How Global Citizenship Education Is Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders at Phare Ponleu Selpak

by LEE Junghwa (Smiley) | Dec 13, 2023

Today, the world is closely connected, and individuals, communities, and countries live in complex interdependencies.  Individual lives are connected not only to the local communities and countries to which they belong, but also to the global population. Because of...

Phare Social Support Thanks Chef SOM Savoeurn for 17 Years of Service in the Free Lunch Program

by Olivia AUDO | Nov 22, 2023

Every student who is part of the free lunch program at Phare Ponleu Selpak knows SOM Savoeurn. For 17 years, she’s been the chef in the Phare kitchen helping the social support team by cooking nutritious meals for students in need or who live too far away.  This...

A Glimpse into the Life Skills Workshops at Phare Ponleu Selpak

by Bryce MERKL SASAKI | Jul 13, 2023

You might know about Phare Ponleu Selpak for our circus shows in Battambang or for the arts education we offer to children, youth, and young adults in the community, but did you know we also offer our students a wide range of social support programs? One of those...

Social Support Workshop: Be Like Bamboo, Bend But Don’t Break

by ppsa | Jul 17, 2022

As societies evolve, the difficulties that young people face – and the social support they need – change accordingly. For example, today’s youth in Cambodia have to deal with a number of challenges, including: Scholastic and peer pressure Family breakdowns or...

How Life Skills & Financial Literacy Classes Empower Phare Students

by ppsa | Apr 20, 2015

What do you imagine when you think about the sorts of classes circus artists take part in here at Phare Ponleu Selpak? Flips and trapezes? Sequins and tightropes? Not always. Recently, Phare performing arts students took part in financial literacy workshops thanks to...