At DDP, we try very hard to set-up an accepting learning environment. We recognize some of those joining our Basic Education Project have never before attended school. The students in Kampot took that to a whole new level this week by welcoming a new student. Some of the little kids were picking on […]
Continue ReadingEvery five years, the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf is held to bring together various stakeholders to share experiences and learn from best practices of others. This year, Fr. Charlie Dittmeier and Mrs. Thuch Sophy attended as representatives of the Deaf Development Programme. Sophy shared that it was a great opportunity for her […]
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What makes a good teacher? That was the question addressed in yesterday’s workshop at DDP. Maly, our interpreting project manager, facilitated the workshop with many different activities that allowed teachers to share their experiences. One participant, after the workshop, was excited about the new concepts she learned: the importance of classroom management and learning to […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, the Basic Education program at Deaf Development Programme kicked off Khmer New Year with activities for its students. Friday was the last day of school for them so in the afternoon the teachers showed them how to play traditional games, sharing cultural knowledge that some students may not have had access to before […]
Continue ReadingOn our DDP blog, we often highlight the work of our many projects, our teachers, our field workers, and many other staff, but there are many others who make that work possible. One such person is one of our house keepers here in Phnom Penh, Makara. Makara is a graduate of our basic education project […]
Continue ReadingAround the world, the first day of school is filled with anxieties, hopes, joys, dreams, and tears. On Monday, a new class of 36 students (divided between Phnom Penh, Kampot, and Kampong Cham) experienced this rush of emotions. For some, they traveled from a few hours away to move into one of our DDP houses, […]
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Today, one of DDP’s first students came by for a visit and to look for people who may need their shoes to be shined. Back before DDP was DDP, our shoe-shine friend was a part of the first classes just sitting on the floor in a big circle learning word after word, sign after sign. […]
Continue ReadingYou may remember reading about the P-CEN Teacher Training DDP participated in back in August. Yesterday, as a part of this same project, three researchers were here from the Philippines to conduct interviews with our Basic Education and Cambodian Sign Language staff. DDP staff each answered dozens of questions about their work, strengths they see […]
Continue ReadingHow much rice can 30 students eat in one month? In our Kampot DDP house, the students eat through 8-10 bags (like the one pictured above) in just one month. DDP operates three hostels, known as DDP houses, in Kampot and Kampong Cham for our Basic Education students and in Phnom Penh for the Job […]
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Many of our Basic Education students never had the opportunity to attend school before meeting DDP. This past week in Kampot, the year one students were working on their six multiplication table. With the help of visual aids, sign, and manipulatives, the teacher explained that 6×2 is the same as 6+6 is the same as […]
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