JWOC Schools
The Problem
The public school systems in Southeast Asia continue to be plagued by poor facilities, uneducated teachers, and at their worst, rampant corruption. This can lead to dismal educational opportunities, however eager the children are to learn. With government school focusing on rote learning there is little opportunity for students to think outside the box and having fun while learning is often a distant concept.
What JWOC is Doing
JWOC sponsors and manages extracurricular schools in Cambodia and Laos to try to add to the limited educational opportunities. These schools provide free classes daily to hundreds of children and adults ranging in age from 4 to 40 years old.
The subjects taught include English, Japanese, Korean, Khmer literacy for children, computer skills and Arts and Crafts.
JWOC provides the teachers, textbooks, school supplies, and learning aids for each class so that the only thing students have to focus on is learning.
All JWOC classes are taught by JWOC Scholarship Students, helping them get experience in teaching and allowing for a supportive and reliable system for those students attending the class. Our goal is that the students we are teaching in our free schools can emulate our scholarship students and a cycle can begin.
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How You Can Help
JWOC is currently seeking funding to support classrooms in Laos and Cambodia. Any donation is invited for our classrooms, big or small we will put it to use in buying books, providing new learning tools, supplementing the JWOC library. You can see the classroom wish list below, choose what you would like to supply and Donate Now so we can continue to change lives in the classroom.
Classroom Wish List
| Item | Donated | |||
| Video Projector | 1 - The Wilde Family and Thomas Rubeo | |||
| Whiteboard | 1 - The Laughton Foundation (through classroom sponsorship) 1 - Go Philanthropic (Classroom Sponsorship) |
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| Paper Cutter | 1 - Saralyn Mark | |||
| Desk-Chairs | 30 - West Sacramento Centennial Rotary Club 30 - The Laughton Foundation (Classroom Sponsorship) 30 - TravelAid 2009 30 - Go Philanthropic (Classroom Sponsorship) |
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| Classroom Awning | 1 - Alan Powdermaker | |||
| Mini-Whiteboards | 50 - Jo Duthie | |||
| Notice Boards | 5 - Dave Matthews | |||
| CD/Cassette Players | 5 - Carla Carmona | |||
| Classroom Clocks | 1 - The Laughton Foundation (Classroom Sponsorship) 1 - Go Philanthropic (Classroom Sponsorship) |
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| Elementary Dictionary (Oxford, Longman) | 10 - Judith and Kitt Johnson | |||
| Oxford Students Dictionary | ||||
| Macmillan Advanced Dictionary | ||||
| English-Khmer Advanced Dictionary |
Finally, we supply all our students with subsidized books. One class of 20 students can be subsidized for $40 ($2 per student) which will buy them a student book and workbook.
