Chhim Krouch

outh is an age full of energy and courage, especially they are the core force for participating in all activities in society as well as national development. Youth makes up about 50% of the total population of the young people in Cambodia. Chhim Krouch is an AIS student studying in Grade 12A in the academic year 2018-2019. He was born in a wealthy family in Phnom Penh. His guardians have spent a lot of resources to support his child’s education. For this year, he has to take the high school diploma exam. All the students are so busy with their study because they have to work hard to prepare for the exam.

Unlike other students, what made Chhim different was that he spent a lot of time outside of school helping out in various schools and social activities. School work includes running a study club every Saturday and Sunday, coordinating school programs (youth volunteering), and many other charitable activities. Extracurricular activities include planting trees, painting school, etc. As a results, he still achieves good results. More remoarkbly, they have engaged in such activities since 10th grade. Here are the methods as well as sharing experiences that keep them strong. As for Krouch, he said, “Every day, everyone has about 16 to 17 hours of free time to sleep”. Therefore, it is necessary to manage the time clearly and wisely (study time, rest time, social work). For study, he mentioned that we have to control your emotions by listening to the teacher in the classroom, as well as taking notes and answering questions during each session. The method at home is to identify which subjects are clear and which are not clear to easily strengthen those weaknesses. On the other hand, every morning he regularly reviews lessons at home. In addition, one of his strengths is that he always takes note for lessons or exercises that he can do or understand to explain them to his friends and strengthen his own ability. He has a clear plan for managing study time and social work. For social work, he said that, he usually takes time off on weekends. He sometimes said that the work could extend a level of knowledge that he had never encountered in a lesson. The jobs in which he has participated include youth volunteering, school painting, and organizing school events and opening and closing of school year. Even though this young man is busy and has virtually no free time, his education does not decline, he still holds the A grade every month. It is not a coincidence that taking this course at AIS is a matter of physical and mental effort. He revealed the following tips of his studies that allow him to thrive despite the busy social work as follows:

• Have a good study schedule at home in line with the school schedule so that you have to review the lessons learned at home as well.
• Try to find time to research your lessons at home, rather than going outside for extra classes.
• Do as many real science exercises as possible.
• Get enough rest and eat a regular, hygienic and nutritious meal.
• Try to get up in the morning to review the lesson, because the morning is a time when the brain is clear and easy to memorize.
• Come to class regularly, on time and in class to pay full attention in class through using So: Listening, Chi: Thinking, Bo: Asking, Li: Note-taking effectively.

Being born as a human is a great blessing because we can do what we want to do for ourselves, our families as well as our society. Like the young man above, he is only in the 12th grade, but he is growing towards model youth both academically and socially. Like what he mentioned above. What about you? Are you ready?

Sikkha Sunly​

outh is an age full of energy and courage, especially they are the core force to participate in all activities in society as well as national development. For the Total numbers of all young people in Cambodia, youth makes up about 50% of the total population. Sikkha Sunly is a student at AIS Grade 12 “A” in the 2018-2019 school year. She was born in a wealthy family in Phnom Penh. Her guardians invested a lot of resource in her study at AIS school.

This year is the year which she has to take the high school diploma exam. All the students are busy, almost no time to eat because they have to work hard to prepare for the exam. She was just like any other students, but what made him different was that he spent a lot of time outside of school helping out in various school and social activities.

School work includes running a study club every Saturday and Sunday, coordinating school programs (youth volunteering), and many other charitable activities. Extracurricular activities include planting trees, painting school, etc. Take a look at the results, she still achieves good results, no decline. Please also note that the above work, they have been engaged in such activities since 10th grade. Here are the methods as well as sharing experiences that keep her strong.

She said, “Every day, everyone has about 16 to 17 hours of free time to sleep”. Therefore, it is necessary to divide the time clearly (study time, rest time, social work). For study, she mentioned that we have to control your emotions by listening to the teacher in the classroom, as well as taking notes and answering questions during each session. The method at home is to identify which subjects are clear and which are not clear to easily strengthen those weaknesses. On the other hand, every morning he regularly reviews lessons at home. In addition, one of her strengths is always taking lessons or exercises that he can do or understand to explain to friends to share, as well as add and strengthen her own ability.

She has a clear plan for allocating study time and social work. For social work, she said, take time off or on weekends. She sometimes said that the work extended a level of knowledge that he had never encountered in a lesson. The jobs in which he has participated include youth volunteering, heritage painting, school organizing, opening and closing of school hours.

Even though this young woman is busy and has virtually no free time, her education does not decline, she still holds the A grade every month. It is not a coincidence that taking this course at AIS is a matter of physical and mental effort. She revealed the following tricks of her studies that allow him to thrive despite the busy social work as follows:

• Have a good study schedule at home in line with the school schedule means that you have to review the lessons learned at home as well.
• Try to find time to research your lessons at home, rather than going outside for extra classes.
• Do as many real science exercises as possible.
• Get enough rest and eat a regular, hygienic and nutritious meal.
• Try to get up in the morning to review the lesson, because the morning is a time when the brain is clear and easy to memorize.
• Come to class regularly, on time and in class to use So Chi Bo Li effectively.

Being born into this world is a great blessing, we can do what we want to do for ourselves, our families as well as our society. Like the young woman above, she is only in the 12th grade, but she is growing towards model youth both academically and socially. Like what she mentioned above. What about you, as a new sprout, are you ready?

Botpanha Soeng

ince attending the American Intercon School, a prestigious school which has the best quality, this student has been striving to learn and understand himself to achieve his goals in the future.

Botphana, a 12th grader in the 2018-2019 academic year at the American Intercon School, has been praised for his achievements in many international competitions.

As a student at the American Intercon School, Botpanha enjoys reading books, researching something different, composing short stories as well as composing songs and playing musical instruments in his spare time.

Botpanha was born in Phnom Penh in 2001 and is now 17 years old. He made an educational short film titled “Irresponsible Son” with the participation of two other friends to compete in the “Asian International Film Festival 2018” in Japan. His film was received 1st rank in Asia countries in 2018.

Not only that, Botpanha also won the second place in the research competition “Global Natural History” on the topic “Scales of Nature: From Micro to Macro” in China.
When there are opportunities, he always takes the time to contribute to the community in volunteering and enroll extracurricular events in school. With the support of friends, teachers and parents, he is encouraged to be successful and happy in his life.

Sereika Sambath ​

In every math competition, we always see Sereika Sambath presence, both in the country and abroad, she is always successful for our nation.

Sereika Sambath was born on November 23, 2008 in Phnom Penh. His father, Sambath Yoeun, is the head of the department, and his mother, Kimmouy Ngon, is a housewife.he is currently studying at the American Intercon School, Mao Tse Tung Campus, and Grade 5A. This girl is a smart and brave girl who does all the tasks assigned by the teachers. Moreover, she is a good friend and has good disciplines. In addition to studying in class, in her spare time she enjoys drawing lessons and reading storybooks in English. In the future, she wants to become a designer or a scientist.

Sereika has been known to the public through his participation in math competitions such as:

In 2017​

First time participated in SASMO competition at ZAMAN International School and won a silver medal

• Second time in Singapore, SIMOC: won a bronze medal
• Third time in Cambodia, IJMO: won a bronze medal
• For the 4th time in Cambodia, AMO: won a gold medal

In 2018​

The first SAMSO competition in Cambodia won a silver medal

• Second SIMOC competition in Singapore: won a bronze medal
• For the third time in Thailand, IJMO: won a bronze medal.

Through all her work, this girl has raised the honor of her family. Moreover, she also represents her country to the international stage to recognize that Cambodian people do have the ability and make other Cambodian children proud of her and follow her efforts.

Lichin Chea

I am 15 years old and currently a 10th grade student of American Intercon School, Mao Tse Tung Campus

By having natural talent, and motivated by family and friends around me, especially as a personal hobby, I have developed a love and interest in Bokator martial arts, which is now almost a disappeared sport due to lack of interest and support.

For me, Bokator martial art is a sport that I love and want to practice, and learn. Because of my love and desire to learn, fortunately, American Intercon School offers Bokator training, so I decided to enroll in this school. I lovingly practiced this sport at the age of 13 in 2017 during my 9th grade. Even though I was in the year to prepare for the lower secondary school diploma exam, I did struggle to spend my time learning and practicing this sport.
The three main factors that make me want to learn more such as:

    1. I want to keep myself physically fit and healthy

    2. I want to have self-defense

    3. I want to show and inspire this martial art again so that the next generation in my country and other nations know about it.

Because of this willingness and the encouragement from myself, my family, school, and friends, I set the goal in order to train myself to have the opportunity to compete in various programs at school and at the national level. Futhermore, my ambition is to participate in international competitions. If I am given the opportunity, it will be the best opportunity for me to make Bokator known to the world.

It happened as what I had planned, the opportunity came. National Sports Federation announced a competition to select representatives for the national team, so I did not waste time. I entered this Bokator competition on December 9, 2018.

My dream finnaly arrives. Through this tough national competition, I did well which made me feel so proud of being able to compete with players from many other institutions. My efforts were paid off and I received the first rank. This is the first achievement in my sporting life, and also the first step in the long-term of my future sport life which is a direction to help revive up this sport. This sport is also a legacy for my nation.

since I was young. As a Bokator trainee, when taking a break from school, I always practice on my own and with older students. It is also a good habit of relaxation.

I was born in 2003, Kampong Cham province and came to study in Phnom Penh in 2013 with the care of my aunt and grandparents. From 2014 to 2015, I joined the basketball training class and also entered a competition and won the first place.

Later, I stopped training because of my studies and some family problems. In 2017, I got the information that the school opened a Bokator class, so I decided to join because of my love of martial arts from an early age. Since then, I have also continued to be trained by Bokator teacher and senior students.

Then I participated in the school competition, winning the first place. Despite winning the first place, I never stopped improving myself, and I still tried to train harder in order to enter the national competition. I also won the third place of Soul Master Topic of Bokator martial art. Considering as a favorite sport and loving the martial art with hard training, it did not happen to affect my studies. Since I started to study at the American Intercon School (AIS) with a clear education system, discipline and good quality, I have received and found a good way to study and train Bokator to achieve the goal of becoming a doctor and a good athlete. These achievements come from the encouragement from the school, family, teachers, and friends, especially myself who do not give up and train more because of the love of this traditional martial arts. This encouragement and motivation make me happy, confident in every competition and powerful to train Bokator and study as well.