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The World Needs Us

This is a poem that I made in just 2 hours for my literacy assignment and not only creating a poem but we also have to perform to our class mate creatively. 

Tittle: The World Needs Us

Listen! The world needs us

To be a role model

To be  change agents

To be activists

To be Scientists

To be doctors

To be…..To be the best person we could be

But it happens until we accept that difference in us

 

You say I dream too big

I say you think too small.

we need to take a pond of our self that It’s a challenge

Believing, it’s true

Take a stand

Let go that negativity

But it happens until we accept that difference in us

Empower each other, let’s not define who we are based on a single story

We accept that differences in us because we are all in one

We all are dream chaser

We are all making our world a better place

because we are all human trying to live our life

But it happens until we accept that difference in us

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Liger perspective in sport

In research stated “ Only 25% of women in Cambodia who are in the top athletes and 10% are coaches“ according to peace-sport. So at the start of this school year, there is an exploration call Frisbee League in Cambodia that is a year-long project. In fact, I’m a part of this exploration and I want to change my province, my country and the world perspective on women in sport. I believe that this is only the beginning of getting more girls playing sport.  

When we were young we always have activities or sports together. Two years ago, I realize that in sports like football and basketball, the practice was divided between girls and boys. Yet frisbee is the first and only sport that involved both girls and boys. What difference can I make by joining this project? Are there any girls in the rural area that love sports but don’t have the chance?

Afterward, I decided to interview the basketball coach on why does he have different practice for the girl and boy. “The reason is that basketball is a physical game, that sometimes they have to touch and bounce off one another” once said Jeff Boucher. But for the junior, it’s okay for them to play together since they are only the beginner and younger. Just like football year 1 practice, we didn’t divide the girl or boy team. As we get older and stronger, we started to divide girl and boy so that the girl would have more opportunities to play as well. Moreover, the boys are much stronger in term of strength, for safety reasons that’s why there is girls and boys team.

On the other hand, I also interview the frisbee coach he said: “Being a coach is a privilege because it allows me to introduce a mentality of this sport, play hard play well and with high spirit.” Ultimate frisbee for him means self referee that allows you to recognize your own false and except it. In liger, every Wednesday ASE we play frisbee and he loves to see the junior competition with the senior because by doing it this way, Junior can learn, play smarter to win senior. For senior allow them to learn to play smart and not underestimate the Junior. His last thought is Ultimate Frisbee is a fun and unique sport that is no barrier for all age, gender or size.

Let start! Frisbee or flying disc is a non-contact game, played on a field or indoor pitch. It does not have a referee which allow players to have conflict resolution and Integrities.

At the end of the game, we always have our spirit circle which we talk about the game, skills needed to improve, pointing out to players that tried their best that week and also keeping the girls empower.

After the spirit circle, we would do affirmation “ពេលដែលខ្ញុំនិយាយថា កម្លាំង អ្នកនិយាយថា នារី​  កម្លាំង! នារី!  កម្លាំង! នារី!  កម្លាំង កម្លាំង កម្លាំង! នារី នារី នារី” ៉៉Let’s all do this affirmation again “When I say Komlang to say Neary” Komkang! Neary! Komlang! Neary! Komlang Komlang Komlang! Neary Neary Neary! This translate to Girl power, we do this to support girls in sport and empowering them giving them opportunities in sport. As more girls from Kampong Speu joining frisbee will help us as show the government that we can implement this new sport into the curriculum. In order to reach the goals of 50 50% of boys and girls in 2025, which will help to reduce gender barriers in sport.

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Society play

We went to Takeo and Kampot to do a play performance that we did last time to Liger students. In Liger Traveling Theater exploration, we had written 4 stories that were based on a relationship with family, peers, partner, and society. The relationship with society story is about a girl who kind of fat and got this new job but a worker there discriminate her. Then there are this two separate – one who’s eat less and try to be beautiful and the other one eat a lot- that wants to control her life. In the end, she chose her selves because she wants freedom and do whatever she wants and also doesn’t have to care what others said about her. The show started with magic trick, Performance, original songs, Drug prevention film and then end with the magic trick again. Since our audience shows a lot of interest in the magic trick that’s why we start the show and end the show with a magic trick.

Then part of our junior exploration is Set Design, they help us to find schools, background music, staging, and props. The first school that we perform to was the student in grade 4 and 5 in Takeo which was really young and it’s not the best fit for our audience. It’s was so loud and messy that the student didn’t understand.

After that, we went to another school which was way better because it’s high school and they’re much better than the first one. This time we even have a speaker attach with the microphone and about 150 students come to was the performance.

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Balanced chemical equation

On the 14th December, me and Samnang Hor taught a junior STEM class about balancing chemical equation. So we come up with some fun activities for them to practice like using the simulation and also Kahoot. We start off by trying to understand what they have learned than explain them why do we need to balanced chemical equation. We need to balance the chemical equation because the mass of the atom can’t be created nor destroyed according to the law of conservation of mass.

+  The plus symbol connects the first substances and the final substance. (seperate two reactants or products)

→  Identify the chemical reactions into products. Or chemical change or produce.

Reactants are the starting materials in chemical reaction. The substance that go through changes during the reaction. The substances on the left side of the arrow are called reactants.

The substances on the right side of the arrow are called products.

Can’t write # 1 as the coefficients but just put a blank there. Example: O2
Balancing chemical equation


Link to the presentation :  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gs_heY8ukuPKq7Mxj3G4w3Wul27w9NkTrQIkR2w5g6w/edit?ts=5c108a72#slide=id.p

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Animal and pet ownership responsibility workshop

Today, on the 13th December our teacher brought a host from Animal Rescue Cambodia and FOUR PAWS for a workshop that is about animal and pet ownership responsibility. These two organizations are trying to help abundant pet or wild animals but especially cats and dogs from being a stray. There are 5 basics need for pets: Suitable diet, Suitable environment, Protection from pain, injury & disease, the ability to express normal behaviors and protection from fear & distress. What are all of these 5 basics needs mean? Let start with suitable diet, pets should have a healthy food and fresh clean water. For a suitable environment, pets should have a proper shelter.  Protection from pain, injury & disease, the owner should bring the pets to the vet to give the injection and protect them from spreading any disease. Ability to express normal behaviors, once in a while the owner should walk the pet out and let them get a little bit of exercise. Lastly protection from fear & distress, the owners should give attention, love, and care as much as possible. After learning about these 5 basic needs for pets, we moved on to answering some question such as where are these street animal come from, What problem do they face, what problem does these street animal bring to the community, what action or solution can we take. Then we discuss dog and cat meat trade which these animal going through pain before being killed and eaten. The human who’s eat dog or cat have a high risk of getting the disease from the animal. Even Though there is a high population of dogs and cats but we shouldn’t eat them because they also have a life to live. If you saw an abundant animal that is sick please take action like bring some food and clean water, and possibly call any animal organization for help.

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Chemistry round 2

We been learning and using the periodic table for awhile now. There are many topics in chemistry we been covered. This round we focus more on drawing lewis dot structure that related to elements, atoms, compounds. Than we learn about the octet rules and formal charge. Element that are on or under the 3rd row in periodic Table can hold up to 10 electrons breaking the octet rules.

Lewis dot structure → shows bonding between atoms

Example:                 

Li ⇒  is Lithium and it have 1 electrons

Octet rules → atom wants to have eight valence electrons in its outermost electron shell to become like a noble gas so, it combine with other atom and share electrons.

Example:

H2O ⇒ is an chemical formula stand for water

H: 1 electrons & O: 6 electrons = 8 electrons

*This sign  –  stand for 2 electrons*

Formal charge ⇒ the charge that are assigned to an atom, assuming that electrons in bonds are shared equally between atoms.

Equatione: (# valence electrons) – (# valence electrons in bonded atom) = 0

Example:

H = 1 e        1 – 1 = 0 *True*

O = 6 e        6 – 6 = 0 *True*

*Because it share electrons that why we count only 1 of the electrons that they are holding to.*

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Frisbee League — Girls Power

  • Chabok High School entrance

On the 6th December, we had visited the girl down at Kampong Speu after we got approval from the government. This time our plan was to go there to just throw frisbee disc around and introduce them to what is frisbee and who are we. The first school we visited was Chabok high school both grade 10 and 11 and we only 5 mins since they are having an exam. When I look back to this school, I still think this is crazy that my whole group did this. What we did was, presents to the whole classroom about our project alone with boys sitting there which wasn’t our target. But anyway we are trying to promote girls into playing Frisbee and as my observation girls didn’t have any courage to raise their hand up to join and play this Frisbee. Also, it might because they didn’t get to play with Frisbee-like other schools that we visited. Sadly the class I presented to, there was no one wanted to play Frisbee. Like another presenter, they didn’t get it to and some got about 10 to 15 students. But at some times we got around 70 girls for the whole school which is good for the training and eliminating for the league. Soukhaphaly high school, the girls there were really interacting with us and they showed a lot of excitement.

We even tell every school that next week we will come back and do a pitch to them. Also, try to get their name by then so that we can prepare on how many people are going to show up for the training. Over this Christmas break, Some Kampong Speu students and I will be going to every school on Sunday to get them familiar with Frisbee. Then in January, they will start the real training.

Girl interest in playing frisbee         Total: 265 girls

  • Chabok High School 
    • Grade 10 & 11 #70 students
  • Kampong Speu High School
    • Grade 10 & 11 #38 students
  • Sokhaphally High School
    • Grade 10 #29 student
    • Grade 11 #36 student
  • Chantnal High School
    • Grade 10 # 32 student
    • Grade 11 # 60 student
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Geometry

We were learning about geometry and most specifically about transformation, Congruence, Similarity, and Right triangle & trigonometry. So we are using Khan Academy to help our guild through this topic because the in the textbook it doesn’t demonstrate and give examples much. For each level, we reach we got 4 points and there is 6 level which is mastering it but the teacher expected us to get to level 5 and we will have 20 points. However, if we have any questions we can screenshot it, and then we will go over it in class together. By doing this it allows us to go at our own pass and not rushing through to gets point but actually understanding it. Moreover, it gives students the opportunities to take more responsibility and show that they use their time wisely.  

Transformation

  • Rigid: maintain and produce congruent shape
    • Translation: vertical and horizontal shifts
    • Rotation: it’s rotate in a certain degree.

270 / -90 degree = x,y   y,-x

-270 / 90 degree = x,y  -y,x

180/-180 degree = x,y  -x,-y

  • Reflection: line of reflection and it’s a mirrored image

 

  • Dilation: It have the similar shape but different size and it’s scaleable and it’s angle is the same.

Congruence – equal size and shape

Similarity – same shape in term of ratio

Right triangle & trigonometry

Sin = Opposite over Hypotenuse

Cos = Adjacent over hypotenuse

Tan = Opposite over Adjacent

Law of sin = > sin (a) over a = sin (b) over b = sin (c) over c

  • If you have 2 angle and 1 length use it to find another length
  • If you have 1 angle and 2 length use it to find another angle

Law of cos

=> a² = b²+c² * – 2bc cos(o)

=> b² = a²+c² * – 2ac cos(o)

=> c² = a²+b² * – 2ab cos(o)

  • If you have 2 lengths and an angles use it to find another length
  • If you have 3 lengths use it to find an angles
  • a, b, c  representing the lengths
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Critical Teen Issues បញ្ហារបស់យុវវ័យ 

On Monday the 12th of November 2018, we did a Critical teen issues workshop on the topic of healthy relationship. We divided the Senior into 2 teams and junior into 6 teams and the presentation was in Khmer and it based on the survey. We know that these topic were not typically been talk about so we want to raise an awareness and ideas to have a healthier relationships. Healthy relation does not only apply to boyfriend/girlfriend but it apply to friendship, boyfriend/girlfriend, family and society. The presentation went very well as it was plan out but I can improve by taking more control on the student. Down there’s like a outline of the presentation both English and Khmer.

CRITICAL TEEN ISSUES បញ្ហារបស់យុវវ័យ          Healthy Relationshipទំនាក់់ទំនងល្អ

TELEPHONE — ល្បែងទូរស័ព្ទ (5 min)

  • ខ្ញំុទៅផ្សារជាមួយលោកប៉ាទៅទិញមីឆាក្បែរផ្ទះលោកតាក្នុងភូមិក្រូចឆ្មារ។

Discuss the power of dialogue and discussion: ការពិភាក្សាពីឥទ្ធិពល នៃកិច្ចសន្ទនា

  • How can our words and information get manipulated?

​តើពាក្យសម្តីរបស់យើងត្រូវបានផ្លាស់ប្តូរដោយរបៀបណាខ្លះ?

  • How does distraction affect your processing of information?

តើការរំខានពីអ្នកដទៃមានផលប៉ះពាល់យ៉ាងណាខ្លះដល់ការខ្សឹបប្រាប់អ្នកបន្ទាប់?​

  • How can miscommunication and misinformation affect our relationships?

តើការយល់ច្រឡំនិងការផ្ដល់ព័ត៌មានខុសពីការពិតអាចប៉ះពាល់ដល់ទំនាក់ទំនងរបស់យើងជាមួយអ្នកដទៃយ៉ាងដូចម្តេចខ្លះ?

What is a healthy relationship? អ្វីទៅដែលហៅថា ទំនាក់ទំនងល្អ? (5 min)

  • ការគោរព, ភាពស្មោះត្រង់, ការទុកចិត្តនិងការប្រាស្រ័យទាក់ទង។ រៀនអំពីនិងវាយតម្លៃអ្វីដែលសំខាន់ចំពោះគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។

 

Atomic circle game ល្បែងរង្វង់មូល (10 min)

  • I feel comfortable talking to my friends about my life.

ខ្ញុំមាន​ទំនក់ចិត្តក្នុងការចែករំលែកជាមួយមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំអំពីរឿងផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ។

  • I feel comfortable talking to my parents about my life.

ខ្ញុំមាន​ទំនក់ចិត្តក្នុងការចែករំលែកជាមួយនឹងអាណាព្យាបាលរបស់ខ្ញុំ អំពីរឿងផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន។

  • When I’m in a fight with my partner/peers, I find it hard to focus in school.

នៅពេលខ្ញុំមានជម្លោះជាមួយដៃគូ ឬ មិត្តភក្ដិខ្ញុំ ខ្ញុំពិបាកផ្ដោតអារម្មណ៍ទៅលើការសិក្សា។

  • It is difficult to find the time to spend with my friends.

ខ្ញុំពិបាកក្នុងការស្វែងរកពេលវេលាជាមួយមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ ។

  • I almost always listen and do what my parents ask me to do.

ខ្ញុំសិទ្ធសឹងតែស្តាប់ដំបូន្មានរបស់ឪពុកម្តាយខ្ញុំ ។

Relationship Reflection ការឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងអំពីទំនាក់ទំនង (30 min)

  • សង្សារ   មិត្ត គ្រួសារ  សង្គម

Practicing and Identifying Healthy Relationships​ ការអនុវត្ត និង ការពិចារណា ពីសកម្មភាពមួយណាដែលជាទំនាក់ទំនងល្អ (30 min)

  • What differences did you see between both acts/performances?

តើការសម្តែងទាំងពីរនេាះមានភាពខុសគ្នាយ៉ាងណាខ្លះ?

  • Do you feel like this scenario is more healthy or unhealthy?

តើអ្នកគិតថា ឧទាហរណ៍នេះជា ទំនាក់ទំនងល្អ​​ ឬមិនល្អ?

  1. reflections?/comments?  តើអ្នកមានមតិ ឬយោបល់បន្ថែមដែរឬទេ?

Consent Statements – ការយល់ព្រម ដោយស្ម័គ្រចិត្តទាំងស្រុង (30 min)

What are some characteristics of teens? តើអ្វីខ្លះ គឺជាចរិតលក្ខណៈរបស់ក្មេងជំទង់?

Discussion: Why do teenagers have those characteristics? Is there a reason for these behaviors?   ការពិភាក្សា: ហេតុអ្វីបានជាក្មេងជំទង់មានចរិតលក្ខណៈបែបនោះ? តើហេតុផលអ្វីខ្លះដែលធ្វើឲ្យពួកគេមានចរិតលក្ខណៈបែបនេះ?

The teenage brain and how it affects relationships ខួរក្បាលរបស់យុវ័យ  និងការប៉ះពាល់របស់វាទៅដល់ការទំនាក់ទំនង (25 min)

  1. ការវិវឌ្ឍន៍នៃខួរក្បាលៈ ចាប់ផ្តើមមានអារម្មណ៍រវើរវាយច្រើន និងមានការប្រថុយប្រថានច្រើន ប៉ុន្តែទាំងអស់នេះវាគឹជារឿងធម្មតា
  • Part of the brain (Amygdala) — ចរិក ការសម្រេចចិត្ត ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា
  • បានផ្សារភ្ជាប់ជាមួយនឹងអារម្មណ៍ អារម្មណ៍ស្រើបស្រាលការឈ្លានពាន និង អាកប្បកិរិយាដែលមានសភាវគតិ។
  • ច្រើនជាងមនុស្សពេញវ័យ​ទៅទៀត
  • បានអភិវឌ្ឍយ៉ាងពេញលេញហើយ អាយុ 25
  1. Discussion: What did you learn and why does this happen?

ពិភាក្សាៈ តើអ្នកបានយល់​ដឹងអ្វីខ្លះ ហើយហេតុអ្វីបានជារឿងនេះ កើតឡើង?

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Critical Teen Issue

In the Critical teen issue we have multiple topics, for round 1 we focused on the healthy relationship. We have been creating questions related to the relationship between Partners, Peers, Family, Social. We translated all the questions, turn it into google form and sent it to all Liger student. While we are doing that, We also create a plan for the workshop. Based on the answers we got, we will focus more deeply into the relationship that isn’t healthy. We will also implement this workshop into garment schools but not running it yourself. 75% of the workshop mostly are activities this way they will get the point more easily and then we will show them the consent video that we create. In this project I just learn that “No.” Is a complete sentence. 

Example:   Question Draft

** All the responses will be anonymous, so please answer the following questions honestly as it will be used to better prepare for the upcoming workshop on teen issues.

**រាល់ការឆ្លើយតបទាំងអស់នឹងត្រូវបានជនអនាមិកដូច្នេះសូមឆ្លើយសំណួរដោយស្មោះត្រង់ដោយយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ព្រោះវានឹងត្រូវបានប្រើប្រាស់ដើម្បីរៀបចំសិក្ខាសាលានាពេលខាងមុខស្តីពីបញ្ហារបស់យុវវ័យ។

  1. I feel comfortable talking to my parents about my personal life.ខ្ញុំមិនមានភាពភ័យព្រួយក្នុងការនិយាយជាមួយនឹងអាណាព្យាបាលអំពីរឿងរ៉ាវផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនរបស់ខ្ញុំ ។ Strongly Agree          Agree          Disagree          Strongly Disagree
  2. I feel comfortable talking to my parents about what goes on in schoolខ្ញុំមិនមានភាពភ័យព្រួយក្នុងការនិយាយជាមួយនឹងអាណាព្យាបាលរបស់ខ្ញុំ ទាក់ទង់នឹងរឿងរ៉ាងផ្សេងៗ ដែលកើតមានឡើងនៅក្នុងសាលា។Strongly Agree          Agree          Disagree          Strongly Disagree