Sovanita’s Story: How Phare Kindergarten Cultivated an Early Love of the Arts

by CHAN Rattanakoudom | Oct 23, 2024

Sinat, a mother from an impoverished situation, is delighted to witness her 5-year-old daughter Sovanita thrive in the supportive environment at Phare Kindergarten. Sovanita’s passion for art reflects her dreams, making her a favorite among teachers. Phare Ponleu...

Dancing Toward a Fairer Future: A New Path for Young Female Dancers at Phare Ponleu Selpak

by Clémence DEVILLE | Sep 12, 2024

This year, Phare Ponleu Selpak has taken a meaningful step toward creating new opportunities for young female dancers. In February, thanks to funding from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) we launched a new project aimed at improving the learning...

How the Mobile Library Brings Books, Arts, and Joy to Battambang Communities

by CHIERN Piseth Samphallyka | Aug 30, 2023

Earlier this year, Phare Ponleu Selpak re-launched a mobile library program for the children in the surrounding community.  The mobile library goes out into the surrounding community every Thursday and Friday to give everyone, but especially youngsters, a chance to...

Arts Integration in Early Education: How We Trained Battambang Public Schools’ Kindergarten Teachers

by ppsa | Jan 2, 2023

Through a series of workshops in the fall, we’ve focused intensely on training Battambang’s public school kindergarten teachers on integrating arts in the education of young children.  The first workshop took place back in September, where we hosted kindergarten...

Arts Integration in Phare Kindergarten & Child Development Center

by ppsa | Apr 5, 2022

How we are incorporating the arts into everything we do. And why it matters! Here at Phare Ponleu Selpak, we believe strongly in the power of the arts to change lives. And science is on our side! Many studies in Asia and around the world show that the arts have...