Empowering Education: The Church of Jesus Christ Unveils New Library and Renovated Facilities at Preah Phos Secondary School (ការពង្រឹង​ការអប់រំ ៖ សាសនាចក្រ​នៃ​ព្រះយេស៊ូវ​គ្រីស្ទ នៃ​ពួកបរិសុទ្ធ​ថ្ងៃ​ចុងក្រោយ សម្ពោធ​បណ្ណាល័យ​ថ្មី និង​អគារ​ជួសជុល​កែលម្អ​ថ្មី​នៅ​អនុវិទ្យាល័យ​ព្រះ​ផុស )

ដើម្បីអានជាភាសាខ្មែរ សូមចុច នៅទីនេះ

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On the bright morning of January 16, 2024 in the Koas Krala District of Battambang Province, the students and faculty of Preah Phos Secondary School gathered for a handover ceremony for the new library and renovated office and storage room added to their school by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The students stood and applauded with gratitude to the Church for the renovated facilities.

With these renovations, the school can now open all five classrooms for instruction, decreasing class sizes from 61 to 37. Previously, some classrooms were used for storage and office space. The Church also furnished the new library with tables, books, and glass windows to protect potential future computer equipment from dust. As an unexpected bonus, the Church contractor commissioned an artist to paint beautiful murals in the library including an illustrated world map, an expansive depiction of the cosmos, and an illustrated map of Cambodia. The Church also constructed a waste incinerator for the school.

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Kimlang Lat, a teacher from the school, conducted the ceremony and welcomed the guests to this handover ceremony. Bunly Dy, the principal, spoke first and thanked the Church for the renovated facilities.

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Elder Kenneth Schmidt, a humanitarian missionary who, along with his companion Sister Kathryn Schmidt, co-managed the project, stood and graciously acknowledged the students for their applause. “The real applause is for you,” he said. “It is for you, your teachers, the principal, and the government officials that helped make it all possible.” He counseled them to take advantage of the renovated learning space. “Listen to your teachers,” he said. “I was a teacher too. I know they can be annoying, but this is the start of a long life, a long life of learning, so that you can help your country.”

Chubo Tan, a local police officer, reminded the students of their village standards. He stood in front of a large blue sign that outlined the seven characteristics of a safe village. The students were familiar with the standards and were able to answer in unison to many of his questions.

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Finally, His Excellency Chenda Seng, Koas Krala District Education Minister addressed the audience. He endorsed the message from the policeman to respect the rules of the road and village. He encouraged the students to work hard and study. “The real work is when you study. If you use the Internet the right way, you can learn from it.” He expressed thanks to the Church for the renovations and then presented Elder Schmidt with a certificate of appreciation from the school.