Activity: Schools set up special rooms or buildings to provide opportunities for children to study about the cultural diversity within their community.
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Problem: Communities have no role in classrooms
Activity: Both minority and Khmer children receive an opportunity to learn about culture and religion at the school. Classes utilize local people as a learning resource.
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Problem: Local communities have no role in educational provision
Activity: Schools organize special fairs that provide children with opportunities to use life skills that they have acquired during the year. The fairs provide an opportunity for the communities to be involved in children's education.
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Problem: Local communities have no role in educational provision
Activity: Schools construct announcement boards in villages in order to improve communication between schools and communities. The announcement boards provide information about enrollment drives, special school events or meetings, opportunities for parents to visit school, etc.
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Problem: Local communities have no role in educational provision
Activity: Schools organize meetings at least twice a year to meet with parents to discuss educational provision at the school.
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Problem: Local communities have no role in educational provision
Activity: Schools organize enjoyable events at the beginning of the school year (e.g., videos, children's games, contests, etc.) in order to stimulate local interest in enrollment and the schools role in the community.
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Problem: Community has no role in the provision of education
Activity: Schools provide children the opportunity to study pre-vocational courses that interest them with a community teacher. Schools recruit community members to teach these courses.
Resources Needed: $450 per group of 30 children
Problem: Low outreach to the community
Activity: A community-based youth group consists of about 15 to 20 youth, either in lower secondary school or outside of school, who commit to the program which focuses on self-development and the development of the others. Participants volunteer to spend their free time planning and working with school children from different ethnic groups.
Resources Needed: $473 per group with 20 members
Problem: No community outreach by schools
Activity: In schools with large minority populations, schools recruit local teaching assistants who speak the indigenous language to assist state teachers in teaching minority children who do not speak Khmer well.
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